Michigan football is slightly healthier post-bye but still missing key contributors vs. Northwestern at Wrigley Field.

At the end of the day, we’re 7-2 and we’re in a position to do everything we want to accomplish and go win,” Sherrone Moore said of Michigan football.

It was New Year’s Day in 2018 against South Carolina when the Wolverines last coughed up the football five times, in a sleepy Outback Bowl performance against South Carolina. “And we lost,” Moore said, referencing a 26-19 result in Tampa, Fla., a game in which Michigan totaled just 277 yards of offense.

The Spartans opened with a bang on a 57-yard touchdown run, then mustered just three points the rest of the way Saturday.

Week 12 is starting off with a bang, as No. 21 Michigan takes on Northwestern on "Big Noon Saturday." Here are the highlights!

Here are the CBS Sports expert picks for those games as another massive college football Saturday approaches. No. 9 Notre Dame vs. No. 22 Pitt . Noon on ABC, fuboTV (try forfree):

Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has gone 0-for-2 in his two career starts against the Panthers. While he played well in the 2024 season finale against Carolina at home, Penix had a rough outing when these two division rivals faced off in Week 3.