Saturday Night Five: Washington beats Michigan, Oregon State surives, Cal folds and Big Ten travel demands take hold

SEATTLE — As thousands of Washington fans raced onto the field Saturday night, the Michigan players walked off, bound for the showers, the bus, the airport and a flight home that would return them to campus at sunrise.

The Huskies’ 27-17 victory resonated deep into the past — in style and substance, it could have been a mid-1980s Rose Bowl victory by Don James over Bo Schembechler — but also signaled a surreal present framed by conference realignment.

Where the Wolverines were headed...