Michigan can still wrap that up with a win in either of its last two regular-season games โ or if Illinois loses its last game this weekend.
The Wolverines are scheduled to play three fewer games than Illinois, and the size of this blowout โ without Dosunmu โ will resonate.
Illinois could certainly pass Michigan as well after this game, but the Illini still have four more losses than the Wolverines.
Plus, both Michigan and Illinois have more tests to come before the next poll.
Michigan: The Wolverines finish the regular season with a home-and-home series against rival Michigan State, starting Thursday night in Ann Arbor.