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Michigan rolls past Iowa in Big Ten Title Game

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December 4th, 2021 by admin

The Michigan Wolverines hit on two big plays in the first half to build a lead and kept building on it in the second half for a 42-3 win over Iowa in the Big Ten Championship. The Wolverines were dominate in their first appearance in the game and will move on to the College Football Playoff.

Blake Corum started the scoring with a 67 yard touchdown run down the right sideline with 6:38 left in the first quarter.A little over a minute of gametime later Roman Wilson hauled in a trick play pass from Donovan Edwards for 75 yards and a score to put Michigan up 14-0. Iowa got a 22 yard field goal from Caleb Shudak to make it 14-3 at half.

Hassan Haskins scored on two short runs, Erick All hauled in a one handed td catch, and Donovan Edwards added the exclamation point score with 1:25 left. The Wolverines outgained the Hawkeyes 461-279 yards.

Michigan improved to 12-1 on the season and will now await their seeding in the CFP on Sunday.

Iowa falls to 10-3 on the year and will await their bowl destination on Sunday afternoon.