No. 2 Michigan beats Purdue 43-22 for Big Ten crown
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “But Donovan is a special back, a special guy and I’m glad he’s on our side.” Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell and receiver Charlie Jones helped the Boilermakers make it interesting for a while. “We turned the ball over and didn’t score touchdowns.” Michigan showed no signs of a hangover after last week’s rout over the Buckeyes, taking a 7-0 lead on its opening possession with a 25-yard TD pass from J.J. McCarthy to Colston Loveland. Michigan retook the lead on McCarthy’s 7-yard TD pass to Luke Schoonmaker and Edwards helped them put it away while holding the Boilermakers to just three second-half field goals. A surprise end around set up Purdue’s first score, a fake punt helped keep its second scoring drive alive and then Mockobee sprinted 25 yards on a fake flea-flicker in the third quarter.