Big rally in Big House: Michigan topples Wisconsin

Northwestern beat Iowa and Michigan State dropped Indiana in Big Ten games.

Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan celebrated its 500th game at the Big House with the first big win of the Roch Rodriguez-era.

The Wolverines rallied from a 19-point halftime deficit, and when Wisconsin’s Allan Evridge misfired on a 2-point conversion pass with 13 seconds left, Michigan had sealed a 27-25 victory over the ninth-ranked Badgers on Saturday.

Wisconsin seemed to tie the game and set up overtime with David Gilreath’s 22-yard touchdown catch and Travis Beckum’s reception for 2, but the conversion was negated by a penalty and the retry was a pass through the end zone.

Michigan (2-2, 1-0 Big Ten) had five turnovers in the first half, leading to a 19-0 deficit, and didn’t score until late in the third quarter.

Michigan St. 42, Indiana 29

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Javon Ringer rushed for 198 yards and scored one touchdown while Brian Hoyer ran for one TD and threw for two more to lead the Spartans.

There were two safeties, three replay reviews, a blocked punt, and Hoyer and Hoosiers quarterback Kellen Lewis each threw career-long touchdown passes.

But the strangest, and most important play, came late in the third quarter when Indiana’s backup quarterback, Ben Chappell, connected with Terrance Turner for a 97-yard touchdown pass that appeared to give Indiana (2-2, 0-1) the lead. Instead, right guard Cody Faulkner was called for holding in the end zone, giving Michigan State (4-1, 1-0) a safety and a 36-29 lead.

Northwestern 22, Iowa 17

IOWA CITY, Iowa — C.J. Bacher threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns and Northwestern rallied from a 14-point deficit to improve to 5-0 for the first time in 46 years.

Rasheed Ward added a career-high 10 receptions and a touchdown for Northwestern, which kept Iowa (3-2, 0-1 Big Ten) out of the end zone on four chances inside the Wildcats 10-yard line with less than 2 minutes left.