Michigan lost to South Carolina 26–19, becoming the only team in the Big Ten Conference to lose its bowl game in the 2017–2018 bowl season. Michigan scored six points in the first quarter via two field goals from Quinn Nordin, from 35-yards, and 26-yards, respectively. The teams exchanged field goals in the second quarter, one from Parker White from 44-yards for South Carolina, and one from Nordin from 45-yards for Michigan, which made the score 9–3 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan scored 10 points in the third quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Ben Mason, and a 48-yard field goal from Nordin.
South Carolina responded with 23 straight points in the second half via a 17-yard touchdown run from Rico Dowdle and a 21-yard touchdown pass from Jake Bentley to Bryan Edwards in the third quarter. South Carolina took its first lead of the game in the fourth quarter via a 53-yard touchdown pass from Bentley to Shi Smith, and extended its lead via a 22-yard field goal from White. Florida opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 46-yard field goal from Eddy Piñeiro. Michigan responded with a 25-yard field goal from Quinn Nordin to tie the game, and a 46-yard touchdown pass from Wilton Speight to Tarik Black, for its first lead of the game. Florida added 14 points in the second quarter via back-to-back interception returns, a 48-yard interception return from Duke Dawson, and a 41-yard interception return from C.
Wilton Speight was briefly benched in the second quarter, replaced by John O'Korn. Michigan reduced Florida's lead to four points via a 55-yard field goal from Nordin, which made the score 17–13 in favor of Florida at half-time. Michigan then scored 20 unanswered points in the second half, via a three-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon and 30-yard field goal from Nordin in the third quarter. Michigan extended its lead in the fourth quarter via a 50-yard field goal from Nordin and a fumble recovery in the end-zone by Noah Furbush. Rankings from AP PollThe 1998 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season.
The 1998 Wolverines finished the season with a 10–3 record (7–1 in the Big Ten) and defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 1999 Florida Citrus Bowl. Fans are rightfully riding the McCarthy hype train heading into this battle. He's easily the best quarterback prospect that Harbaugh has brought in so far as the No. 2 pro-style QB and the No. 24 overall player in the 2021 recruiting class. The question is whether or not he can live up to those expectations. We have seen countless quarterbacks come in and out of Schembechler Hall over the last few seasons and none have emerged as the great quarterbacks they were touted to be. We'll have a chance to get an early idea from the coaching staff and players this spring.
Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 20-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Peters to Sean McKeon. Minnesota responded with a 10-yard touchdown run from Rodney Smith to tie the game. Michigan regained the lead via a 77-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon.
Michigan extended its lead in the second quarter via a 60-yard touchdown run from Chris Evans, which made the score 20–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan added 13 points in the third quarter via a five-yard touchdown run from Higdon, and a 67-touchdown run from Evans. Minnesota responded with a 23-yard field goal from Emmit Carpenter in the fourth quarter.
After neither team scored in the first quarter, Michigan opened the scoring in the second quarter via a 12-yard touchdown pass from John O'Korn to Zach Gentry. Purdue responded with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Elijah Sindelar to Brycen Hopkins. Purdue then took its first lead of the game via a 29-yard field goal from J. D. Dellinger, which made the score 10–7 in favor of Purdue at half-time. Michigan then scored 21 unanswered points in the second half, via a 10-yard touchdown run from Chris Evans, a one-yard touchdown run from Ty Isaac, and a 49-yard touchdown run from Evans.
Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a two-yard touchdown run from Khalid Hill. Michigan extended its lead in the second quarter via a three-yard touchdown pass from John O'Korn to Sean McKeon. Ohio State responded with 14 points in the second quarter via a 21-yard touchdown run from J. T. Barrett, and a 25-yard touchdown pass from Barrett to Marcus Baugh to tie the game at half-time.
Michigan regained the lead in the third quarter via a two-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. Ohio State scored 10 points in the fourth quarter via a 44-yard field goal from Sean Nuernberger, and a 25-yard touchdown run from Mike Weber. Wisconsin opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 50-yard punt return from Nick Nelson. Michigan responded with a one-yard touchdown run from Ben Mason in the second quarter to tie the game at half-time.
Michigan opened the scoring in the second half via a 39-yard field goal from Quinn Nordin, to take its first lead of the game. Wisconsin responded with 14 points in the third quarter via a 24-yard touchdown pass from Alex Hornibrook to A. Wisconsin extended its lead in the fourth quarter via a 30-yard field goal from Rafael Gaglianone.
Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a two-yard touchdown run from Henry Poggi. Maryland opened the scoring in the second half via a 20-yard field goal from Henry Darmstadter. The teams exchanged touchdowns in the fourth quarter via a 10-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Brand to Tavion Jacobs for Maryland, and a 17-yard touchdown run from Evans for Michigan. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 40-yard field goal from Quinn Nordin. Michigan added ten points in the second quarter via a 38-yard field goal from Nordin and a 12-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon.
Indiana reduced Michigan's lead to ten points via a 32-yard field goal from Griffin Oakes, which made the score 13–3 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Indiana opened the scoring in the second half via an eight-yard touchdown run from Morgan Ellison. Michigan extended its lead in the fourth quarter via a 59-yard touchdown run from Higdon. Indiana responded with ten points in the fourth quarter via an eight-yard touchdown pass from Peyton Ramsey to Whop Philyor, and a field goal from Oakes as time expired to tie the game and force overtime. In overtime, Michigan scored via a 25-yard touchdown run from Higdon to win the game. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 30-yard field goal from Quinn Nordin.
Michigan State responded with a 14-yard touchdown run from Brian Lewerke. Michigan State extended its lead in the second quarter via a 16-yard touchdown pass from Lewerke to Madre London, which made the score 14–3 in favor of Michigan State at half-time. Michigan reduced the Spartans lead to four points in the third quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Khalid Hill. Michigan's attempted comeback failed when O'Korn's Hail Mary pass was incomplete to end the game. The teams exchanged field goals in the first and second quarter, before a 49-yard field goal from Nordin at the end of the second quarter, which made the score 9–6 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan opened the scoring in the third quarter via a 79-yard punt return from Donovan Peoples-Jones.
Air Force responded with a 64-yard touchdown pass from Arion Worthman to Ronald Cleveland. Michigan extended its lead via a 29-yard field goal from Nordin later in the third quarter. Michigan added 10 points in the fourth quarter via a 36-yard field from Nordin and a 36-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. All eyes are on the quarterback position at Michigan yet again.
Two names remain that could be the head of the team heading into Harbaugh's seventh season after another batch of quarterback transfers. Junior Cade McNamara and the aforementioned McCarthy will likely duke it out for the starting role. McNamara has the experience of playing in four games last season and performing admirably when healthy. Unfortunately, most of those moments came in blowout losses or against Rutgers, but there was still a lot to like from what McNamara showed on the field last season. "I have a lot of respect for Michigan, Juwan Howard is a great coach and they have a lot of good players, and do a really good job," head coach Steve Pikiell said. After neither team scored in the first quarter, Michigan opened the scoring in the second quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Khalid Hill.
Rutgers responded with a 65-yard touchdown run from Janarion Grant to tie the game. Michigan responded with a 10-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon, and a 20-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Peters to Chris Evans, which made the score 21–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. The teams exchanged touchdowns in the third quarter via a five-yard touchdown run from Kareem Walker for Michigan, and a two-yard touchdown run from Gus Edwards for Rutgers. Michigan extended its lead in the fourth quarter via a 49-yard touchdown run from Higdon. The loss snapped Michigan's 10-game home winning streak at Michigan Stadium.
Michigan's five turnovers were the most since recording six in 2012. Michigan's defense held Michigan State to 2-for-14 on third-down conversions, and only 66 total yards in the second half. The game marked the first prime time game in the history of the rivalry. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter via a 43-yard touchdown pass from Speight to Kekoa Crawford. Michigan extended its lead via a 28-yard interception return from Tyree Kinnel. Cincinnati reduced Michigan's lead to seven points via a one-yard touchdown run from Mike Boone.
Michigan added a 28-yard field goal from Nordin in the second quarter, which made the score 17–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Cincinnati opened the scoring in the third quarter via a 10-yard touchdown pass from Hayden Moore to Kahlil Lewis. Rankings from AP PollThe 2017 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolverines played in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan was coached by Jim Harbaugh, who was in his third season. Joel Honigford came to Michigan as an athletic, yet slightly undersized offensive lineman back in 2017.
Last year, he was listed as an offensive lineman and checked in at 305 pounds. He did put on a temporary jersey and play some tight end last year in jumbo sets, but was still viewed as a member of Ed Warinner's unit. Now, he's listed as a full-time tight end and is down a whopping 48 pounds to 257. He's wearing No. 84 this season and will probably be used in jumbo packages or as a surprise target in short yardage or goal line situations. TheWolverine.com first reported that Faustin will miss this season due to medical reasons but will remain on athletic aid.
The 6-2, 200-pound defensive back had only played in two games during his first three years at Michigan and registered just two tackles during that time. With Karan Higdon rushing for 200 yards, and Chris Evans rushing for 191 yards, Michigan had a pair of 100-yard rushers in consecutive games for the first time since 1975. Karan Higdon recorded his second 200-yard game of the season, becoming the first Michigan running back to record multiple 200-yard games in the same season since Mike Hart in 2004. Khaleke Hudson's eight tackles-for-loss broke the single game franchise record, surpassing the previous record of seven set by Larry Foote at Iowa in 2001. Penn State scored 14 points in the first quarter via two touchdown runs from Saquon Barkley, from 69 yards and 15 yards, respectively.
Michigan responded with 13 points in the second quarter via a one-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon, and a six-yard touchdown run from Ty Isaac, to reduce the Nittany Lions' lead to one point. Penn State extended its lead in the second quarter via a three-yard touchdown run from Trace McSorley, which made the score 21–13 in favor of Penn State at half-time. Michigan struggled to find consistent play at quarterback throughout the year, with Wilton Speight, John O'Korn, and Brandon Peters all receiving significant playing time. Karan Higdon led the team on the ground with 994 rushing yards, and Grant Perry led the team in receiving with 307 yards.
The defense, despite losing 10 starters from 2016, was considered one of the best in the country. Lineman Maurice Hurst Jr. was named a consensus first-team All-American. Linebacker Devin Bush Jr. and linemen Rashan Gary and Chase Winovich also received first-team all-conference honors. They also ranked first in passing efficiency defense for both all games (49.9), while Ohio State led for conference games.
The team led the conference in total defense for conference games (244.6), while Ohio State led for all games. Michigan has three transfers on the roster heading into fall camp and all three may end up playing significant roles this season. Wide receiver Daylen Baldwin, quarterback Alan Bowman and defensive tackle Jordan Whittley are all accounted for and ready to compete for playing time as the season begins.
Baldwin will wear No. 85 and is listed at 6-2, 219 pounds, while Bowman, who wore No. 10 at Texas Tech, will sport No. 15 and checks in at 6-4, 205 pounds. Whittley will be in the No. 93 jersey and is listed at 6-1, 348 pounds. College football rosters always go through a fair amount of turnover each year, much of that the result of seniors graduating and high school recruits coming on as freshman. But the combination of a pandemic, an impending blanket transfer waiver and a coaching change means Arizona's 2021 roster is going to look quite different than the 2020 one. Michigan's honorary captains for the game was former Wolverine and 1997 Heisman winner Charles Woodson, and alumnus Dao-Yi Chao, creative director and co-founder of Public School New York .
Senior left tackle and offensive captain Mason Cole made his 50th consecutive start on the offensive line for the Wolverines, tying him with Jon Jansen (1995–98) for most in program history among offensive linemen. Michigan's defense held Ohio State to minus-six yards of offense in the first quarter, marking the first full quarter in negative yardage for the Buckeyes since 2010. The first play during each of Ohio State's first three possessions resulted in a Michigan tackle for loss.
That's certainly a lot of mass, which bodes well for him as he looks to earn playing time at the nose tackle position in Mike Macdonald's 3-4 scheme. On the flip side, walk-on kicker/punter Rhett Anderson is lightest player on the roster at just 172 pounds. Freshman defensive back Rod Moore, along with sophomore DBs Andre Seldon and Darion Green-Warren are the lightest scholarship players at 173 pounds apiece. Brightwell had nearly half of Arizona's carries in 2020, but Wiley averaged more than 7 yards per carry when he got the ball.
Anderson ran for 926 yards and five touchdowns in 21 games at Northwestern, leading the Wildcats in rushing in 2019 and during the 2020 regular season. Michigan's honorary captain for the game was Michigan's director of player personnel Sean Magee. Kicker Quinn Nordin went 5-for-5 on field goal attempts to tie Michigan's single game record. Donovan Peoples-Jones' 79-yard punt return for a touchdown was the longest since Derrick Alexander returned one 79-yards against North Carolina State in 1993. Michigan's honorary captain for the game was ESPN NFL Insider and 1989 alumni Adam Schefter. Wilton Speight surpassed the 3,000-yard passing mark for his career, becoming the 13th quarterback in Michigan history to reach the milestone.
Michigan wore all-maize alternate jerseys for the first time since 1928. With the win, Michigan ended Florida's 27-year season-opener winning streak, which was the longest active streak in the nation. Kicker Quinn Nordin became the first kicker in Michigan history with two successful conversions of field goals of 50 yards or longer in the same game. Just one game into his career, Nordin is tied for third in program history for most attempts made at 50 yards or more. Two players come in as the tallest Wolverines on the roster as both freshman offensive lineman Tristan Bounds and fifth-year senior tight end Carter Selzer check in at 6-8. Junior walk-on running back Leon Franklin along with sophomores Blake Corum and Seldon are a full foot shorter at 5-8 to claim shortest Wolverine honors.
The return of McCauley for another year—his sixth at Arizona—solidifies an offensive line that brings back 81 career starts, 27 by McCauley and 29 by Laie. Donovan, Fears and Morgan have started games in multiple seasons, while Burrola made six starts in 2019 before being suspended for the 2020 season due to COVID protocol violations. A forgotten position during the Kevin Sumlin era, Arizona now has an actual tight ends coach in Jordan Paopao who developed several future NFL TEs at Washington. That should translate into Wolma returning to the usage rate he had in 2017 when his 28 receptions were third-most on the team, while Marshall and Williams figure to finally get used in the offense.
Fisch and quarterbacks coach Jimmie Dougherty will have all spring and summer to sort out what will be the most important position battle on the team. And because the NCAA didn't count the 2020 season toward any player's eligibility, Arizona is welcoming back 12 seniors for another go-around. Those "super seniors" won't count toward the normal scholarship limit of 85, so the Wildcats are expected to have around 90 scholarship athletes on the roster for 2021. Keep in mind that only the players' Michigan careers were taken into account when making this roster. Whatever they did in the NFL after leaving Michigan was not considered.
