It was ugly, frightening, stressful, but in the end, the 11th game of the season shared the same result as the first 10: victory.
The Michigan Wolverines defeated Illinois 19-17 in their closest game of the season on Saturday. Michigan was already shorthanded to begin the game without Donovan Edwards, Luke Schoonmaker, Trevor Keegan and Mike Morris, but once Heisman-hopeful Blake Corum went down clutching his knee late in the second quarter, a losing result quickly felt inevitable.
But despite an overwhelmed offensive line, missed reads and dropped passes, Michigan was able to shutout the Illini in the final quarter and score nine unanswered points to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.