Despite a scare, Michigan's run game powers a win. Now, the Wolverines must refine their passing and defense during a crucial bye week.

An earlier sunset is great news for Yooperlite hunters illuminating the shorelines. Michigan's largest shining stone is hard to miss.

The visiting team's quarterback is the former quarterback of the other home team. The one that won a National Championship two years ago. The one that, in the last time McCarthy played a football game in Michigan, saw the Wolverines beat their mortal enemies from Ohio, 30-24.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3) became bowl-eligible Saturday with one of the ugliest wins you’ll ever see, edging the Michigan State Spartans (3-6) in overtime, 23-20, at Huntington Bank Stadium.

With that in mind, the Spartans will need a center for the future, and Taylor would be a great player for Izzo to have.Taylor is a 7-foot-tall center from Branson, Missouri, who plays for Link Academy,

Despite showing some fight, the Spartans fell 23-20 to the Golden Gophers in front of 45,339 fans at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The loss was MSU's sixth in a row, as the program has not won since taking down Youngstown State on Sept. 13.

Despite poor offensive execution, particularly in the passing game, the Wolverines still managed to win the game. Let's be clear right out of the gates: Saturday's win for Michigan football over Purdue was not great.

3. Nobody needs the head coach to throw his team under the bus after a win, or anytime, really. But Moore’s defenses of the passing game are starting to ring hollow as the Wolverines and their five-star quarterback continue to muddle through mistakes and missed opportunities.