Michigan set to pay EMU millions for future football series

Michigan will pay visiting Eastern Michigan more than $3 million for the recently inked football series in Ann Arbor, MLive has learned. The cross-county trip for the Ypsilanti, Mich.-based school will net EMU $1.5 million in 2027 and $1.6 million in 2030, according to the contract signed by both schools in April. The contract was obtained by The Ann Arbor News/ MLive from Michigan through a public records request.