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Texas and Michigan Make Change to Home and Home Series

Two of the most historic programs in college football history will meet in a home-and-home series in 2024 and 2027. But now, a change has been made to that series.

Matt Galatzan

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AUSTIN - The Texas Longhorns have loaded up on the prime-time non-conference matchups over the last few seasons, agreeing to series with Alabama, Ohio State and Florida, among others. And on Tuesday, one of the biggest matchups on the list will see a change. 

According to a release by the school, the series against the Michigan Wolverines, originally announced in 2014, will now have the locations switched, with the Wolverines now hosting the Longhorns at Michigan Stadium in September of 2024.

Meanwhile, the 2027 matchup will now occur in Austin at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and is set for Sept. 11.

The Longhorns and Wolverines currently rank as two of the winningest programs in college football history, with Michigan ranking No. 1 with 989 wins, while Texas is fifth all-time with 936.

The two programs have only met on the field once before, with the Longhorns emerging victorious with a 38-37 win at the 2005 Rose Bowl after a heroic performance from quarterback Vince Young. 

Young ended that day passing for 372 yards and five TDs, and rushing for 192 yards and four TDs on the ground, while kicker Dusty Mangum hit the game-winning field goal to give the Longhorns their first BCS victory.

Texas, of course, would go on to use the momentum from that win to capture its first national title since 1970.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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