ANN ARBOR, Michigan — It was a tale of two halves for Michigan’s team on Saturday against USC. The Wolverines looked like their championship selves in the first half. The Wolverines bullied USC in the trenches on both ends and the Wolverines’ ground game was boiling.

But the second half told a different story. Michigan didn’t get a single first down until the final drive to decide the game. The Wolverines’ secondary got lost in coverage three times, allowing USC to score touchdowns through the air. Donovan Edwards and Kenneth Grant — insane play — both dropped the ball, resulting in scores. The Trojans took a 24-20 lead, and Michigan got the ball back with just over four minutes to play.

With the help of a 63-yard run by Kalel Mullings, Michigan was in USC territory in no time. On fourth-and-goal from the USC one-yard line, Mullings powered his way in for a score with excellent blocking from Max Bredeson and the Wolverines’ O-line. USC had 37 seconds left to get within field goal range, but the Wolverines’ defense held firm.

Michigan moved to 3-1 on the season and earned a key home win as an underdog.

With the help of Pro Football Focus, here are the best and worst player grades from Michigan’s win over USC. We’ll also include player snap counts you need to know.

RB Kalel Mullings – class 79.3
TE Zach Marshall – 68.1 grade
LT Myles Hinton – 65.7 rating
WR Semaj Morgan – 63.9 grade
TE Marlin Klein – 63.6 grade

LT Evan Link – 40.0 rating
C Dom Giudice – 44.7 rating
WR CJ Charleston – 48.2 grade
WR Peyton O’Leary – 51.4 grade
QB Alex Orji – 54.4 grade

Edge Josaiah Stewart – 95.8 rating
Edge Derric Moore – 87.3 class
CB Jyaire Hill – 85.5 class
CB Will Johnson – 84.6 rating
DT Rayshaun Benny – 81.2 rating

S Makari Paige – 45.1 rating
CB Zeke Berry – 51.4 rating
LB Jaishawn Barham – rating 58.0
DT Ike Iwunnah – 59.6 rating
LB Ernest Hausmann – 63.4 grade

Michigan still chooses to rotate its centers. Starter Dom Guidice saw 38 of 58 snaps and Greg Crippen came in for 20 snaps.

Kalel Mullings was on the field 33 times compared to Donovan Edwards‘ 26.

Of Tyler Morris back, the receiver does not understand the counts shifted Fred Moore‘s favor. Moore went from 25 snaps against Arkansas State to just three against USC. Morris (29), Kendrick Bell (29), Peyton O’Leary (22), CJ Charleston (22), and Semaj Morgan (19) were all ahead of him.

LB Jaishawn barham had his lowest snap count of the season with 40 snaps. The Wolverines played with three safeties and one linebacker quite a bit on Saturday. Reserve safety Brandy Hillman saw 37 photos.

The Wolverines didn’t change corners very often in this game. Ja’Den McBurrows played only one snap. Starters Jyaire Hill (68), Zeke Berry (68), and Will Johnson (50) there were a lot of them on the field. Veteran Aamir Hall also had 34 snaps.

Both starting safeties Makari Paige (70) and Quinten Johnson (67) saw seasonal highlights. Wesley Walker had a season low of eight snaps.

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