ANN ARBOR – As Michigan begins Big Ten play Saturday at Nebraska, it is one of seven conference teams ranked in the AP Top 25.

The Cornhuskers aren’t one of the seven but did receive votes following a 3-0 start under third-year coach Matt Rhule. The 21st-ranked Wolverines chalked up their 24-13 loss at Oklahoma in Week 2 as a minor blip in their season – a game that wasn’t representative of their 2025 potential.

“I think we’re as good as anyone in the nation right now,” senior linebacker Jimmy Rolder said this week. “Week two, I don’t think that mattered. I think we were just developing as a team, and I think as we go further, I think there’s not a single team better than us.”

Last Saturday against Central Michigan, the Wolverines looked like one of the best teams in the country. They t

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