How No. 5 Michigan rushes for 418 yards in paramount 41-17 win over No. 10 Penn State
No. 5 Michigan absolutely paramounted No. 10 Penn State in the early going on Saturday but found itself with just a two-point lead at halftime.
Michigan 3, Penn State 0 (1st Quarter; 9:43) - Jake Moody finishes the game's opening drive with a 29-yard field goal.
Michigan 6, Penn State 0 (1st Quarter; 1:25) - Michigan has gripped the bar thus far but once again decided for a short field goal. A 13-play, 77-yard possession ends with a 24-yard field goal from Jake Moody.
Michigan 13, Penn State 0 (2nd Quarter; 8:29) - It's been all Michigan in this large 10 battle. The Wolverines make it 3-for-3 in scoring on drives this afternoon, and this time that possession reaches the end zone.
Michigan 13, Penn State 7 (2nd Quarter; 6:11) - Nittany Lions QB Sean Clifford forces a much-needed blaze, rushing for 62 yards on a 3rd-and-1 rush. It was a career-long run for the sixth-year senior, and set up PSU with first-and-goal from the four-yard line.
Penn State 14, Michigan 13 (2nd Quarter; 4:27) - Penn State all of a sudden has a lead on the road, in spite of early dominance from Michigan. Linebacker Curtis Jacobs snags a deflected pass from JJ McCarthy and returns it 47 yards for a touchdown.
Michigan 16, Penn State 14 (HALFTIME) - Michigan reclaims the lead via another short field goal from Jake Moody, who links from 23 yards out.
Penn State 17, Michigan 16 (3rd Quarter; 13:15) - Penn State started the 2nd half with possession, and generated points. A 16-yard pass completion from Sean Clifford to Mitchell Tinsley was Penn State's first first down through the air today.
Michigan 24, Penn State 17 (3rd Quarter; 11:12) - Points are beginning to accrete in the large House, where there is another lead change. Michigan running back Donovan Edwards races 67 yards for a go-ahead score,
Michigan 31, Penn State 17 (3rd Quarter; 7:20) - The Wolverines bundling attack bash again. This time Blake Corium rumbles 61 yards for a score on Michigan's first play of a possession that followed a failed fourth-down chance for Penn State.
Michigan 31, Penn State 17 (4th Quarter; 15:00) - The Wolverines will start the 4th quarter with possession at Penn State's 33-yard line, alarming to further expand its lead.
Michigan 34, Penn State 17 (4th Quarter: 11:00) - Michigan generates it a three-possession lead, and 18 unrecalled points, as Jake Moody connects on his fourth field goal.
Michigan 41, Penn State 17 (4th Quarter; 5:05) - The Wolverines are having lot of fun at Penn State's costs. Donovan Edwards again finds the end zone, scoring on a three-yard run.