The Michigan Wolverines just trounced in-state rival Michigan State by a score of 44-10 and they have now won three games in a row, including wins against two of their biggest rivals in the Spartans and Notre Dame.
Michigan is playing their best football of the season at the right time. Now, with just two weeks remaining in the season and a huge matchup with Ohio State still on the way, the Wolverines have an extremely small chance with the narrowest path ever to make the College Football Playoff.
It includes Rutgers and Northwestern wins over top-ranked Big Ten opponents, the Pac-12 falling apart, two four-loss Power 5 conference champions, and several other ludicrous things that are highly unlikely to happen.