STATE COLLEGE, PA — It wasn't same old, same old on the road in a lot of ways … it was, however, in the only result that mattered. U-M battled back from early adversity — some self-inflicted, some not — fell behind 21-0, didn’t fold, but still lost.
At the end of the day, given the lofty preseason goals this team had, that’s the one thing that really matters. They used up their mulligan with a weak effort at Wisconsin in a 35-14 loss, and though they finally found a glimpse of the offense they’ve been lacking, it’s too late — they’re all but out of the Big Ten race only halfway through the conference schedule.
“I thought our team played with great character, great effort the entire night, both sides of the ball. Special teams … fought really hard,” head coach Jim Harbaugh said.
…” I thought we made good adjustments in the second half. I thought the defense played extremely well, did what they had to do, got the ball back for the offense and gave our team a chance to win.”
