A dominant second half led by the defense helped the Michigan Wolverines get back on the winning track, tacking down the Washington Huskies 24-7 to improve to 5-2 on the season.

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The Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies will meet for the 16th time in their football rivalry, with Saturday being the 11th contest played during the regular season.

Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore addressed key topics, including player health, tackling issues, team mindset, and game preparation for the Washington Huskies following their upset loss to the USC Trojans.

Former four-star recruit and the son of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, Justin Pippen, announced that he is entering his name in the transfer portal.

The No. 24 ranked Michigan Wolverines (4-2) are looking for a mid-season turnaround ahead of their week seven matchup against the No. 21 ranked University of Illinois Fight Illini in a historic matchup.

The Michigan Wolverines will travel to Seattle this weekend to face the Washington Huskies in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship rematch.

The kickoff time for Michigan football’s home game against USC is the latest to be revealed.

Michigan Wolverines national champion Kris Jenkins was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals at pick No. 49 in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday.

Michigan Wolverines national championship-winning quarterback J.J. McCarthy was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the No. 10 pick in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday.

Michigan Wolverines football legend Blake Corum will throw out the ceremonial first pitch inside Comerica Park as the Detroit Tigers finish off a three-game homestand against the Oakland Athletics.

J.J. McCarthy, one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the Michigan football program, is heading to the NFL after three seasons.

When Michigan polished off a perfect 15-0 season with a national championship on Monday night, it also cemented itself as one of the sport’s top five programs of the four-team College Football Playoff era.

Houston, we have a national champion as the Michigan Wolverines rushed to glory to cap off a tumultuous season perfectly, defeating the Washington Huskies 34-10 to capture their first outright national championship since 1948.

Michigan football defeated Washington on Monday night to win its first national championship in 26 years.

Wolverines are matched up against the Huskies

The No. 1 ranked Michigan Wolverines have reached rarified air as they head to the College Football Playoff National Championship, where they will take on the No. 2 ranked Washington Huskies inside NRG Stadium in Houston.

The city of Ann Arbor is limiting on-street parking along several roads from 8 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday.

One Metro Detroit family won't be rooting for the Wolverines, though, and it's not because they're Michigan State Spartan fans. Twin brothers Jayvon and Armon Parker graduated from Dearborn Public Schools but now play for the Huskies.

The Washington Huskies are applying lessons from Olympic rowing in 1936 to their quest for a college football national title at the dawn of 2024.

Michigan football is rolling out a new “walk-through weapons detection system” this weekend for the Purdue game.

MSU interim coach Harlan Barnett did not hesitate to discuss the cloud over MSU and Tucker.

Michigan lawmakers have introduced a new plan that would allow alcohol to be sold at college football, basketball, and hockey games.

Michigan football has announced that Doug Karsch and Jon Jansen will replace Jim Brandstatter and Dan Dierdorf as the team’s new radio broadcast duo.

The University of Michigan defeated the University of Washington at the Big House Saturday evening.

Even as it prepared for its season opener, Washington had an eye on its Week 2 matchup at Michigan.

On Saturday, several streets in downtown Ann Arbor will be closed due to an evening football game at the Big House and a morning ceremony in honor of 9/11.

Washington has a lot to prove, coming off a loss to Montana.

Michigan football has hosted plenty of “Maize Out” games in the past, but the program has never pushed as hard for fan participation as it is this weekend against Washington.

The marquee non-conference game on Michigan football’s schedule has a very different feel this week after No. 20 Washington lost to Montana, an FCS team.

Montana became the first FCS team to upset a ranked FBS team in five years, shocking No. 20 Washington 13-7 on Saturday night.

Cole McDonald #13 of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors looks to throw the ball in the first quarter against the Washington Huskies during their game at Husky Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

Cole McDonald #13 of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors looks to throw the ball in the first quarter against the Washington Huskies during their game at Husky Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

The Beavers' rebuilding process continues Saturday at California, which opened the season with four straight wins before losing back-to-back games to Arizona State and Oregon. "We're working to build something here," Oregon State second-year coach Jonathan Smith told reporters. The dynamic senior leads the nation in total tackles (84) and ranks second in solo tackles (48) and total tackles per game (14.0). Oregon State LB Avery Roberts missed last week's game due to a concussion but could return Saturday. PREDICTION: Cal 27, Oregon State 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Hunter Bryant #1 of the Washington Huskies looks on against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the fourth quarter during their game at Husky Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. Costello (hand) for the second straight game as coach David Shaw described his availability as "somewhere between questionable and doubtful." "You saw him play calm and collected under pressure and under fire," Shaw said of Mills' play in the Oregon State game. Stanford has won 10 of the past 14 meetings, but Washington notched a 27-23 home win last season. PREDICTION: Washington 33, Stanford 24More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Cole McDonald #13 of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors looks to throw the ball in the first quarter against the Washington Huskies during their game at Husky Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

Hunter Bryant #1 of the Washington Huskies looks on against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the fourth quarter during their game at Husky Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies, who begin the week tied for fourth in the Pac-12 North, can ill afford another slip-up in conference play when they welcome 25th-ranked USC on Saturday afternoon. LINE: Washington -10The Trojans are already off to a 2-0 start in conference play and come in off a an impressive 30-23 home win over preseason conference favorite Utah on Friday night. Washington hasn't allowed an opponent to score more than 35 points in a game since a 44-30 loss at UCLA in 2014, a streak of 60 straight games. PREDICTION: Washington 28, USC 21More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Cal has opened the season with four straight wins and looks to maintain that momentum Friday night against visiting Arizona State. That's the best game he has played; it's not even close," Cal coach Justin Wilcox told reporters. Garbers could post similar numbers against a young Arizona State defense that allowed 21 combined points in its first three games but lacked a pass rush in last Saturday's 34-31 loss to Colorado. ABOUT ARIZONA STATE (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12)Freshman quarterback Jayden Daniels threw for 345 yards and two touchdowns against Colorado and relied heavily on senior wideout Brandon Aiyuk, who had nine receptions for 122 yards and a score. PREDICTION: Cal 24, Arizona State 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Cole McDonald #13 of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors looks to throw the ball in the first quarter against the Washington Huskies during their game at Husky Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

Hunter Bryant #1 of the Washington Huskies looks on against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the fourth quarter during their game at Husky Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)PROVO, Utah - Washington bounced back from a rare home loss to thrash Hawaii this past weekend. Now the 21st-ranked Huskies close out non-conference play with their first road test of the season in Saturday afternoon's game at BYU. BYU was held to 194 yards of total offense in the contest and didn't score until the game's final 41 seconds. PREDICTION: Washington 30, BYU 23More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Jake Browning #3 of the Washington Huskies rushes away from Darrell Williams #49 and Andrew Williams #79 of the Auburn Tigers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. 21 Washington attempts to rebound from a demoralizing loss when it hosts Hawaii in non-conference play Saturday. Now Petersen is concerned with figuring out how to slow down a Hawaii offensive attack that is averaging 38 points per game. Huskies senior WR Quinten Pounds (knee) is healthy, according to Petersen, but missed the Cal contest due to a suspension that runs through next weekend's game against Brigham Young. PREDICTION: Washington 44, Hawaii 31More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Jake Browning #3 of the Washington Huskies rushes away from Darrell Williams #49 and Andrew Williams #79 of the Auburn Tigers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. Washington is looking for its 16th consecutive home win, while Cal is trying to post another upset after shocking the Huskies 12-10 last season in Berkeley. We're not ready," Cal senior linebacker Evan Weaver, who had 11 tackles, told reporters of the opening effort. Huskies senior C Nick Harris (leg) was injured during the opener and is slated to miss multiple weeks. PREDICTION: Washington 28, Cal 20More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

12 Washington's quarterback when the team opens the season Saturday against visiting Eastern Washington. Eastern Washington is ranked No. ABOUT WASHINGTON (2018: 10-4)Eason was a high school star in a suburb of Seattle before picking Georgia and lost his starting job with the Bulldogs as a sophomore due to a knee injury. Washington won the previous two meetings, 30-27 in 2011 and 59-52 in 2014. PREDICTION: Washington 37, Eastern Washington 24More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.