Here’s what’s being said nationally after Michigan’s victory over Purdue (2-7, 0-6). Michigan football rides Jordan Marshall to simmering win over Purdue, 21-16 (Detroit Free Press)

It was a weird week in some ways in the Big Ten. The top teams won convincingly, as expected, but a few teams found themselves in struggles they perhaps didn't expect. Top of mind (of course, on WolverinesWire) was how much Michigan football struggled with a Purdue team that's gotten increasingly competitive,

The Michigan linebacker unit keeps getting thinner. Entering the night, the Wolverines were down a pair of starting-caliber linebackers after both Cole Sullivan

There is no denying that the product on the field is much improved in comparison to the 2024 season. There have been frustrating losses, but the grit the Boilers showed at the Big House, against a top 25 Michigan Football Team,

The Purdue Boilermakers face the No. 21 Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Purdue enters November with four of the top college football teams in the country left on the schedule. Not ideal for a team that's lost six straight.

As the No. 21 Michigan Wolverines prepare to host the struggling Purdue Boilermakers this weekend, most pundits expect a one-sided affair. Michigan's potent running game and turnover-forcing defense appear to be too much for a Purdue squad mired in a six-game losing streak.