Michigan meeting Oregon at diverging points in similar seasons

Both the Michigan football team and No. 16 Oregon have had somewhat-parallel seasons, having not met the high expectations they came into the season with. But while the Ducks have taken a step forward as of late, the Wolverines are coming off their worst loss of the season. This week, Michigan is headed to Eugene for the first time in over twenty years, for its second matchup with Oregon since the Big Ten expansion. There’s no shortage of gravitas surrounding the matchup, especially given recent events on the Wolverines’ side. After a loss to Big Ten cellar-dweller and in-state rival Michigan State last week, Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck and tapped Jim Harding as the Wolverines’ interim offensive coordinator. Whittingham put himself back in the headlines Monday with comments about the cost of the Ducks’ roster, which Oregon coach Dan Lanning quipped back at.

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