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Michigan
Rallies
From 3-0
Halftime
Hole to
Beat
Penn
State
21-18
Behind
Carr,
Defense
Parker
Sinclair
- Sports
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Network
ANN
ARBOR -
Michigan
freshman
quarterback
Tommy
Carr
came off
the
bench to
start
the
second
half,
and with
a
defense
and
rushing
attack
that
came
alive
after
halftime,
the
Wolverines
turned a
3-0
deficit
into a
21-18
comeback
win over
Penn
State on
Saturday,
their
first
Big Ten
victory
of the
season.
The
Wolverines
had gone
nowhere
in the
first
half.
Sophomore
starter
Bryce
Underwood
had one
of the
roughest
halves
of his
Michigan
career,
producing
just 88
total
yards,
throwing
two
interceptions
and
missing
several
open
receivers.
Michigan
never
put
together
a
scoring
drive
and
crossed
midfield
only
once.
Underwood’s
second
interception,
an
off-balance
throw
into
double
coverage,
drew
visible
frustration
from the
coaching
staff.
With the
offense
disjointed
and out
of
rhythm,
head
coach
Kyle
Whittingham
turned
to Carr
to open
the
third
quarter.
The
defense
changed
the game
first.
Rod
Moore’s
interception
gave
Michigan
a short
field,
and
Bryson
Kuzdzal
broke
off a
43-yard
touchdown
run for
the
Wolverines’
first
points
of the
day.
Chris
Bracy
later
forced
another
takeaway
that
ended a
Penn
State
drive
and
handed
the
offense
the ball
with
momentum.
Michigan’s
defense
finished
with
three
turnovers,
and each
one
tilted
the
field in
the
Wolverines’
favor.
The
backfield
made
those
short
fields
count.
Michigan
piled up
174
rushing
yards in
the
second
half,
its best
total in
any half
this
season,
and the
ground
game
gave
Carr
room to
operate.
He
steadied
the
offense
right
away,
protecting
the
football,
keeping
the unit
on
schedule
and
restoring
the
tempo
that had
been
missing
all
afternoon.
His
composure
in the
huddle
lifted
the
team’s
energy
and
helped
Michigan’s
playmakers
regain
their
confidence.
The
Wolverines
outscored
Penn
State
21-15
after
the
break to
flip the
game. As
conference
play
intensifies,
Whittingham
now has
a
decision
to make
about
whether
the
second-half
formula
of
takeaways,
a
physical
run game
and Carr
at
quarterback
is the
one he
wants to
keep.
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