I found nothing positive today. The Wolverines, who had risen to No. 3 before losing to Michigan State last month, appeared to be in their easiest stretch of the season, playing three unranked teams. Northwestern, which has lost five of its last six games and 13 of its last 14 Big Ten games, never posed a challenge. Carr said it is hard when a team is heavily favored and struggles. The Wolverines didn't convert, but scored on three of their next four possessions.
Football is a game of momentum.
TD dive was set up by a 21-yard catch by Johnson, who spun away from one tackler and ducked under another before being tackled at the 1. They mixed things up well. The Wildcats had moved the ball to the Michigan 12 following runs of 24 and 2 yards by Damien Anderson, but Zak Kustok was sacked for 10 yards and nearly sacked on the next play and the Wildcats had to settle for the field goal. Anderson, who was averaging 107 yards rushing a game, was held to 74 yards on 21 carries. The two rushing touchdowns gave Thomas 34 for his career, tying Rick Leach for second on Michigan's career list.