While the bye week certainly helped the Wolverines get closer to healthy, they still remain short of full strength. No. 22 Michigan football will be without at least nine players for its Week 8 matchup today at No.

No. 24 Michigan and No. 22 Illinois are set to tangle in the only game on the Week 8 schedule involving two ranked Big Ten teams. It's the first time since 2000 the Illini have been ranked while hosting a ranked team inside Memorial Stadium,

Michigan’s offense still looks listless after the bye. Jack Tuttle threw a horrendous interception right to an Illinois linebacker in the middle of the field with no Michigan receiver in the vicinity.