If all goes according to plan, Michigan football will open the 2026 season overseas. The Wolverines are “engaged in ongoing discussions” to play Western Michigan in Frankfurt, Germany, on Aug. 29, 2026,

The University of Michigan and Western Michigan University are in talks to open their 2026 football season on foreign soil in Germany, the two schools announced Friday. The Wolverines would host the Broncos at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt,

Michigan will play its 2026 season opener against Western Michigan in Frankfurt, Germany. The game will be held at Deutsche Bank Park, a soccer stadium with a retractable roof. This marks the first time Michigan will play a game outside the U.S., excluding practices held in Rome in 2017.