According to MLive.com, interim athletic director Jim Hackett said Sunday that the Wolverines will host “at least one” night game in year one under Jim Harbaugh. Michigan State and Ohio State are both possibilities, Hackett said, but not both.
Hackett said he hopes an announcement can come soon.
"I've got to go through the tracks with the regents and the president," Hackett said. "I don't know (if it'll be just one or not). The issue here ... they're fantastic, and you have to face this going down the road when they get to new TV contracts. There's more prime time (opportunities) in the future."
Though he brought night games to Ann Arbor, former athletic director Dave Brandon was always against night games against rivals Michigan State and Ohio State, but Hackett seems to be a lot more flexible with scheduling options.
“I’m making a whole new scheduling engine,” Hackett said. “(I’d probably rule out) one of the two. But I’m not going to tell you (right now).”
Michigan hosted its first Big Ten night game last season when the Wolverines knocked off Penn State 18-13 on Oct. 4. Previously, the Wolverines played two other night games at Michigan Stadium against Notre Dame – one in 2011 and one in 2013.
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