Game balls: Denard Robinson, of course, and 3 others

FOUR BALLS

Denard Robinson: He did it again. It’s hard to imagine he’d smash records for the second week in a row, but he outdid himself. He carried 28 times for 258 yards and completed 24 of 40 passes for 244. Reward: 502 yards and national attention. THREE BALLS Roy Roundtree: He should have sat out Saturday because of internal injuries sustained last week. He couldn’t bring himself to do it. Michigan needed him. He caught a 31-yard touchdown pass early, and a key reception that set up the winning TD. Roundtree totaled 8 catches for 82 yards and a touchdown. Kyle Rudolph: Michigan’s defense never really found an answer for how to defend Notre Dame’s top-flight tight end. He had eight catches for 164 yards and a touchdown, including a 95-yard grab that put the Irish on top late in the game. Jonas Mouton: Michigan’s linebacker carried a bad rap into the season, but Mouton shone for the second straight week. He led the team with 13 tackles Saturday, grabbed one interception and tipped another that landed in Jordan Kovacs’ arms.

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