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No. 9 Michigan went into Lincoln trying to get its first-ever win in Memorial Stadium — the Wolverines were 0-1-1 entering Saturday.
Just like last week, when Michigan won in Madison for the first time since 2001, the Wolverines ended their losing streak in Lincoln with a crazy comeback win.
The first half looked like it would be all Michigan — it entered halftime up 13-0 and the defense controlled the option-attack that Nebraska has and Daxton Hill came down with a big interception. The Wolverines’ big issue in the first half was failing to score a touchdown twice in the red zone which resulted in two field goals.
The second half was another story, and it was wildly different. The Cornhuskers scored a touchdown four out of the five drives and the Michigan defense looked clueless against Adrian Martinez. The defensive line continued to play decent, but the second level, the linebackers, played poorly in the second half and were fooled by different play-action or option packages that Nebraska ran at them.
After Michigan tied the game up at 29-29 with a field goal, the next possession Nebraska had yet another errant turnover as Brad Hawkins stripped the ball from Adrian Martinez. The Wolverines were able to capitalize with a field goal but left 1:23 left on the clock for the Cornhusker offense.
The defense held its own in the final drive and Michigan came away with a 32-29 victory.
Here are three things we learned.
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