Newsstand: Aidan Hutchinson previews matchup with former Michigan teammate J.J. McCarthy

Tweets Of The Day

Former Michigan teammates Aidan Hutchinson (DE, Detroit Lions) and J.J. McCarthy (QB, Minnesota Vikings) are in the same division and will meet for the first time Sunday in Detroit.

Former Michigan teammates Aidan Hutchinson and J.J. McCarthy will meet as opponents for the first time on Sunday.

"It's gonna be fun," Hutchinson said. "I texted him when we got drafted, telling him I'll roll off a little bit on the end and not try to… you know." pic.twitter.com/uwe0WbVorj

— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) October 28, 2025

Michigan vs. MSU was the fourth most watched game of last week in college football, averaging 3.6 million viewers, behind only Alabama at South Carolina (7.8 million), Texas A&M at LSU (6.8 million) and Ole Miss at Oklahoma (6.6 million).

From On3:
Date/Time: Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. ET
Channel: NBC
Viewers: 3.6 million
The Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy returned to East Lansing as Michigan renewed its rivalry with Michigan State. The Wolverines’ 31-20 victory over the Spartans got the primetime treatment on NBC, averaging 3.6 million viewers.

Most-watched College Football games of Week 9📺

1. Alabama at South Carolina – 7.8 million
2. Texas A&M at LSU – 6.8 million
3. Ole Miss at Oklahoma – 6.6 million
4. Michigan at Michigan State – 3.6 million

Top 10: https://t.co/BsVNbKlbVq pic.twitter.com/X31Pq3aIG8

— On3 NIL (@On3NIL) October 28, 2025

Michigan Director of Creative Aaron Bills called that Brandyn Hillman would force a turnover against MSU.

Michigan DB Brandyn Hillman said Director of Football Creative @AaronBDesigns — who takes the 'Turnover Buff' photos — called that he would force a turnover against MSU.

Sure enough, less than a minute into the game, he caused a fumble that was recovered by Jimmy Rolder. pic.twitter.com/KyRJ2OzP9Z

— Clayton Sayfie (@CSayf23) October 29, 2025

Some plans for Brandyn Hillman and Jyaire Hill last night.

Brandyn Hillman and Jyaire 'Sug' Hill made plans to bake cupcakes tonight:

"Don't judge me, y'all. … Sug's the baker. I'm just the helper.

Is Sug a good baker? "A little pop up shop, hopefully." pic.twitter.com/nC8yVpqUIN

— Clayton Sayfie (@CSayf23) October 29, 2025

Former Michigan low level staffer Connor Stalions makes a joke at Urban Meyer’s expense.

Going to be a fun evening! I’ll be dressing up as Jacksonville Jaguars Coach Meyer, but I won’t be able to stay long. https://t.co/vUA141I93p

— Connor Stalions (@cpstalions) October 29, 2025

Michigan has had a solid season so far, beating four FBS teams with winning records.

The numbers don’t lie… 👀

Michigan’s resume stacks up with anyone in the country 🔥 pic.twitter.com/G5HbQTEQkZ

— Champ Media (@ChampMediaCo) October 28, 2025

The Wolverines’ strength of schedule is 18th in the nation.

Michigan Football –

Strength of schedule: 18th
Record: 6-2
Note: Youngest team in Big Ten#GoBlue〽️ pic.twitter.com/ENKubL2bNg

— TJ Ronin (@Tj_Ronin) October 28, 2025

Quote Of The Day

“I thought just him being on the floor gave everyone a lot of confidence, probably too much confidence. I think sometimes he’s out there and they believe he’s going to go make the plays behind him, but we can be a little bit loose and overaggressive. But, man, he brings a lot of things that we needed to this team. That we need. Not needed … we still need.”

— Michigan head coach Dusty May on sophomore forward Morez Johnson Jr.’s activity

Headlines Of The Day

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• Anthony Broome, The Wolverine: Eight things we think we know about Michigan through 8 games
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• EJ Holland, The Wolverine: Wolverine TV: Will Michigan flip Top 100 LSU commit Havon Finney?