Michigan rampaged to another lopsided win, even against a bowl-bound Indiana team in Bloomington. Here are the game’s top-five performers, all in the road whites:
1. Senior quarterback Shea Patterson — Jim Harbaugh says Michigan is riding Patterson, and the senior quarterback looks like a Triple Crown winner. He fired five touchdown passes and threw for 366 more yards this week, making it a combined nine and 750, respectively, over the last two games.
2. Junior wide receiver Nico Collins — Somebody heard the fan mantra of “Throw it to Nico” in recent weeks. A half-dozen catches for 165 yards and three touchdowns showed off plenty of his skills, and gave Ohio State’s defense something to think about.
3. Senior linebacker/defensive end Josh Uche — Uche’s strip sack of IU quarterback Peyton Ramsey and subsequent recovery set up a one-play Michigan TD drive. Uche also registered five solo stops, two tackles for loss and a pair of quarterback hurries, part of a defense that made Peyton’s place — more often than not — the Memorial Stadium turf.
4. Junior wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones — While overshadowed in this game by his classmate, Peoples-Jones enjoyed a big outing of his own. He made five catches — including one exceptional leaping grab — for 73 yards and a touchdown.
5. Sophomore defensive end Aidan Hutchinson — Hutchinson put the hammer down on several occasions, posting a sack among seven tackles with a pass breakup. He bolstered a defense that bent early and then broke Indiana’s spirit in nearly three quarters of shutout football, and finished second on the Wolverines in tackles.
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