We thought that a Week 3 bye was perfect timing for Michigan football to take a step back and prepare for Wisconsin. Obviously, that was not the case.
Now, it feels like a matchup with Rutgers feels perfectly placed, as it gives the team a chance to figure its problems out all week in preparation for arguably the worst football program the Wolverines will face all season long.
Michigan enters Saturday’s game in Ann Arbor as four-touchdown favorites despite not showing themselves capable of putting up the sort of offensive production it takes to blow teams out.