Well, so much for being healthy. The 17th-ranked Michigan football team handled its business Saturday in a 38-14 win against Purdue, and in doing so rose into a three-way tie for the Legends Division lead by virtue of a Michigan State loss. But it paid a price to get there.
The Michigan football team's defense didn't start or finish the way it wanted to in a 36-14 win against Purdue on Saturday. But in between, the unit played close to perfect. They played the "Michigan defense," a phrase players preach as the standard. But what exactly does playing Michigan defense ...
Fitzgerald Toussaint isn't sure how to explain his trademark moment Saturday. With the Michigan football team threatening to take control on the opening drive of the second half, the sophomore running back remembers seeing a crease behind sophomore left tackle Taylor Lewan. From there, things got blurry. "(There was) a ...
Updated 5:07 p.m. All week, Michigan football coaches and players insisted they had forgotten about Michigan State. Apparently, the Wolverines weren't kidding. Fitzgerald Toussaint scored twice and rushed for a career-high 170 yards on 20 carries Saturday as the Wolverines successfully washed away the taste of their only defeat of ...
Game balls from the Michigan football team's 36-14 victory Saturday against Purdue.
For the second consecutive week, the Purdue football team takes on a Top 25 team. Last week, the Boilermakers (4-3, 2-1 Big Ten) beat then No. 23 Illinois, 21-14. Today, they face No. 17 Michigan (6-1, 2-1) at Michigan Stadium. Can Purdue, a 14-point underdog in today's game, pull off another upset?
Michigan junior safety Jordan Kovacs is not on the dress list and will not play Saturday against Purdue. A school spokesman said Kovacs suffered a knee injury and has not practiced since. A source told AnnArbor.com that Kovacs is questionable for the Iowa game as well because of the injury. ...
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Cross your fingers and hope the Wolverines' season isn't about to crumble around us for a third straight season. Michigan was a combined 9-0 the last two seasons entering matchups against Michigan State, but lost those games and finished a combined 3-13. And the Wolverines were 6-0 before losing in East Lansing two weeks ago.
The Las Vegas oddsmakers have the Michigan football team as a 13 1/2-point favorite against Purdue on Saturday (noon, ESPN2). What do you think?
What does Brady Hoke expect to see from the Purdue offense on Saturday? Pretty much the same plan Michigan State used to beat the Wolverines two weeks ago.
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After Purdue lost to Rice and was blown out by Notre Dame, it seemed the Michigan football team might have little trouble disposing of the Boilermakers. That no longer appears to be the case.
Michigan football coach Brady Hoke again backed junior quarterback Denard Robinson as his starter Monday, but also said the team fully intends to use sophomore Devin Gardner in certain situations moving forward. The Wolverines' opponent for Saturday, Purdue (4-3, 2-1 Big Ten), apparently has the same mindset. "We still want ...
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