The weather gods simply hate Michigan football at night. The ghost of Schembechler may be giving Warde Manuel a message to only play games at noon.
Potential thunderstorms loom for the Wolverines as they visit South Bend this Saturday for the 2018 season opener.
While Michigan famously triumphed in the Snow Bowl in 1950 — one of the worst weather games of all time — history shows recent struggles in inclement conditions. In 2017, a monsoon crippled both offenses in the Michigan State game last year, while Brandon Peters barely threw the ball in the second half against Minnesota.