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11/01/25 - RB Jordan Marshall, rFr/2029, Michigan, (DS#14 RB)

No. 21 Michigan is very fortunate it has a pair of standout running backs. Jordan Marshall, filling in for injured Justice Haynes, had career highs with 185 yards rushing and three touchdowns to help the Wolverines hold off Purdue for a 21-16 win Saturday night. "Sloppy win," Marshall said. "We're a way better team than that." Michigan (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten) was in a closely contested game against a team without a conference win because Bryce Underwood struggled and the Boilermakers (2-7, 0-6) were able to move and possess the ball. "We're in a position to do everything we wanted to accomplish," coach Sherrone Moore said. Purdue pulled within four points early in the third quarter on Spencer Porath's career-best 50-yard field goal and cut its deficit to five points with six minutes left on Ryan Browne's 5-yard pass to Malachi Thomas.

The Wolverines sealed the win on the final drive, advancing inside the Boilermakers 10 before kneeling to run out the clock. "We knew it was going to be a battle," Marshall said. "They have nothing to lose." Underwood was 13 of 22 for 145 yards with an interception. He ran seven times for 44 yards, but fumbled from Purdue's 4 and into the end zone for a touchback in the third quarter. "We're going to do a lot of self-reflection to see what we can do better," Underwood said. Marshall's second touchdown broke a tie with 17 seconds left in the first half and his third gave Michigan a 21-10 lead early in the fourth. The Boilermakers will likely lament missed opportunities. They advanced to the Michigan 33 and 22 on their first two drives, but Derrick Moore's sacks kept them scoreless. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Purdue coach Barry Odom went for it on fourth-and-2 from their 49 and quarterback Malachi Singleton was stopped short on a run. "I was here to win the game," Odom said. "I thought we needed to find a way to get points out of that possession. We didn't. We came up a couple inches short. Absolutely no regret on the play call." - AP College Football

(DS#14 RB) rFr/2029