No Michigan player this week would go so far as to say they were rooting for Nebraska to beat Michigan State over the weekend, but when it happened, the Wolverines had an appreciation for what that outcome meant. If Buckeyes can knock off the Spartans in two weeks, and the Maize and Blue are unscathed by Indiana and Penn State, then the annual battle between archrivals Michigan and Ohio State will be for East Division crown.
That upcoming game though between Ohio State and Michigan State is the key, and it puts the Wolverines in a somewhat awkward position of watching their two rivals duke it out with implications for themselves.