Toledo Blade: Article by Joe Vardon

Illini roll up yards, points on Wolverines

Williams shreds Michigan defense

By JOE VARDON
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

ANN ARBOR - Back to reality.

The Michigan Wolverines again fumbled and stumbled all over the place yesterday, but this time had no magic comeback to hide their warts.

Illinois quarterback Juice Williams and his Illini exposed UM in handing the Wolverines their worst loss under new coach Rich Rodriguez, 45-20. Toledo visits Michigan Stadium next.

After yesterday's disaster, Rodriguez was direct about where his Wolverines are at.

"We're not a very good football team right now, that's obvious," he said.

What would make Rodriguez say such a thing?

Let's start with the numbers.

The Illini (3-2, 1-1) beat UM for the first time since 1999 and rang up the most points against the Wolverines since Tennessee scored 51 on New Year's Day in 2002.

The 45 points were also the most scored against UM at home since Florida State tallied 51 on Sept. 28, 1991.

It gets worse.

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