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Michigan, Big Ten thoughts after week five — are the Wolverines hitting their stride, and who’s No. 4?

Chris Balasby: Chris Balas10/02/23Balas_Wolverine
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Jim Harbaugh and J.J. McCarthy are dominating for Michigan. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)

Michigan finally looked like the best team in the Big Ten Saturday with a blowout win over Nebraska. The Cornhuskers never had a shot, dominated in the trenches on both sides, and it was essentially over when quarterback Heinrich Haarberg came up short on a fourth and one inside the Michigan 15 in the first quarter.