The Michigan Wolverines hosted the USC Trojans in one of the biggest games of Week 4 of the college football season. It was a close game that the Wolverines pulled off thanks to a late go-ahead touchdown drive.

In an appearance on Sports center The day after the win, analyst Paul Finebaum praised the Michigan Wolverines, explaining that he believes the win puts them back in contention this season.

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“I don’t want to take back what I said a couple weeks ago when I ruled Michigan out,” Paul Finebaum said. “But I think they’re at least back in the mix now. They salvaged their whole season and I don’t think anyone could be more impressed.”

This was the first game of the season after Michigan’s head coach Sherrone Moore made a quarterback change from Davis Warren Unpleasant Alex OrjiThat led to the offense becoming reliant on the run, as the Wolverines rushed for 290 yards and threw for 32. Orji, for his part, rushed for more yards than he threw for on the day, passing for 43 yards on the ground.

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If there was one concern after the game for Michigan, it was the loss of a star defenseman Will Johnson to an injury. He left in the fourth quarter, and while not much is known about the injury at this time, CBS did report that his family followed him to the X-ray facilities instead of the locker room, meaning there is at least some reason to be concerned there.

Injury concerns aside, it was an impressive win for Michigan. What made the win so exciting for Finebaum was how Michigan was able to beat a team he found very impressive.

“It was just one of the best drives I’ve ever seen for a team — even though they were playing at home, they were playing against a really good football team and I think that made me even more impressed with the fact that Southern Cal plays both sides of the ball and they do a great job of it,” Finebaum said. “You can say what you want about the last drive, but I was really impressed with the Trojans. They didn’t win, but they made a mark that they’re back.”

Next, Michigan will turn its attention to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a game that promises to pit two strong defenses against each other. It’s also a game where the Wolverines continue to find an identity with Alex Orji under center.