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Their next test was just a little bit harder on paper - and they passed.
Coming off a 51-0 drubbing of UTEP last Saturday, No. 10 Oklahoma saw its College Football Playoff aspirations take an early hit as a sluggish, inconsistent offense was held in check in a 17-10 loss to Michigan in a high-profile matchup between two historic powerhouses on Saturday, Sept. 12 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Tied at 10 with 8:40 remaining, Sooners quarterback John Mateer threw an interception on third-and-9 to Michigan's Jyaire Hill, who returned it down to the Oklahoma 6-yard line. Two plays later, Jordan Marshall bounced to the outside and ran it in for a 1-yard touchdown run that proved to be the winning score.
After an underwhelming season-opener, Bryce Underwood rushed for a team-high 87 yards and a touchdown, though he completed only nine of his 17 passes for 111 yards. Mateer's interception was the lowlight of a difficult afternoon in which he completed only 17 of 33 passes for 189 yards, a touchdown and an interception, along with a team-high 45 rushing yards. Tight end Rocky Beers was his favorite target, by far, with six catches for 94 yards.
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Kyle Whittingham already has a statement win two games into his tenure at Michigan. After being some creative clockwork away from a season-opening loss to Western Michigan, the Wolverines and their first-year head coach turn around and pick up the kind of gutty, hard-earned victory that helped define some of Whittingham's best teams at Utah.
It was far from pretty. After a sharp first half, Bryce Underwood finished with only nine completions on 17 attempts for 111 yards. Even in a victorious effort, Michigan was outgained, 289-263. But a Wolverines defense that got pushed around at times by Western Michigan put the clamps on John Mateer and the Sooners, limiting them to just 4.7 yards per play. For all of Underwood's difficulties passing, he showed what he can do with his legs, picking up 87 rushing yards and a touchdown against one of the best defenses in college football. Wolverines offensive coordinator Jason Beck built productive, exciting units built around dual-threat quarterbacks at New Mexico and Utah with Devon Dampier. If nothing else, Saturday could provide a helpful blueprint for how Underwood could be best utilized the rest of the season.
With a game next week against UTEP, things are suddenly looking up for Michigan, which will likely find its way back into the top 25 and be 3-0 heading into Big Ten play. Oklahoma, meanwhile, already has one loss and a schedule featuring five more games against ranked teams (of a possible 10). The path back to the College Football Playoff just got that much trickier.
The John Mateer interception and ensuing Jordan Marshall touchdown ends up being the difference, with Michigan holding on for a 17-10 win against Oklahoma.
The Sooners had a chance to tie the game, with a first-and-10 at their own 37-yard line and 57 seconds left after a 22-yard run from Mateer, but they aren't able to get beyond their own 40. Mateer is sacked on a third-and-12 from the Oklahoma 35 and, with no timeouts left, the Sooners are left to watch the final seconds run out.
Facing a fourth-and-7 from the Michigan 47-yard line, Oklahoma opts to go for it. A low snap out of the shotgun throws the Sooners' timing off, though, and John Mateer throws high to an open Rocky Beers streaking across the middle of he field.
The Wolverines take over at their own 47 with 2:12 left in regulation. Oklahoma has one timeout remaining, along with the two-minute timeout.
On a third-and-9 from his team's own 16-yard line, John Mateer throws an interception to Michigan's Jyaire Hill, who returns it to the Oklahoma 6-yard line.
Two plays later, the Wolverines find the end zone, with Jordan Marshall bouncing to the outside for a 1-yard touchdown run.
We're all tied up at The Big House, as a 34-yard Tate Sandell field goal caps off an 8-play, 83-yard drive for Oklahoma that ties its game with Michigan, 10-10, with 11:49 left in the fourth quarter.
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