It still doesn’t feel normal, but the No. 15 Michigan football team will make its now-annual trip to the West Coast this week as a part of the regular Big Ten schedule. The Wolverines left Thursday and will finish the practice week at the Los Angeles Chargers’ facility tomorrow. Then, it’s time for the third ever matchup between Michigan and Southern California.

It’s not a do-or-die game for either team per se, but for the loser, every game hereafter becomes do or die. At 4-1, a playoff berth is realistic for both the Wolverines and the Trojans if they can reach the 10-2 mark. This game is a midseason inflection point after which each team will know if it has room for error or its back against the wall moving forward.

Or, both teams can fall flat for the remainder of conference play an

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