What’s more the Wolverines’ schedule, both in the future and in the rearview, is getting tougher, with Texas rising in the latest ESPN power rankings while Ohio State, USC, Oregon, and Illinois all find themselves ranked by the ‘worldwide leader.’

The ho-hum weeks on the college football schedule are supposed to deliver surprises, but Week 3 failed to accomplish that mission. The top 19 teams in the AP Top 25 poll won in Week 3, while only two in the top 25 lost -- and both did so on the road against higher-ranked opponents.