On its bye week, Michigan got the benefit of some chaos around the country, moving up a few spots in the latest edition of ESPN’s SP+ rankings:

Michigan Football didn’t move in the latest edition of ESPN’s SP+ rankings after defeating Michigan State, 31-20, but there was a lot of movement in the Big Ten with a new team claiming the top spot:

Michigan will hit the road next Saturday to take on coach David Braun’s Northwestern Wildcats at Wrigley Field in Chicago, followed by a road game against marquee freshman quarterback Mailk Washington and the Maryland Terrapins before the final game vs. Ohio State.

The football program has been placed on probation for three years, and the Spartans were forced to vacate all 14 wins from the past three seasons, ESPN reports. Per the report, Michigan State had three ineligible players on its roster under Tucker. All three players are no longer with the program, according to ESPN.

Michigan is now off of its bye and with three games left, everything is still on the table for the Wolverines. Michigan might not have the best odds to reach th

ANN ARBOR — Ideally, Joe Taylor would never do the thing he loves most on a football field. The Michigan fifth-year senior is closing in on a school record that illustrates his sacrifice, selflessness and skill. During Saturday’s game against Northwestern, Taylor will almost certainly become Michigan’s all-time leader in special teams snaps.

Penn State finally snapped its six-game losing streak with a controlled 28-10 win at Michigan State on Saturday at Spartan Stadium, claiming the Land Grant Trophy for the third consecutive year for the first time since 2004-06.

The Michigan Wolverines entered their second bye week at a great time. Sitting at 7-2 on the season, Michigan has three games remaining on the table and if the