For Michigan and its disappointing season, the second bye week couldn’t have been placed at a more inopportune time. Yes, the 5-5 Wolverines are coming off back-to-back losses to a pair of top-10 teams,

The struggles Moore has endured were thrown into sharp relief again as he failed to outwit the 63-year-old Curt Cignetti, a seasoned coach who, in his first year in Bloomington, has led the Hoosiers’ remarkable transformation from perennial Big Ten also-ran to College Football Playoff contender.

Michigan needs to find out if Moore can push the right buttons under pressure. Saturday at Indiana showed he needs to get better.