Prior to the game, Michigan alum and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy made a Big Noon Kickoff bet with former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer that led to playful smack talk and plenty of speculation and hearsay between the two analysts.

Following the University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore's firing and arrest over the reported scandal of having an "inappropriate relationship" with a university staff member, the Barstool

Hours after Sherrone Moore’s firing, Dave Portnoy stirred the Michigan fanbase and Lane Kiffin jumped right into the chaos.

Michigan's head coach, Sherrone Moore, was fired and arrested following allegations of an inappropriate relationship and assault. Social media personality Dave Portnoy defended the university's swift action,

After news of Moore’s firing broke, Barstool Sports founder and avid Wolverines fan Dave Portnoy took to social media to say he thinks Lane Kiffin should be the team’s next head coach. It didn’t take long for Kiffin to chime in and dash his hopes.

While many would believe Portnoy added Sanders largely because of their past connection as co-hosts on Barstool’s NFL show, the idea of Coach Prime in Ann Arbor still generates buzz His recruiting pull and national profile would represent a dramatic shift from Michigan’s traditional approach.

Portnoy, a Michigan alum and founder of Barstool Sports, explained that he and Meyer would make a $1,000 bet on the game, with the winner donating the funds to the other team's NIL fund. "So, here's what we're going to do: $1,

Dave Portnoy has a huge interest in Michigan Wolverines football and is pushing for Sherrone Moore's replacement.