No. 14 Michigan at Northwestern
4:30p ET
FOX
When Wisconsin comes off its bye it’ll get Nebraska at home at night before going to Michigan to take on the Wolverines. This game could be about Northwestern if it plays well, but I’m watching this game to see how Michigan plays against the first legitimate opponent its faced since its week one loss to Notre Dame.
Since that abysmal week one showing in South Bend Michigan has been steamrolling its opponents putting up 49, 45, and 56 points while only giving up 3, 20, and 10 points respectively. That’s some high-powered offense and legit defense. If they can continue it on the road in conference play I’ll be impressed. Even if Northwestern is bad.
This game would get really exciting if Northwestern shows up to play and gives Michigan a game. Seeing how Michigan handles adversity for the first time in nearly a month will tell us a lot about this team. Wisconsin has seen tough games each of the last two weekends. The Badgers are already battle-tested. Michigan? Not so much.
Unfortunately, I don’t expect that to happen. Northwestern is off a bye week but the Wildcats haven’t played well all year. It could be a long day for them in Evanston.