While watching the game live, it seemed to me that Karan Higdon was picking up very little yardage when running on first down in the second half of the game.
I went back and checked the stats on ESPN and was shocked. On ten second half carries on first down, Higdon had a total of 15 yards. If you subract his first carry of the second half, which went for seven yards, he rushed nine times for eight yards! As result, Michigan constantly found itself in second and long.
In the second half, Patterson passed on first down four times. He had three completions for 69 yards.
I went back and checked the stats on ESPN and was shocked. On ten second half carries on first down, Higdon had a total of 15 yards. If you subract his first carry of the second half, which went for seven yards, he rushed nine times for eight yards! As result, Michigan constantly found itself in second and long.
In the second half, Patterson passed on first down four times. He had three completions for 69 yards.
