For a second straight week, Michigan avoided a fourth-quarter disaster to beat Minnesota 27-24 on Saturday. The Wolverines appeared to be in cruise control in the first half, jumping out to a 21-0 lead,

Banks was Nebraska’s leading receiver, Barney and Johnson both excelled on the ground and Raiola was good again through the air. The Huskers clearly have a good group of talent but can’t struggle so much on third downs and in short-yardage situations as was frequently the case at Purdue.

From having a big lead to nearly being upset, Michigan football turned in some of its lowest Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades of the season after fending off a late surge by Minnesota:

It was a predictably tough night at the office for Michigan State against a top-three Ohio State team. But maybe it wasn’t as tough as some recent years against Ohio State. The Spartans’ Pro Football Focus grades for their 38-7 loss to the Buckeyes show plenty of points o deficiency but a few positives as well.

I t was another tale of two halves for the Michigan Wolverines. The maize and blue walked into halftime with a 21-3 lead and dominated all three phases of the game. But like last