Wolverines start strong, collapse in loss to IlliniWolverines gave up 28 straight points in first Big Ten loss
By Courtney Ratkowiak
Daily Sports Editor
The Wolverines showed up to play Saturday — but they didn’t stay.
And after being trounced by the Illinois offense in a 45-20 loss, nobody could explain why.
“I told the team, ‘We’re probably going to be sick when we watch the film,’ ” said Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez, who was visibly upset in his postgame press conference. “Just seeing the breakdowns, mistakes we made on offense and defense.”
After falling behind quickly in their last two games, 21-0 against Notre Dame and 19-0 against Wisconsin, the Wolverines stressed the importance of coming out strong Saturday. But Michigan imploded after a strong first quarter, giving up a Michigan Stadium record 431 all-purpose yards to Illinois quarterback Juice Williams and 501 total yards in the blowout.
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