Two top-five squads with just one combined loss between them will face off in Ann Arbor’s Crisler center in a battle of Big Ten heavyweights.
Nebraska (20-0, 9-0 in Big Ten) has won five straight games by double digits and most recently beat Minnesota by 19 points in a second-half surge on the road. This, paired with both Purdue and Houston losses, vaulted Big Red into the No. 5 spot in the AP Poll.
Michigan (18-1, 8-1 in Big Ten) has won its last four, most recently toppling Ohio State by 12 points. The Wolverines started the season 14-0 and spent four weeks at No. 2 in the AP Poll before dropping a game at home to Wisconsin, sliding to No. 4 for a week and then re-settling in at No. 3…