Oregon State controlled the game early before Michigan found its footing in the second quarter. Then, three punt attempts and some craziness from the probability gods near the end of the first half helped the Wolverines run away with the game.
With Oregon State making short work of Michigan's defense and Jake Rudock coughing up a fumble three plays later, the Ghost of Michigan Football (recent) Past seemed to have materialized in Ann Arbor on Saturday. This did not feel like Jim Harbaugh's Homecoming. What was meant to be the first of many victories in the Big House instead echoed the lackluster starts that became habit in recent years.