The Michigan Wolverines narrowly avoided a disaster on Saturday against the Illinois Fighting Illini. They came out of the game hot and jumped to a quick 28-0 lead in the first half thanks to an efficient ground game headed by Zach Charbonnet and Hassan Haskins.
The defense was playing lights out and was suffocating the Illini’s offensive game plan, while Patterson had maybe his best half of the season in Champaign.
However, it was pretty obvious the Wolverines took their foot off the gas when they were up big, and Illinois never gave up.