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Michigan football kickoff times set for opener, at Oklahoma and four other games

Anthony Broomeby:Anthony Broome•05/29/25•

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Dec 31, 2024; Tampa, FL, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore celebrates after beating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the ReliaQuest Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

The Michigan Wolverines’ schedule has been set for some time, but half of the games on the schedule have been given a kickoff time designation, including the first two weeks of the year.

Michigan’s season opener against New Mexico on Aug. 30 will be a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff on NBC from the Big House, ushering in the second year of the Sherrone Moore era under the lights. It will be the second year in a row that U-M opens in primetime on NBC.

On Sept. 6, Michigan heads to Oklahoma for the first game of its home-and-home series with Oklahoma, which will be a 7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. CT) showdown broadcast nationally via ABC. The following week, the Wolverines will host the in-state Central Michigan Chippewas in a noon kickoff broadcast via Big Ten Network. The game on Sept. 20 at Nebraska is set for 3:30 and will be shown on CBS.

Coming out of the bye week on Sept. 27, Michigan hosts the Wisconsin Badgers at either 12 or 3:30 p.m., with the television network to be determined at a later date.

Lastly, Michigan’s annual showdown with the Ohio State Buckeye, who have lost four games in a row to the Wolverines, is set for a noon kickoff on FOX. The television designation had previously been announced, but now we have confirmation that The Game will take place at noon.

Here’s a rundown of the announcements made on Thursday:

Aug. 30 – New Mexico, 7:30 pm (NBC)
Sept. 6 – at Oklahoma, 7:30 pm (ABC)
Sept. 13 – Central Michigan, 12 pm (BTN)
Sept. 20 – at Nebraska, 3:30 pm (CBS)
Oct. 4 – Wisconsin, 12 or 3:30 pm (TBD)
Nov. 29 – Ohio State, 12 pm (FOX)

ESPN recently ranked Michigan as the No. 20 team in the country ahead of the 2025 season, coming off an 8-5 campaign that included wins over OSU and Alabama in 2024.

“Michigan’s highly anticipated quarterback battle never really materialized this spring because Keene was sidelined by a shoulder injury,” ESPN’s Mark Schlabach wrote. “Five-star prospect Bryce Underwood and Jadyn Davis got most of the work in the spring. Haynes was working as the No. 1 tailback, and McCulley provides the offense with a taller option at receiver. Many of Michigan’s best defensive players are returning, but the Wolverines are going to have a difficult time replacing star defensive tackles Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant.

“Payne, Williams and Rayshaun Benny will probably rotate in the interior defensive line. The Wolverines face some uncertainty heading into the season again… the university is planning to suspend coach Sherrone Moore for two games as part of self-imposed sanctions for the Connor Stalions advanced scouting scandal. He would miss games against Central Michigan and Nebraska.”

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