Michigan football got off to a very mixed start with a loss to Notre Dame and a convincing win over a well-coached Western Michigan team. Many of the pre-season questions are beginning to be answered, lingering concerns about the offense beginning to be resolved, and impressive new talent emerging with each tilt. But what’s ahead for this rapidly improving team?
What’s up with the rest of the conference? Well, the Big Ten West was 2-5 in the third week, with losses to Akron (Northwestern), USF (Illinois), Missouri (Purdue), BYU (Wisconsin), and Troy (Nebraska). On the eastern side, 4-3 as Maryland fell to Temple, Michigan State lost to Arizona State, Rutgers got mangled by Kansas, Indiana got by Ball State, Penn State beat down Kent State, and Ohio State lumbered past TCU.