{"id":147562,"date":"2022-12-04T05:14:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T05:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/michigan-vs-purdue-big-ten-championship-game\/"},"modified":"2022-12-04T05:14:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T05:14:02","slug":"michigan-vs-purdue-big-ten-championship-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/michigan-vs-purdue-big-ten-championship-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan vs. Purdue, Big Ten championship game"},"content":{"rendered":"
Michigan had already checked off two of its four goals heading into the season: beat Michigan State and Ohio State. Now it gets to check of another one of those goals: win the Big Ten championship.<\/p>\n
Michigan may not have dominated time of possession, but it took advantage of its scoring opportunities. Purdue couldn’t, settling for five field goals. That was the difference in the game. If Purdue scores even just two more touchdowns, this is a different game entirely.<\/p>\n
Michigan has now won 13 games in a season for the first time in program history. Their minds will quickly shift to who they will take on in the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n
-Q4 1:22: Mullings gets in the end zone to make it 43-22.<\/p>\n
-Q4 5:07: Another Purdue field goal makes it 36-22.<\/p>\n
-Q4 9:06: McCarthy to Ronnie Bell in the back of the end zone for the touchdown. Two-point conversion is good. It’s a three-score game now, 36-19.<\/p>\n\n
-Q4 9:57: Will Johnson with his second pick of the game deep in Purdue territory. That’s game, especially if Michigan scores here.<\/p>\n
-Q4 10:07: Purdue forces a three-and-out after a controversial facemask flag is picked up on third down. It looked like a facemask to me. But alas, Michigan punts it away.<\/p>\n
-Q4 12:37: Purdue kicks another field goal. That’s the difference in the game right now. Michigan has four TDs, Purdue has kicked four FGs. It’s 28-19.<\/p>\n\n
Q3 1:35: McCarthy with an arm punt for just his third INT of the season.<\/p>\n
-Q3 3:37: Michigan picks up a sack on third down in the red zone and Purdue adds an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to the end of that. Purdue tacks on another field goal and it’s 28-16.<\/p>\n\n
-Q3 7:38: Michigan can’t take advantage of the turnover. They go three-and-out.<\/p>\n
-Q3 9:29: Aidan O’Connell is picked off in the end zone by Will Johnson. Huge play there as Purdue was driving.<\/p>\n
-Q3 10:32: Edwards scores again. This time from 27 yards out. That drive? 2 plays, 67 yards. 40-yard pass to Schoonmaker on the play before. It’s 28-13.<\/p>\n
-Q3 11:20: Purdue goes three-and-out. Second-half Michigan is already in full effect. Michigan gets to the punter, and the officials call running into the kicker.<\/p>\n