Josh and Jase have already experienced a Michigan winter and a Michigan summer. Now the British social media duo is coming back for fall, and this time they have one very specific item on the itinerary.
Michigan vs. Ohio State.
Josh Cauldwell-Clarke and Jason “Jase” Riley confirmed the plan in a joint Facebook post after WLNS first reported that another Michigan visit was in the works. The pair has become an unlikely Michigan sensation in 2026, traveling across the state, meeting fans and embracing just about everything Michiganders have thrown at them.
Their next visit will take that education in a very different direction.
“WAIT… you’re telling me Michigan gets EVEN prettier?! 😳🍂
As a Brit, I genuinely thought we’d seen every version of Michigan.
We survived the Michigan winter…
We came back and fell in love with the Michigan summer…
But apparently you lot have been keeping FALL from us?!
If Michigan looked that beautiful in the summer, I genuinely cannot imagine what it looks like when the trees start changing colour. 🍁
So I suppose there’s only one way to find out…
WE’RE COMING BACK TO MICHIGAN THIS FALL! 👀
And this time we’re coming back for something we’ve been told we absolutely HAVE to experience…
🏈 MICHIGAN vs OHIO STATE.
I have absolutely no idea what we’re walking into. 😂
Michigan… what should this Brit expect from his first proper Michigan fall AND one of the biggest rivalries in American sport?!
Apparently our Michigan education isn’t finished yet… ✋🍁” Josh and Jase wrote in their Facebook announcement.
No, their Michigan education definitely isn’t finished.
And they may have selected the advanced course.
Josh and Jase Are Heading for The Game
There is one important detail here: Josh and Jase won’t be watching their first Michigan-Ohio State game at the Big House.
Michigan travels to Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Nov. 28, with kickoff scheduled for noon on FOX. The matchup will be the 122nd edition of The Game, according to Michigan’s official 2026 schedule.
That means two guys who became internet favorites by wandering around Michigan, eating local food and enthusiastically talking to just about everyone they meet are now planning to walk directly into Columbus wearing their newfound Michigan allegiance.
What could possibly go wrong?
Michigan fans should probably make sure they understand that “friendly rivalry banter” takes on a slightly different meaning on the final Saturday of November.
The Wolverines have also given their British visitors a pretty good recent story to walk into. Michigan has won its last two trips to Columbus, beating Ohio State 45-23 in 2022 and 13-10 in 2024. The Wolverines own a 62-53-6 advantage in the all-time series, according to Michigan’s announcement of its 2026 football schedule.
For two people who say they have “absolutely no idea” what they’re walking into, that’s quite an introduction.
Josh and Jase have already received the sports treatment once in Michigan. During their winter visit, the Detroit Lions welcomed the duo to Ford Field, where their reaction to seeing their names displayed inside the stadium became another memorable moment.
They later visited Michigan Stadium during their summer trip, setting up what now looks like a logical progression from seeing the Big House empty to experiencing the Wolverines’ biggest rivalry in person.
Michigan’s 2026 schedule already had Nov. 28 circled as the biggest date on the calendar. Now two of the state’s most popular adopted Brits apparently have it circled, too.
Their first Michigan visit was about surviving the cold. The second was about discovering the state’s summer.
The third apparently involves fall colors, college football and 100,000-plus people in Columbus who may not be nearly as excited to see them.
Welcome to The Game, gentlemen.
