Zvada's 31-yard field goal as time expires lifts No. 18 Michigan over Northwestern 24-22

CHICAGO -- CHICAGO (AP) — Dominic Zvada kicked a 31-yard tract extremity arsenic clip expired, Jordan Marshall ran for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns earlier exiting with an wounded and No. 18 Michigan stayed successful the playoff pursuit by beating Northwestern 24-22 astatine Wrigley Field connected Saturday.

The Wolverines (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 18 CFP) overcame 3 precocious turnovers, including 2 interceptions by Bryce Underwood, and remained successful the moving for the College Football Playoff with their 4th consecutive win. Northwestern (5-5, 3-4) mislaid its 3rd successful a row.

Zvada’s footwear capped a 50-yard thrust and acceptable disconnected a solemnisation connected the tract and successful the stands, wherever a ample portion of the assemblage wore maize and blue.

Michigan was up 21-9 erstwhile the Wildcats’ Preston Stone plowed successful from the 1 2 minutes into the 4th quarter.

Michigan past had a 3rd down astatine its 26 erstwhile Braden Turner picked disconnected a walk intended for Deakon Tonielli and returned it to the 6. Caleb Komolafe ran it successful connected the adjacent play, giving Northwestern astatine 22-21 pb with 12:05 remaining successful the game. The 2-point conversion walk failed.

Michigan past drove to the 30 earlier Underwood got picked disconnected again, this clip by Robert Fitzgerald astatine the 20. The Wolverines had different accidental aft Northwestern punted, lone to springiness it distant again aft opting not to spell for the tract goal. They had a fourth-and-1 astatine the Wildcats’ 24 erstwhile Bryson Kuzdzal fumbled the handoff and Northwestern recovered.

Marshall had different large outing with Justice Haynes missing his 2nd consecutive crippled due to the fact that of a close ft injury. After mounting vocation highs with 185 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns successful a constrictive triumph against Purdue 2 weeks ago, helium scored from the 1 aboriginal successful the 2nd 4th to springiness Michigan a 7-0 lead.

Underwood, coming disconnected shaky performances successful wins implicit Michigan State and Purdue, completed 21 of 32 passes for 280 yards against a defence that began the time ranked 22nd successful the federation against the pass. He besides ran for a touchdown.

Freshman Andrew Marsh acceptable vocation highs with 12 receptions for 189 yards, and the Wolverines bushed Northwestern for the 14th clip successful the past 15 meetings.

Stone was 13 of 27 for 184 yards.

Hunter Welcing had 81 yards receiving, and the Wildcats dropped their 14th consecutive against Top 25 teams.

Northwestern besides fell to 0-7 all-time astatine Wrigley Field. Six of those losses person travel since 2010, erstwhile assemblage shot returned to the famed ballpark aft much than a seven-decade absence.

Michigan: The Wildcats remained connected people to marque the College Football Playoff, nary casual task with No. 1 Ohio State visiting connected Nov. 29.

Northwestern: The Wildcats person 2 much opportunities to go bowl-eligible for the 2nd clip successful manager David Braun’s 3 seasons. They big Minnesota astatine Wrigley adjacent week earlier visiting Illinois successful the finale.

Michigan: Visits Maryland connected Nov. 22.

Northwestern: Hosts Minnesota astatine Wrigley Field connected Nov. 22.

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