The largest football stadium opens its doors Labor Day weekend for the first time since last November. The Big House has played host to some excellent football over the past two years, as Michigan has rattled off 15 consecutive victories in Ann Arbor. Coming off consecutive Big Ten championships and College Football Playoff appearances, the expectation for Michigan is nothing less than a third-straight CFP berth.
Entering the Big House for the first time ever is East Carolina, fresh off stringing consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 2013 and 2014. The Pirates replace a horde of their start talent from last year’s 8-5 squad, and they’ll hope the refurbished depth chart is enough to stun a Jim Harbaugh-less Michigan in front of over 100,000 spectators.