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Predicting Michigan football, Michigan State football games for Week 4

Free Press sports writers predict the winners of Michigan football's game against Rutgers in Ann Arbor and Michigan State football's game against Nebraska in East Lansing:

Michigan vs. Rutgers, 3:30 p.m., ABC

Michael Cohen

The best rushing team in the country should continue to find enough early success to put itself in manageable — and therefore unpredictable — third downs that won’t allow Rutgers’ elite third-down defense to tee off in obvious passing situations. The Scarlet Knights may move the ball at times, but they don’t have the firepower to stick with Michigan.