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College Football Playoff Rankings: Projected Top 10 after Week 12

By Connor Muldowney

Nov 19, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban brings his team onto the field prior to the game against Chattanooga Mocs at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban brings his team onto the field prior to the game against Chattanooga Mocs at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 19, 2016; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Wolverines running back De’Veon Smith (4) dives into the end zone for a touchdown in the second half defended by Indiana Hoosiers defensive back A’Shon Riggins (28) at Michigan Stadium. Michigan won 20-10. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Michigan Wolverines running back De’Veon Smith (4) dives into the end zone for a touchdown in the second half defended by Indiana Hoosiers defensive back A’Shon Riggins (28) at Michigan Stadium. Michigan won 20-10. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports /

Michigan was one of those top-five teams that got a wake-up call in Week 12. The Wolverines were expecting to just bulldoze Indiana at home, but the Hoosiers had other ideas. Indiana took a 7-3 lead into halftime before Michigan scored 17 third-quarter points to take a 20-7 lead and ultimately held on, 20-10.

Losing Wilton Speight to a reported collarbone injury last week seemed to be a crushing blow for Michigan, and some speculated that he would be out for the season. However, Jim Harbaugh has since stated that he is day-to-day and no one really knows what to believe at this point.

Harbaugh had to rely on backup quarterback John O’Korn to lead the team on a snowy, blustery day in Ann Arbor and he didn’t look all that great, completing 7-of-16 passes for 59 yards.

If Michigan is going to move up to No. 2 with a win against Ohio State this weekend, the Wolverines will need to either get better play out of O’Korn or hope that Speight is healthy. This team is far from a complete package and it has struggled against teams with a pulse this season outside of Penn State.

The Wolverines control their own destiny.

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