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Washington Huskies survive No. 10 Michigan Wolverines
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Washington Huskies survive No. 10 Michigan Wolverines

SEATTLE – Will Rogers threw for 271 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the first half, Jonah Coleman’s 1-yard TD with 6:22 left gave Washington the lead, and the Huskies defeated No. 10 Michigan 27-17 on Saturday night in a rematch of the championship game of last season’s College Football Playoff.

This time it was much more competitive than that night in Houston last January, when Michigan romped to its first national title since 1997. It also had a different outcome as the Huskies (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) used an offensive outburst in the first half and two key turnovers in the fourth quarter to beat the Wolverines.

The loss ended Michigan’s 24-game Big Ten regular-season win streak.

Rogers threw touchdowns of 3 yards to Denzel Boston and 16 yards to Giles Jackson as the Huskies built a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter. That lead evaporated when Michigan (4-2, 2-1) finally found an offensive rhythm for backup quarterback Jack Tuttle after Alex Orji was ineffective early in the game.

But Tuttle scored two goals in the final ten minutes and Washington capitalized.

Tuttle fumbled with 8:02 left after being hit by Von Tunuufi and Logan Sagapolu recovered at the Michigan 32. Coleman rumbled 27 yards on the first play and three plays later scored from the 1 to give Washington a 24-17 lead .

On Michigan’s next possession, Tuttle was intercepted by Kamren Fabiculanan with 3:24 left, one of the few returners for Washington from the team that lost in January. The Huskies had a key pass interference call against Michigan and Grady Gross hit a 32-yard field goal with 1:06 remaining to put the finishing touches on the win.

Rogers completed 21 of 31 passes and threw his first interception in more than a calendar year early in the fourth quarter. Rogers had completed 269 consecutive pass attempts without a pick before being intercepted by Ernest Hausman.

Coleman added 80 yards rushing.

Donovan Edwards rushed for 95 yards and his 39-yard TD run seemed reminiscent of his two long scoring sprints he had in the championship against Washington. But leading rusher Kaleel Mullings was held in check, finishing with just 49 yards on 14 carries.

The Wolverines went nowhere with Orji at quarterback and were outscored 163-47 midway through the second quarter when Tuttle took over. He finished just 10 of 18 passing for 98 yards, but did throw an 8-yard TD pass to Colston Loveland on the opening drive of the second half that gave Michigan a 17–14 lead.