Pretty much nothing about Michigan’s win over Minnesota made sense on Saturday night, and that discussion starts with how the game concluded. Coming off a game that the Wolverines should have won but dropped, the Maize and Blue had last second fortune tip in their favor this time.
Minnesota came into the game with the worst scoring offense in the Big Ten, in the bottom four in yards gained, yet they moved the ball incredibly well against Michigan’s No. 1 in the nation defense. That is, until one final play.
The Golden Gophers trailed by three points with just under five minutes remaining, but scrapped and clawed down the field, converting both a 3rd-and-17 and 4th-and-5 play.