Michigan football’s Big Ten opponents set through 2028 with major changes and marquee matchups

The Michigan Wolverines Big Ten football opponents through the 2028 season was released on Thursday afternoon with major changes to it, which were first reported by TheWolverine.com’s Chris Balas.

With USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon joining the conference in 2024, the previously announced schedules were always going to be amended. Michigan will host Oregon and USC at home while heading to Washington. The two schools were previously set to play in Seattle in a return date of a home-and-home series in 2028.

Here’s how it breaks down over the next five years:

2024
Home: Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Oregon, USC
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Washington

2025
Home: Ohio State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, USC

2026
Home: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Penn State, UCLF
Away: Minnesota, Ohio State, Oregon, Rutgers

2027
Home: Illinois, Ohio State, Oregon, Rutgers
Away: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Penn State, UCLA

2028
Home: Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, USC
Away: Ohio State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin

The 2024 non-conference slate will still include Fresno State, Texas and Arkansas State, all in Ann Arbor. Some had wondered if the Texas game would be removed with a harder schedule coming. But Texas’ exit from the Big 12 to the SEC was contingent upon 2024’s game taking place in Ann Arbor.

As far as the Ohio State game goes, head coach Jim Harbaugh said his team would play it whenever, and that people are used to the Thanksgiving weekend, tradition.

“We’ll play that whenever it’s scheduled to be played. We know we’re going to play it every season at least once,” Harbaugh said at Big Ten Media Days. “I don’t have a particular opinion of when it should be played. Right now it’s played the last game of the season. I think everybody’s used to that. It’s part of the Thanksgiving tradition now. So, that’s when we’ll expect it.”

For the next two seasons, the Big Ten Championship will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The location could rotate after that with Vegas, Minneapolis, Detroit and Los Angeles as rumored spots in the future.

Below is a look at the full schedules for 2024-2026, in addition to how the locations break down.

NOTE: Schedules will be filled in and updated as they are announced.

2024

DateOpponentLocationAug. 31Fresno StateAnn Arbor, Mich.Sept. 7TexasAnn Arbor, Mich.Sept. 21Arkansas StateAnn Arbor, Mich.Dec. 7Big Ten ChampionshipIndianapolis, Ind.

2025

DateOpponentLocationAug. 30New MexicoAnn Arbor, Mich.Sept. 6OklahomaNorman, Okla.Sept. 13Central MichiganAnn Arbor, Mich.Dec. 6Big Ten ChampionshipTBA

This story is developing.

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