The Wolverines took down Purdue, 21-16 an ugly game on Saturday night. It was far from perfect, but Michigan did what it needed to do to keep on stacking wins.
Stock up: Jordan Marshall No surprises here, Jordan Marshall was fantastic in this game for Michigan. He was the heart and sole of the offense in this game and without him they genuinely might not have ended up winning.
Quarterback: D+ Bryce Underwood was not good in this game, his second poor performance in a row. He would finish the game 13/22 with 145 passing yards and 1 interception with 7 carries for 44 yards on the ground.
Michigan improved to 7-2 on Saturday night following a 21-16 win over Purdue. The Wolverines entered the game as a 21-point favorite and survived a scare against the Boilermakers.
The No. 21 Michigan Wolverines (7-2) escaped an upset bid from Purdue (2-7) at the Big House on Saturday night by coming away with a 21-16 victory. Let's break down "the good" and "the bad" from the win.
It was far from pretty, and it might have been one of Michigan's worst performances of the season, but the Wolverines escaped Purdue on Saturday night to move to 7-2.
The Michigan linebacker unit keeps getting thinner. Entering the night, the Wolverines were down a pair of starting-caliber linebackers after both Cole Sullivan and Jimmy Rolder were ruled out.
After suffering a loss to USC on the road, Michigan has put together back-to-back good performances against Washington and Michigan State in the past two games.
Michigan is back in action for a 7 p.m. ET kick against Purdue and the Wolverines might be a little banged up entering Week 10. The availability report will confirm all expectations, but RB Justice Haynes, LB Cole Sullivan, and possibly Jimmy Rolder will all miss the game against the Boilermakers -- along with others.
The Wolverines are now 6-2 and everything is in front of them. But Michigan must take care of business each and every week from here on out and it all starts with Purdue this weekend.
Urban Meyer held a costume contest Dave Portnoy showed up He dressed as a legendary coach The Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes are 30 days away from their annual rivalry game showdown on Nov.
Bryce Underwood made an announcement He is on the College Football 26 video game Purdue's pass defense will be tested Saturday The Michigan Wolverines are 6-2 heading into this weekend's game against Purdue and hoping for a clean sweep of their final four games.
The Michigan Wolverines are now 6-2 after taking down their in-state rival Michigan State Spartans this past weekend, but one former star player believes the team can be so much better if Sherrone Moore takes care of a few things on offense.
Michigan is just hanging around. It’s 6-2, but its only Big Ten loss was to USC. If it wins out, it has a real shot of getting into the Big Ten Championship,