The University of Michigan added early season warm up games against a small Catholic college in Indiana.  The games against the obscure university, named Notre Dame, will provide a good test prior to rivalry matchups with Eastern Michigan and Miami of Ohio.

The games continue Michigan’s attempts to instruct the northern Indiana school, affiliated with St. Mary’s College, in the ins and outs of one of America’s great games.  To quote the Toledo Blade, “The rivalry dates back to 1877, when some Michigan students taught the game to Notre Dame students.”  It is hoped that one day the Indiana school will be competitive enough to play a conference schedule with other Big Ten universities.  That day, however, seems quite far away.

It’s nice to see Michigan continue its educational mission by helping out the area’s smaller schools.

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