"He's a student of the game," Michigan football coach Kyle Whittingham said. "He's a football junkie, and to me, his ceiling is exceptionally high."

After being the biggest faller in Week 1 and the biggest riser in Week 2, Michigan made a small move in Week 3 of the US LBM Coaches Poll.

MLive’s Ryan Zuke, one of 69 media members with a vote in the AP poll, ranked Michigan 16 th this week. The Wolverines came alive after a sleepy start against the Miners, outscoring them 35-3 in the second half, but the result did little to significantly alter their standing with voters. The Wolverines are also 18 th in the US LBM Coaches Poll.

The rock band Tesla, who was famous in the 1980s once wrote a song about how their life kept getting better. That is the life the Michigan Wolverines are currently living, as they've gotten better from Week 1 to present day.

At the University of Michigan, a football Saturday can feel like something bigger than a game. It's the sheer scale of a game day in Ann Arbor, with more than 100,000 fans descending on campus dressed in maize and blue.

Michigan football hopes star running back Jordan Marshall can play in next week’s Big Ten game against Iowa. He left Saturday’s win over UTEP with an injury. After Michigan’s 52-17 win, head coach Kyle Whittingham gave an unclear update on Marshall.

While he didn’t see the field much in the first two games, Tariq Boney made his presence felt for Michigan Football in Week 3:

ANN ARBOR – Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham wasn’t pleased with his team’s first half against UTEP on Saturday, but he came away encouraged by the overall performance after the Wolverines outscored the Miners 35-3 in the second half of a 52-17 win.