Michigan responds from WMU debacle, gets revenge win against Oklahoma

Michigan football miraculously (and controversially) avoided what would have been a seismic Week 1 upset, with a Bryce Underwood Hail Mary in the final (and controversially added) second giving the Wolverines a 13-12 victory over Western Michigan.

Their next test was just a little bit harder on paper — and they passed.

Coming off a 51-0 drubbing of UTEP last Saturday, No. 10 Oklahoma saw its College Football Playoff aspirations take an early hit as a sluggish, inconsistent offense was held in check in a 17-10 loss to Michigan in a high-profile matchup between two historic powerhouses on Saturday, Sept. 12 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Tied at 10 with 8:40 remaining, Sooners quarterback John Mateer threw an interception on third-and-9 to Michigan's Jyaire Hill, who returned it down to the Oklahoma 6-yard line. Two plays later, Jordan Marshall bounced to the outside and ran it in for a 1-yard touchdown run that proved to be the winning score.

After an underwhelming season-opener, Bryce Underwood rushed for a team-high 87 yards and a touchdown, though he completed only nine of his 17 passes for 111 yards. Mateer's interception was the lowlight of a difficult afternoon in which he…

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