Michigan football’s margin for error has once again disappeared.
The Wolverines are set to take on No. 14 Iowa on Saturday at Michigan Stadium, during Homecoming. The Hawkeyes’ 4-0 start includes two wins over teams Michigan itself has beaten — a 30-0 shutout of Rutgers in Week 2 and a 48-3 romp over Middle Tennessee last Saturday.
Despite returning key talent from last year’s 9-4 team, Iowa wasn’t expected to be one of the Wolverines’ gut-check tests on the level of Wisconsin, Penn State, Notre Dame or Ohio State. But Kirk Ferentz seems to always get something solid out of his squad.