Less than 10 months after Michigan football won a national championship, the program has fallen rapidly under new head coach Sherrone Moore's command.

Cornerback Will Johnson has missed considerable stretches throughout the season and the Wolverines have now gone two straight games without starting left tackle Myles Hinton. Center Dominick Giudice was injured going into Week 6 but he was ultimately supplanted by Greg Crippen, who continues to play even now that Giudice appears to be healthy.

The past several years, the Michigan football vs. MSU rivalry has taken center stage, especially because one or the other program is in a good position to contend for something in the postseason. However,