STATE COLLEGE — At first, it looked like it was going to be another long day for the Michigan defensive line.
Max Bultman
Daily Sports Editor
Football
The Wolverines, when it mattered most, made some of the game’s routine plays count.
The Wolverines beat Penn State by 12 points. Three times, they held the Nittany Lions to three instead of seven. There’s your ballgame.
Michigan overcame a slew of untimely penalties, a poor run game and a hostile Penn State crowd to not only win, but also stay in the conference title race.
With its conference title hopes on the line, the No. 12 Michigan football team can’t afford to look ahead when it visits Penn State on Saturday.
The stakes for the No. 12 Michigan football team are clear entering Saturday’s game at Penn State. A win will keep the Wolverines alive in the race for the Big Ten title, while a loss would likely end those hopes.
But what does the game mean for the Nittany Lions?
Of course, the biggest dreams of all are still in play. Saturday, as Michigan takes on Penn State in State College, it has a chance to get one step closer to a Big Ten Championship.
Only one item remains on the Michigan football team’s to-do list before the Wolverines can face No. 3 Ohio State at home for a spot in the Big Ten Championship.
“It’s a game with really neat young people and a ball that’s not round, and that’s what creates the drama,” Baxter said.
Penn State’s Beaver Stadium is the nation’s second-largest college football stadium behind only Michigan Stadium. It seats 106,572 people.