Meanwhile, USC’s offense has been humming to start the year with Miller Moss behind center, averaging 495.5 yards per game in wins over LSU and Utah State. The Trojans also are coming off a bye week. Can the Wolverines pull of the upset with Alex Orji now running the offense? Here are score predictions from MLive’s beat writers:

Michigan football had only lost one game in the big game blues before this season, the 2021 College Football Playoff against Georgia. But the Wolverines wore them again and were trounced by Texas in Week 2.

It’s fitting that USC’s debut in its new league comes against Michigan, the Big Ten standard-bearer for the past three seasons. The Wolverines embodied old-school Big Ten physicality while winning three consecutive conference championships and the 2023 national championship.