The Wolverines lost Cole Sullivan vs. MSU in the first half. Evidently, there's another player in the room who is dealing with an ailment, too.

As the season goes on, this is becoming the easiest conference to handicap. There is a very clear tier of three contenders, then a massive middle group that can beat each other on any given week, and a group of bottom-dwellers.

Michigan continues to tick higher in the college football rankings with four games to go. After beating Michigan State on Saturday, the 6-2 Wolverines rose to No. 21 in the Associated Press Top 25 and US LBM coaches’ poll unveiled Sunday.

The Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy renews on Saturday night as the No. 25 Michigan Wolverines (5-2) visit the Michigan State Spartans (3-4) at Spartan Stadium with a 3-1 Big Ten Conference record as part of a seven-team logjam tied for third place.

Oklahoma has an FPI rating at 15.5, which is the same as the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Sooners' path to the College Football Playoff remains, as they have four teams that were ranked coming into Week 9 still on the schedule.

Despite a five-game losing streak and no Big Ten wins, Michigan State football can still win three of its final four games to salvage a bowl berth.

Moore withdrew his appeal in the case on Tuesday Sept. 29 and the University did the same a week later on Oct. 6, per the NCAA Division I dashboard.