Michigan defeats Purdue for Big Ten title with CFP berth subsequent

INDIANAPOLIS — Donovan Edwards ran for 185 yards and a rating, J.J. McCarthy threw three landing passes and No. 2 Michigan beat Purdue 43-22 on Saturday evening for its second straight Big Ten title and a probable No. 2 playoff seed.

College soccer’s winningest program has the primary 13-win season at school historical past. Two extra victories would give the Wolverines (13-0) their first nationwide championship since 1997.

And with injured star Blake Corum sidelined by a season-ending left knee harm, Edwards stole the present for the second straight week.

After shredding rival Ohio State for 216 yards and two scores final week, Edwards broke open this recreation with a 60-yard on the primary play of the second half to arrange one rating. He added a 27-yard TD dash on Michigan’s subsequent collection to make it 28-13.

Purdue (8-5) by no means recovered from Michigan’s fast, seven-play onslaught after it trailed 14-13 at halftime.

But quarterback Aidan O’Connell and receiver Charlie Jones helped the Boilermakers make it fascinating for some time.

O’Connell was 32 of 47 with 366 yards and two interceptions after lacking some follow time early this week to mourn the dying of his oldest brother. Jones, who misplaced to Michigan in final 12 months’s recreation whereas taking part in for Iowa, had 13 receptions for 162 yards.