The No. 5 Michigan Wolverines were seen as a product of their schedule; that they were only where they were because they had played and beaten much weaker opposition. For all that’s been said about the Wolverines this season, nothing was more satisfying than their 41-17 domination of No. 10 Penn State.
Before Saturday, there was true contention among Penn State and Michigan to compete with Ohio State for the Big Ten East. While the Nittany Lions aren’t out yet, as they’ll face Ohio State in two weeks, there are now more factors they will need to fall into place to return to Indy.