Ke'Shawn Vaughn finally found some room to run out of the wildcat offense, reeling off a 45-yard run down the sideline to get Illinois to the Michigan 36. Once again, however, the Wolverine defense was up to the task, forcing a punt three plays later.
The Michigan offense will take over at its own 8.
Smith hammers it home for six
De'Veon Smith punctuated another easy drive for Michigan with a seven-yard touchdown run to give the Wolverines a seemingly insurmountable 28-0 lead with 11 minutes to play in the second quarter.
Smith had a 13-yard run, Karan Higdon a 16-yard gain and Wilton Speight found Amara Darboh for a 27-yard strike to get Michigan down to the Illini 7.