The Wolverines benefited from having an idle week. Partially because they needed to desperately get healthy, but most importantly, because they needed to stay where they were in the rankings. Any loss would have cost them, and any win would not have been substantial enough to move the needle. The Wolverines need to almost fade into obscurity until their matchup with Ohio State.
With two games remaining against Northwestern and Maryland before the Buckeyes meet them in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines need to win the games they're supposed to win and give themselves an opportunity at the Big Ten championship.