Michigan to take on Big Ten foe Penn State in 2022 Maize Out game
Michigan followers are in for a deal with on the Wolverines’ annual Maize Out sport this fall, which might be in opposition to the Penn State Nittany Lions on Oct. 15, the athletics division confirmed Thursday.
The College of Michigan colours are maize and blue, and the ‘Maize Out’ refers to Wolverines followers attending the sport particularly sporting maize.
Michigan defeated Washington by double digits in final season’s Maize Out sport underneath the lights at The Massive Home in entrance of greater than 110,000 individuals sporting solely maize. It was a part of an epic season that included a run to the Massive Ten title.
It was widely speculated that this 12 months’s Maize Out was between both Penn State or Michigan State, the latter of which is rumored to be an evening sport, which means that this one will doubtless be a day kickoff.
Penn State has an analogous custom, holding a White Out sport at Beaver Stadium yearly. This 12 months’s White Out is scheduled for Oct. 22 — the week after Michigan’s Maize Out — in opposition to Minnesota.
Michigan completed the 2021-22 season with a 12-2 document, together with an 8-1 convention document. The Wolverines knocked off Ohio State within the final sport of the season for the primary time in 10 years, then dominated Iowa within the Massive Ten championship sport for its first title since 2004.
Michigan might be down a couple of stars this season after shedding main rusher Hassan Haskins and the defensive duo of Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo — who formed quite a one-two punch for the Wolverines final 12 months, combining for 25.0 sacks and 28.5 tackles for loss — within the 2022 NFL Draft.
Penn State, which went 4-5 within the convention final season, might be with out receiving chief Jahan Dotson, who turned the primary Penn State wideout chosen within the first spherical of the draft since 2003. The Nittany Lions will even be lacking defensive weapons and second-round picks Arnold Ebiketie and Jaquan Brisker.
Michigan boasts a 15-10 document in opposition to Penn State all-time, with its first assembly in 1993 and most up-to-date assembly in 2021, when Michigan gained 21-17 in Week 11. The final six matchups, nonetheless, have been break up 3-3.
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