The football regular season (and National Signing Day) is complete, which means it is time to focus on college basketball — and the timing could not be better for fans of the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines. A legendary performance at the Players Era has Dusty May’s squad up to first-overall in Kenpom with Final Four dreams becoming more of an expectation than a stretch goal.

Early conference play has a distinct Big Ten East flavor this year, starting with a visit from the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Unlike the baffling upsets of No. 1 Purdue in both 2021-22 and 2022-23, the Knights were unable to strike gold a third time, getting stomped by the top-ranked Boilermakers at home on Tuesday. Michigan should do the same to them in Ann Arbor.

Date & Time: Saturday, Dec. 6, 4 p.m. ET Location: Crisler

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