CLEVELAND, Ohio — When Michigan hosts Wisconsin this weekend at the Big House, the national spotlight will shine on a battle that might not have been circled on many calendars before the season.
Yet, Joel Klatt believes this matchup features one of the most fascinating strength-versus-strength battles in college football Michigan’s revitalized rushing attack against Wisconsin’s surprisingly elite run defense.
“Michigan’s run game is going to get tested this week because what people don’t know about Wisconsin... they actually have one great area of their team, like truly great area of their team, and that’s rush defense.” Klatt revealed on his podcast. “They’re actually at this point right now the number one rush defense in America,”
For Michigan, this game represents a chance to build o