Indiana scored when Bazelak found Josh Henderson on an out-route from the backfield, as he beat Michael Barrett in man coverage and out-raced him to the pylon. The Hoosiers marched 75 yards on a 10-play drive their second time with the ball, including a perfectly thrown 33-yard pass by Bazelak over the head of DJ Turner as the pass rush slammed him to the turf. Defense ultimately holds strongĮarly on the defense didn't seem to have answers for Indiana's up-tempo offense. In the second quarter, Michigan couldn't punch the ball into the end zone on a goal-to-go situation, so the sure-footed Jake Moody trotted onto the field for a chip-shot 26-yard field goal. Michigan forced a punt on the Hoosiers' opening drive and AJ Henning had what appeared to be a nice 20-yard return, but the Wolverines were flagged for a block in the back which resulted in a 30-yard swing. Special team was another area the Wolverines consistently won earlier this season, but seemed out of sorts Saturday.
In total, the Wolverines were flagged a season-high 10 times for 85 yards. However, the Wolverines lined up in the neutral zone, which gave Indiana a second opportunity to punt it and on the second time it was downed at the Wolverines 2-yard line. The problem wasn't fixed in the second half.Īfter the defense forced a quick punt, the Hoosiers special teams unit came onto the field and punter James Evans booted it into the end zone. Instead of third-and-20, the Hoosiers got an automatic first down and later connected on a field goal to tie the game at 10 early in the second quarter. As he motioned across his face to celebrate, the flag came out and he was dinged for unsportsmanlike conduct. One of the more costly penalties early came late in the first quarter when Michael Barrett dropped Indiana's Connor Bazelak for a sack. Michigan had more than that in the first half, racking up five flags for 54 yards. The Wolverines were flagged for an average of fewer than three penalties and 27 yards per game, their 14 total was the fewest in the nation entering play. One reason Michigan was able to handle the first five weeks with relative ease (other than the inferior opponents in the non-conference schedule) was its ability to do all of the little things right. McCarthy finished the game 28-for-36 with a career-high 304 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. The 10-play, 60-yard drive had six rushes and four passes and finished when McCarthy found Johnson on a 6-yard screen pass. Michigan, which was able to start running downhill against a gassed Indiana front, found the end zone one final time on its last drive. That capped a six-play, 57-yard drive that started after Michigan challenged a 15-yard pass to Schoonmaker that was originally ruled incomplete, but eventually overturned. Michigan put together its first nonscripted touchdown drive of the day with 9:47 to play, after Schoonmaker caught a pass in the flat from McCarthy and dove into the end zone for a nine-yard score. Still, the defense got the ball back and the Wolverines offense opened the floodgates in the fourth quarter. Michigan had a chance to put the game away after starting with the ball at the Indiana 33 on its next possession, but McCarthy threw his first interception of the season when he forced a ball into double coverage looking for Bell in the end zone. Two plays later Johnson made up for his mistake as he caught a crossing route and took it 29 yards into the end zone for the score to take the lead, 17-10. McCarthy felt the blitz come from his left side, stepped up in the pocket and ran directly where the pressure came from for a gain of nine to move the sticks.
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