Coe College’s football team is better than Michigan’s?!

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Dec. 4, 2021 11:57 am, Updated: Dec. 4, 2021 12:30 pm

Coe College receivers Logan Winn (11) and Dominic Shepardson (15) celebrate a touchdown during the Kohawks’ 31-28 win over Buena Vista on Nov. 6 at Coe’s Clark Field. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

If you wonder if Iowa can defeat Michigan in the Big Ten football championship Saturday night, know that Coe College certainly can.

At least it can if you put stock in the transitive property.

Coe beat Hope, which beat Adrian, which beat Greenville, which beat Millikin, which beat Augustana (Ill.).

Augustana is better than Wisconsin-River Falls because Augie beat Elmhurst 48-7 while UW-River Falls only beat Elmhurst 45-7.

UW River Falls beat UW Oshkosh, which beat Northern Michigan, which beat McKendree, which beat Walsh.

Walsh beat Lake Erie, which beat Hillsdale, which beat Old Dominican, which beat Virginia State, which beat Elizabeth City State, which beat Chowan, which beat Mars Hill.

Mars Hill beat Newberry, which beat West Florida, which beat McNeese State, which beat Incarnate Word, which beat Texas State.

Texas State beat South Alabama, which beat Bowling Green, which beat Minnesota, which beat Purdue, which beat Michigan State, which beat ...

Michigan.