Michigan football reveals uniform combination for Big Ten championship game against Purdue
Michigan Wolverines football will go with its all-blue uniform combination as it chases its second straight Big Ten championship against Purdue Saturday night in Indianapolis. U-M will wear black socks and accessories.
Michigan revealed its uniform look with a social media post Friday afternoon.
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The Maize and Blue have worn blue uniforms with blue pants three times this season — a 41-17 win over Penn State, a 29-7 victory over Michigan State and a 34-3 triumph over Nebraska.
Saturday night will mark the 12th time Michigan has worn blue pants in program history. The Wolverines are 10-1 with the those pants, with the lone loss coming to Georgia in the College Football Playoff last season.
Big Ten East has dominated in Indianapolis
Michigan Wolverines football destroyed Ohio State, 45-23, in Columbus last weekend, marking its second-straight victory over the hated Buckeyes. U-M hadn’t beaten OSU in consecutive years since 1999-2000. Now, Michigan is set for its second-ever Big Ten title game, with the chance to win the league two years in a row for the first time since 2003-04.
The Big Ten championship game has been held since 2010, but 2014 was the first year under the current format, with the East Division winner playing the West Division champion. Since then, the East Division representative has won all eight times, including Michigan over Iowa last season (42-3).
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Ohio State has won five times (2014, ’17, ’18, ’19, ’20), and Michigan State (2015), Penn State (2016) and Michigan (2021) have taken home one crown each.
The East has beaten the West by a total margin of 283-123, or an average margin of 20 points per game. Three games have been decided by one possession, with the rest being massive blowouts.
If things play out the way the experts and Las Vegas oddsmakers expect them to, there could be another lopsided affair Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. Michigan is 12-0, No. 2 in the country and a national title contender. Purdue backed into the title game, is unranked and had four regular-season losses. The Wolverines are favored by 16.5 points.
Michigan has already won 12 games for just the fourth time in program history and is looking to hit the 13-win mark for the first time. With a Big Ten title and national championship still out there to capture this season, the Wolverines could finish the year without a loss for the first time since 1997 and just the second time since 1948.
