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briefly, then was pulled in
favor of McSorley a>er
throwing a pick-six. He went
back onto the field with the
game out of hand and led the Lions on
their only scoring drive.
• Michigan puts a lot of faith in its sec-
ondary to keep opposing receivers under
control in man-to-man coverage, and
against Penn State, that faith was re-
warded. The Lions were without Juwan
Johnson, who didn't make the trip due to
an injury. The only wideouts who caught
passes were Jahan Dotson with two re-
ceptions for 29 yards, and K.J. Hamler
with one for 20.
The Lions didn't suffer a string of drops
as they had in earlier games, although
Brandon Polk mishandled a throw in the
first quarter, tipping the ball in
the air where it was nearly in-
tercepted. But while those
problems didn't recur
throughout the game, Penn State's wide-
outs weren't able to create much separa-
tion against an outstanding Michigan
secondary.
LOOKING AHEAD
Next up: Wisconsin. The Badgers
haven't had the kind of season that a lot
of people anticipated, losing to BYU,
Michigan and Northwestern to dri> out
of the Big Ten and College Football Play-
off picture. But they took care of business
on Saturday against Rutgers, and they
did it in typical Badger fashion. Star run-
ning
back Jonathan Taylor rushed for 208
yards and three touchdowns, and Wis-
consin rushed for 317 yards as a team,
rolling over the Scarlet Knights, 31-17.
Penn State's defense spent a lot of time
on the field at Michigan, and it's not the
first time that has happened this season.
The Lions' defensive front seven will
need to regroup quickly, because they
will be tested by a Wisconsin running at-
tack that is leading the Big Ten with an
average of 273 yards per game.
"We've got to be smart with how we
practice this week," Franklin said. "We've
got to give our guys the best chance to
put this game behind us, move forward
and practice smart as we take some of
those reps and wear and tear off of them
so we can be as fresh as we possibly can
be come Saturday. We're going to have to
make some adjustments with how we
practice and how we work. This week is
going to be really important."
A NEW WAY
TO ACCESS
POSTGAME
COVERAGE
Starting this season, Blue White Il-
lustrated's postgame coverage will
be available via bwi.rivals.com. All
of our game stories, including the
story above on Saturday's defeat at
Michigan, can now be accessed from
the website.
The change in format allows us to
bring readers more gameday cover-
age than ever before: game recaps,
player features, notebooks, high-
lights and lowlights, game grades
and recruiting news. To find BWI's
postgame coverage, visit the links
below:
HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS
GAME GRADES
FEATURE STORIES
STATISTICS
Tommy Stevens
scored a late
touchdown to
prevent Penn
State's first
shutout loss
since 2001.
Photo
by Steve Manuel
