Big Ten Football Program Is Refusing To Play Friday Night Games

During an appearance on the school-sponsored “Conqur’ing Heroes” podcast this week, Michigan AD Warde Manuel was adamant that the Wolverines won't play on Friday ever...

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Manuel later said "absolutely, absolutely not," to the concept of playing on Friday, so it's clearly a stance he is dug in on.

Michigan has also refused to play more than two Saturday night primetime games, a request the Big Ten has so far abided by.

Manuel said this is largely because of the program's fanbase and the commuting issues a primetime game may cause.

“I understand television would like us to do it, I understand primetime gets a lot of coverage, but also ‘Big Noon (Kickoff)’ gets a lot of coverage and we’re happy with that," he said. "And when we’re on at 3:30 on CBS, they get a lot of coverage. In other words, our fanbase is important to me, important to Sherrone, and to our staff, our student-athletes. We want (to make sure) our fanbase has an opportunity to see us in person.”

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(The Spun)