The Wolverines grinded out a win over the Trojans, plus the rest of the weekend’s most notable winners and losers.

Michigan football is on the rise in the Associated Press college football poll. After dropping three consecutive weeks in the rankings, the Wolverines (3-1) climbed six spots in Sunday's updated AP Top 25, to No. 12 after Saturday's 27-24 victory over then-No. 11 USC in Ann Arbor.

Another home game against a team from the Mid-American Conference should be an easy home game for Notre Dame, except for what happened first time out

However, the Michigan football coaches did just that. Sherrone Moore installed Alex Orji as the starting quarterback, deciding that running (and protecting) the football was much more important than having someone who could make throws downfield -- which occasionally ended up in the hands of someone wearing the wrong uniform.

Michigan football had limped into Week 4, not having a resounding victory to its name and with a one in the loss column after the Week 2 defeat to Texas. Saturday brought an opportunity to right those wrongs with No.

The latest US LBM Coach Poll is out and Paul Myerberg discusses why USC missed a big opportunity to beat Michigan and the ramifications of that loss.

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There are highs and lows every week in college football. The winners and losers for Week 4 start with Southern California's loss to Michigan.