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Grades: Michigan 32, Nebraska 29 | Football



Some boom or bust here. Deontai Williams was the first player to pick off McNamara this season, lighting Memorial Stadium on fire and setting up NU’s go-ahead touchdown late in the third quarter. But Michigan also caught NU three times with the same play — a tight end delay that resulted in three catches and three first downs.

Nebraska did its job against Michigan’s dangerous return men, corralling everything on both kickoffs and punts. Will Przystup hit a great first punt nearly pinned Michigan inside its own 5-yard line, but NU’s gunners couldn’t get the ball downed before it trickled into the end zone. A 53-yard punt by Przystup led to a 5-yard loss on the return as Marques Buford and Isaac Gifford closed down quickly on return man A.J. Henning midway through the second quarter to pin Michigan at its own 10-yard-line.

An illegal block below the waist penalty on Cam Jurgens on NU’s second drive wiped out a 9-yard run and put the Huskers behind schedule, eventually leading to a punt. Illegal formation canceled out a 13-yard completion to Jaquez Yant early in the second quarter as Turner Corcoran lined up too far off the line of scrimmage. Great eye by Scott Frost to catch McNamara’s knee being down before a handoff that was originally ruled a touchdown. The coach called timeout, got the review, and got a Michigan touchdown taken off the board in exchange for a field goal.



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