Michigan and Northwestern are playing in Wrigley Field where runs are scored, so it makes perfect sense these two programs run the ball well, and both will rely on that on Saturday. Michigan is ranked 12th nationally and averages 223.8 yards rushing a game, while Northwestern ranks No. 41 and averages 181.4 yards on the ground.

NU settled a wrongful termination lawsuit with Fitzgerald in August, after firing him in 2023 over hazing allegations in the program.

It has been over a week since Michigan State football fired head coach Jonathan Smith and hired former Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Since arriving in

CHICAGO — It feels as if this is the way things are going to be for Michigan football the rest of the season: Often sloppy and largely unreliable. The Wolverines failed to protect the ball in any phase. Interceptions by the quarterback and fumbles by ...

Biff Poggi, who was Moore’s associate head coach and filled in as acting head coach for two games this season while Moore served an NCAA-related self-imposed suspension, is now the interim head coach. The Wolverines went 9-3 this season and are preparing to face Texas (9-3) in the Citrus Bowl on Dec. 31 in Orlando.