No. 22 Illinois beats No. 24 Michigan 21-7 for first win over Wolverines since 2009

by Christina S. Brown
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Luke Altmyer threw for a landing and ran for an additional, main No. 22 Illinois to a 21-7 victory over No. 24 Michigan on Saturday.

Tanner Arkin caught a 2-yard landing move from Altmyer within the second quarter and raced 36 yards on a pretend punt within the third to arrange Altmyer’s 1-yard TD run.

Illinois (6-1, 3-1 Huge Ten) beat Michigan for the primary time since 2009. The Illini had misplaced six straight to the Wolverines (4-3, 2-2). Michigan has misplaced back-to-back video games for the primary time since 2020.

Gabe Jacas had 13 tackles, together with six solo and a couple of.5 of the Illini’s six sacks of Jack Tuttle.

Altmyer was simply 9-of-18 passing for 80 yards. He additionally ran for 48 yards on 10 carries.

Tuttle, Michigan’s third beginning quarterback this season, was 20-of-32 for 208 yards. Kalel Mullings rushed for 87 yards on 19 carries.

The Illini opened the second half with Arkin’s future on the pretend punt. He grabbed the snap headed to punter Hugh Robertson and ran to the Michigan 16. Altmyer’s landing 4 performs later, and Donovan Leary’s two-point move to Zakhari Franklin, made it 21-7. Leary, the Illini backup quarterback, was in for a conversion play as a result of Altmyer’s helmet fell off throughout his TD run.

The Illini led 13-7 at halftime and will have been additional forward. They drove deep into Michigan territory 5 instances however scored only one landing on a 2-yard move from Altmyer to Arkin and David Alano’s two discipline objectives.

Michigan crossed into Illinois territory for the primary time late within the first half and scored on Mullings’ 1-yard dive on fourth down with 1:40 left within the second quarter.

THE TAKEAWAY

Illinois: The Illini seem to have recovered from their second-half meltdown final week in opposition to Purdue, after they blew a 27-3 third-quarter lead, fell behind within the ultimate minute of regulation and gained 50-49.

Michigan: The Wolverines offense continues to wrestle. Tuttle missed a number of open receivers early and threw an interception with 7:58 left within the sport.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Illinois is ready for a promotion after beating its third ranked opponent. Michigan ought to drop out.

UP NEXT

Illinois: visits No. 2 Oregon subsequent Saturday.

Michigan: hosts Michigan State subsequent Saturday.

Reporting by The Related Press.

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