The Michigan Wolverines have mostly been seen as a middle-of-the-road team since losing the Oklahoma on the road earlier in the season, a belief reinforced with their loss to USC two weeks ago in Los Angeles.

One of college football's best rivalries hasn't been played since 2019. The last time the Michigan Wolverines squared off with Notre Dame was on Oct. 26, 2019,

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.

The model is also backing Michigan (-14.5) to cover the spread in an in-state rivalry against Michigan State, while the Over (48.5) hits 66% of the time in Texas A&M vs. LSU. The highest over/under on the Week 9 college football lines is 67.

The Hawkeyes have had the No. 1 stop rate defense in the month of October, getting stops on 88.2% of opponents' drives, and have climbed from No. 30 at the end of September to No. 6 this week after putting together a dominant day Saturday in a 41-3 rout of Minnesota.

Following Saturday's loss to Michigan, Michigan State football has dropped five straight games in the 2025 season and are a lowly 3-5 (0-5 Big Ten). At this point, everyone around Michigan State's media and fan base are speaking as if the end of the Jonathan Smith tenure is near.

Following the firing of Brian Kelly at LSU, Michigan Football is trying to flip one of the Tigers’ elite commits. We have the latest developments in today’s Recruiting Roundup:

We've reached Week 10 of the 2025 college football season! Top games include Penn State-Ohio State and Oklahoma-Tennessee. Check out the full schedule now.