Teske Scores 13, No. 19 Michigan Beats Norfolk State 63-44
Jon Teske took a step toward being the aggressive player coach John Beilein wants him to be for No. 19 Michigan.
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Jon Teske took a step toward being the aggressive player coach John Beilein wants him to be for No. 19 Michigan.
No. 2 Clemson may be the closest thing to Alabama right now. No. 5 Michigan is making a case that it is not be that far behind the top two.
Michigan (7-0, 5-0 Big Ten, No. 5 CFP) gets its shot at the Nittany Lions (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten, No. 14 CFP) on Saturday at home and will have to wait until Nov. 24 for its last tour stop against the Buckeyes.
The Wolverines have a clear path to winning the Big Ten title for the first time since 2004, and maybe to making their first appearance in the College Football Playoff, too. The Nittany Lions are clinging to slim hopes of rallying into contention to play for the conference championship.
Chase Winovich chose to stay in college to pursue championships and improve his standing for the NFL draft.
The Big Ten fined Michigan State $10,000 and reprimanded the Spartans football team, coach Mark Dantonio, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Wolverines linebacker Devin Bush for their actions and comments regarding a confrontation before last week's game.
The Michigan State coach opened his news conference Tuesday saying he was done talking about the pregame flap when several Wolverine players on the field were caught up in the Spartans' traditional stadium walk. Dantonio then tried to direct attention to Michigan State's game this Saturday against Purdue.
Michigan had plenty of reasons to be motivated to beat Michigan State, barely defeating its in-state rival over the last decade and losing to every ranked team on the road for a dozen years.
2007: After a win over the Spartans, Michigan's Mike Hart refers to Michigan State as a little brother. Dantonio responds by warning the Wolverines that "pride comes before the fall" — and the Spartans have won eight of 10 in the series since then.
The Big Ten's best teams so far, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 6 Michigan, have the best players on both sides of the ball at the midway point of the season.
This season has had its ups and downs for Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke.
The Wolverines (6-1, 4-0 Big Ten) have established themselves as a real factor in the Big Ten East after being picked fourth.
After upsetting Penn State on the road last weekend, Michigan State feels it has a bit of its identity back.
No. 6 Michigan is in great shape if the past truly does not matter when it plays No. 24 Michigan State this weekend.
No. 6 Michigan has its best ranking of the season after blowing out Wisconsin , and Texas is up two spots to No. 7.
