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Nebraska finished with 140 yards on 32 attempts (4.4 per attempt). Rahmir Johnson led the way with 67 yards on 17 attempts. Jaquez Yant, a week after a breakout game, had just four attempts for 14 yards and saw limited reps  in the second half.

Michigan’s rushing attack

Entering Saturday: The Wolverines had the Big Ten’s top rushing attack at 255 yards per game, which ranks seventh nationally.

Saturday: The Huskers didn’t make it easy on the Wolverines, who slowly made their way toward their season average. Blake Corum’s 29-yard touchdown run in fourth quarter helped the Wolverines finish with 204 yards the ground, the most gained by a Husker opponent this year.

Give the Wolverines credit. They stuck with the ground game, finishing with 42 attempts. Did that wear down the Blackshirts?

Red-zone offense

Entering Saturday: Nebraska’s 80% scoring clip in the red area ranked 88th nationally (Michigan ranked 13th at 95%). Against the No. 9 team in the country, NU needed to make any red-zone chances count.

Saturday: Nebraska reached the red zone on its first offensive series and turned the ball over on downs when Scott Frost elected to go for it 4th-and-goal from the three.



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