MINNEAPOLIS — After playing sparingly for Michigan as a backup his first two years and waiting for this virus-shortened season to start seven weeks late, Joe Milton’s time at quarterback had finally come.
“I started tearing up,” said Milton, an Orlando Olympia High alum. “It’s real and it’s time to prove to the world what I can do.”
Milton delivered two touchdowns and 277 total yards in an unflappable debut, and the No. 18 Wolverines trampled the No. 21 Gophers with 258 rushing yards in a 49-24 victory Saturday night.
“I felt great. I was comfortable.