BIg Ten Saturday Night on NBC intro | Fresno State @ 9 Michigan | 8/31/2024

[Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] here [Music] [Music] L here [Applause] [Music] [Music] welcome to Big 10 Saturday night presented by discover here at the big house in an arbor a beautiful night for some football and the defending national champion begin that title defense here at home in front of a soldout crowd taking on one of the tougher group of five schools in the country Fresno State and here come the defending Champion Wolverines [Applause] ch what a scene it should be here at Michigan Stadium cherone Moore the first year full-time head coach taking over for Jim Harbaugh off to the NFL and we welcome you in Big 10 Saturday night week one glad to be back football is very much back no Eagle our national champion Todd blackl Katherine Tappen on the sideline glad to have you along for the ride and what a it should be for Michigan coming off the national championship season 15-0 last year you lose 13 players to the NFL draft you lose your head coach your defensive coordinator your offensive coordinator is elevated to the head coach so many questions are somewhat answered but the one that hadn't been answered all offseason who's playing quarterback for this team yeah it's been a mystery it's been a battle that raged through the spring and summer came down to two guys Davis Warren a senior Alex orgy a junior Chiron Moore told us they will both play tonight but the guy we're going to see first is Davis Warren it's a great story he's more of the natural thrower but we will see both because Alex orgy is a Dynamic Athlete and Kurt Campbell their offensive coordinator says he's one of our best 11 players on offense so we have to find a way to get him on the field on the flip side for Fresno State this is a team that's won 10 10 in nine games for the last three years there's no question who their quarterback is yeah Mikey Kee is a fun guy to watch he plays with swagger he's got arm Talent he's just short but he gives them a fighting chance today with Fresno State if he's on his game his last time out 380 yards and three touchdowns in a bowl game but that was against New Mexico State not this Michigan defense battle a veteran starter and a new be on the other side Malik sherro a star for Fresno will Johnson and Donovan Edwards leading the way for the Wolverines as they begin their title defense [Music] next the following is a presentation of the Big 10 conference expecting nearly 110,000 here in Ann Arbor a beautiful night for some football on this week one Saturday night we send it down to the third member of our crew Katherine's happy Noah thank you very much well both head coaches in this matchup tonight bring a very unique story for Tim Skipper he was named the interim head coach at his alma mater after Jeff Tedford stepped down in July due to health related concerns now Tedford told me this week he's doing great healthwise he shared a really interesting story from opening weekend in 2017 the Bulldogs were set to face Alabama a national championship Contender and his players were saying coach why do we have to play them well over the next five seasons as head coach Tedford put an emphasis on rebuilding that confidence of his players and he told me this past spring the guys were excited they were pounding on the table and pumped for the opportunity to be the only team who gets to open their season against the national champions the anyone anywhere anytime mentality and for Michigan Chiron Moore takes over as head coach for the Departed Jim Harbaugh with a new position and reloaded roster Moore said this season is about finding his own routine making sure everything is aligned and paying a close attention down to the smallest details of the program Noah and KT Tim Skipper said to us Chiron Moore is where I want to be I'm in the position he was last year as an interim head coach I want the long-term deal more signed a 5-year contract as the headman here in an arbor well the resume starts tonight for Tim Skipper right I mean this is this is a heck of a test for his ball club and the way they view it a heck of an opportunity Michigan won the toss they elect it to defer they'll take it in the second half Doan is going to send it away and we are underway the defending Champions looking to repeat and start that title defense here number nine in the country on the defensive end and a look at the starting lineups on this Fresno State offense delivered by Papa John's it really starts at that quarterback spot with Mikey Keane but you look in the backfield and Malik sherro is a Difference Maker