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Kornacki: Is There Anything Peppers Can't Do? Harbaugh Knows

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- It might be hard to believe, but there was a time when the University of Michigan was struggling to get its offense going in the 78-0 win over Rutgers.

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The Wolverines couldn't muster a first down on their first three possessions. It was raining, and nothing was working, and it wasn't looking as if the largest margin of victory of all-time in a game between Big Ten teams was percolating.

Enter Jabrill Peppers, who grew up just north of here, as the quarterback in the wildcat formation.