Michigan needed this win, and Kyle Whittingham’s Wolverines delivered, edging Rutgers 28-21. However, the score hides how uncomfortable the game was. Michigan looked shaky throughout, and a controversial penalty in the fourth quarter nearly cost the Wolverines their lead. Though the Wolverines persevered, the controversial call could have derailed Michigan’s comeback.
Michigan, 4-3 coming in, held a comfortable-looking 21-13 lead in the fourth quarter. Then Jordan Marshall failed to convert on third-and-1, getting stopped for a two-yard loss at Michigan’s 37-yard line. With the offence unable to move the chains, Michigan sent punter C. Brown onto the field.
What followed looked like a break for Michigan. Brown delivered a 43-yard punt to the Rutgers 22-yard line, where Quentin Redding attempted to return it but fumbled…