Adam RittenbergSep 21, 2025, 03:45 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Michigan State linebacker Wayne Matthews III flew back to campus with the team Sunday after being released from a Los Angeles hospital for an injury sustained against USC on Saturday night. Matthews was placed onto a stretcher and carted to an …
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Michigan State linebacker Wayne Matthews III was carted off the field late in the first half of Saturday night’s game against No. 25 USC after a violent collision near the goal line at the Coliseum. The play came on a first-and-goal from the 9-yard line, when Trojans running back Eli Sanders took a handoff and was met head-on by Matthews …
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LOS ANGELES – For the second year in a row, Michigan State took a 3-0 record on the road and came home with a loss. The Spartans (3-1, 0-1) showed fight but couldn’t keep up in a 45-31 loss at No. 25 USC (4-0, 2-0) in their Big Ten opener on Saturday night. Here are notable quotes from Michigan State …
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Watch Adam’s postgame Gut Reaction show by hitting the play button below. Scroll down for a some excerpts. Well, that was frustrating! I can’t tell you how bad I wanted to sit here and talk about Nebraska finally getting a win over a ranked opponent, the Huskers finally winning a Big Ten opener and Matt Rhule winning a one-score game. …
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“Once the sadness dissipates, we’ll realize there’s a lot of things to build on.” And with that quote, Matt Rhule put my recap into words. I don’t generally cheat by going to the bullet points on a recap, but a game like this with so many factors involved and the stories of two very different teams playing a 3-point game, …
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The Michigan Wolverines did just enough to beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers on the road, 30-27, on Saturday and start 1-0 in Big Ten Conference play for the sixth consecutive season. Von Lozon breaks down the game, provides some key takeaways, some things the team needs to work on during the bye week, and more in this week’s Postgame Podcast! Be …
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With a back-and-forth game like this one, there was a ton to talk about during Michigan’s 30-27 win at Nebraska in Week 4 of the college football season. Here’s a look at some of the best reactions from around social media to the game and Michigan’s performance: Michigan’s defense made some early noise, as Cole Sullivan came up with a …
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Michigan’s football team prevailed in a surprising shootout Saturday at Nebraska, holding on to edge the Cornhuskers 30-27. The 21st-ranked Wolverines improve to 3-1 and 1-0 in the Big Ten while handing the Cornhuskers their first loss. They rushed for 286 yards and had three touchdown runs of 37 yards or longer. A drive-by-drive recap of the game is below. …
Read More »Michigan survived a 52-yard prayer in Lincoln and, ultimately, this season’s two-game suspension head coach Sherrone Moore had to serve as part of the Wolverines’ self-imposed sanctions for NCAA violations tied to their infamous sign-stealing operation. Michigan associate head coach Biff Poggi led the charge in the interim role, just as the former Charlotte head coach did the week prior …
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The Michigan Wolverines improved to 3-1 on the season after picking up a 30-27 road win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1) on Saturday afternoon. Here are key takeaways from Michigan’s win. Michigan’s running game is for real Michigan has quite the running back tandem in Justice Haynes and Jordan Marshall. Both runners have physicality as well as speed. Both can …
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