The Michigan Wolverines came into Saturday’s matchup against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Michigan’s defense has been the calling card for this team all season long. Saturday, however, there has been a bit of a role reversal. Michigan’s offense has been the one making plays for the Wolverines, while the defense has had some struggles.
The winners and losers at halftime lead off with the offensive playmakers.
Tommy Carr entered this game battling flu symptoms according to Michigan’s radio broadcast. You’d never know it watching the way he played in the first half. Carr was the engine that kept Michigan’s offense moving on their first two touchdown drives of the half.
Carr was 10-12 on the first three series of the game with 165 yards and a touchdown pass to JJ Buchanan on the first series of the game. Carr’s poise and moxie continue to show up nicely whenever pressure starts to come from Rutgers’ defensive line.
Michigan was hoping to get some confidence established for its starting quarterback and found a way in the first half.
Had Travis Johnson caught a third down pass in the second quarter, three freshmen would have made huge conversions in the first half. Instead, the Wolverine...