Could Michigan keep up with USC if it couldn’t pass? As the climax of Michigan football’s victory Saturday neared, a nervous crowd found the answer.

No. 18 Michigan inflicted a pair of significant blows in the first half against No. 11 USC on Saturday, taking a 14-3 lead into the break behind stingy defense and explosiveness in its run game. Kalel Mullings busted a 53-yard touchdown run on the Wolverines' third possession to open the scoring after the teams traded early punts.

A new quarterback helped breathe life into the Michigan football team, but it was running back Kalel Mullings who helped save the day. The senior running back turned in a career day for a second straight week,

In Week 3 against Arkansas State, star tight end Colston Loveland left the game early with an apparent shoulder injury and looks to be a game-time decision. The Wolverines were shorthanded last week with Jaden Mangham, Jordan Marshall, and Tyler Morris out last week, and some other notable players also unable to go.

The Wolverines grinded out a win over the Trojans, plus the rest of the weekend’s most notable winners and losers.

Saturday’s game on FOX will mark Michigan’s second time on the network this season, after losing to Texas, 31-12, in Week 2. No word yet on whether FOX plans to bring its Saturday morning “Big Noon Kickoff” tailgate show back to Ann Arbor.

Here's a look at social media reactions to Michigan defeating USC football, despite having just 32 passing yards from quarterback Alex Orji:

Physicality had been an emphasis in practice over the last week. And so was situational football. After Michigan’s offense struggled to move the chains and generate much offense during the second half of its 27-24 win over No.