Five Wolverine players spoke at Schembechler Hall this afternoon, and had plenty to say about Saturday's 17-point comeback win at Northwestern.
Here were our biggest takeaways from what they all said:
The Players Explained What led to the 17-Point Deficit, and the Confidence That was Gained Once They dug out of it
Michigan found itself in a 17-point deficit in the second quarter on Saturday, but obviously found a way to rally and finish the game on a 20-0 run.
The Wolverine players explained what led to that deficit, and the determination and grit that was showed to come away with a victory.
Redshirt junior viper Jordan Glasgow — who started in place of junior Khaleke Hudson, who sat out the first half due to a targeting call last week — first gave his take.
“Sometimes it happens," Glasgow said, referring to the deficit. "Your defense may get in a rut or the offense may get stopped a few times, and those things occurred.
"The key is to fight back, which we did. We need to focus on what got us in that hole, and then we fix the problems and move on to Maryland.”
Despite being down big in the first half, redshirt junior left tackle Jon Runyan admitted he still thought his Wolverines would find a way to win.
“I believed we were going to come back when we were down 17-0," he said confidently. "There was no doubt to me. No one was down and out or anything."
After halftime was when the team really got going, outscoring Northwestern 13-0 following the break.
So what led to the late-game success?
“Coach Don Brown took us to the drawing board at halftime and explained which plays were hurting us, and told us to settle down and get back to Michigan football," junior defensive tackle Carlo Kemp recalled.
"Once we saw them on the board and visualized them, we started stopping Northwestern. Calming down was important for us, and so were our leaders talking to the team at halftime.”
“We started getting after it on every play," senior running back Karan Higdon revealed. "We took it play by play and made sure we came out with a full head of steam in the second half.
“We know we can overcome any adversity we face. We’d been in that position before at Notre Dame and remembered what it was like to lose — guys had to dig deep and find out how bad they really wanted it.”
