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A big change to the 2026 Michigan schedule will send Wolverines overseas

A big change to the 2026 Michigan football schedule has been announced as the time and place for the first game have been changed.

Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore uses a hand signal to celebrate the Wolverines' fourth straight win over Ohio State at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

In 2026, for the first time in a long time, Michigan football won't open the season in the Big House. The Wolverines won't even open the season in the United States.