Desmond Howard On Being Back In Ann Arbor, Michigan Showdown With Texas, National Championship
No. 10 Michigan Wolverines footballis taking on No. 3 Texas Saturday at The Big House. Follow along below for live updates, highlights, stats and more.
Live updates: Michigan vs. Texas
•Final: Texas 31, Michigan 12
• 4Q, 1:54 —Semaj Morgan is the first Michigan wide receiver to score a receiving touchdown this season. Davis Warren scrambled and found him for a 31-yard score. Texas leads 31-12 after a failed two-point conversion.
•4Q, 4:49 —Texas punts again, and Michigan takes over on its own 22-yard line.
•4Q, 8:25 —Michigan turned the ball over on downs after a 13-play, 50-yard drive that ended at the Texas 40-yard line.
• End of the third quarter: Texas 31, Michigan 6. The Wolverines have a 2nd and 4 from their own 16-yard line.
• 3Q, 0:39 —Texas goes three-and-out for the first time this afternoon. Michigan takes over on its own 10-yard line after the punt.
• 3Q, 2:28 —On the first play of Michigan’s drive, Davis Warren fired an interception to Derek Williams Jr. Texas takes over on the Michigan 48-yard line.
•3Q, 2:39 —Texas drives 75 yards in six plays, capped off by a 7-yard rush by Jaydon Blue, who found the end zone to put the Longhorns up 31-6.
•3Q, 5:28 —Michigan failed to pick up a first down on third down with Alex Orji running. Dominic Zvada made a 52-yard field goal to cut the Longhorn lead to 24-6.
•3Q, 9:19 —Texas defensive back Derek Williams Jr. was tended to by the medical staff after a Michigan first-down pickup by Colston Loveland, who made a highlight grab to get the Wolverines to their own 49-yard line.
•3Q, 9:45 —Texas punts for the first time today, with Michigan taking over on the 25-yard line. The Longhorns picked up 1 first down before punting.
•3Q, 11:56 —Michigan punts it away after picking up one first down but stalling out. Davis Warren’s third-down pass was intended for Semaj Morgan, who dropped the ball. Texas takes over on its own 29-yard line following the punt and fair catch.
• Half: Texas 24, Michigan 3
•2Q, 0:10 —Texas scores on 3rd and goal from theMichigan 5-yard line, with Quinn Ewers hitting Matthew Golden for the touchdown. Aamir Hall was in coverage on Golden. The Longhorns lead, 24-3.
•2Q, 0:59 —Texas takes over on the Michigan 41-yard line after Colston Loveland fumbled while attempting to reach the first-down marker on 3rd and 11.
•2Q, 2:43 —Texas took over on a short field, but the Michigan defense got a stop forcing an incompletion on 3rd and goal from the 8. Bert Auburn made the 26-yard field goal to put the Longhorns up 17-3.
•2Q, 6:50 —Davis Warren’s pass was intended for Tyler Morris who had a crowd of defenders around him. It was intercepted by Andrew Mukuba. Texas starts on the Michigan 37-yard line.
•2Q, 8:24 —Texas drives 76 yards in 12 plays, capped off by a 7-yard touchdown run by Jerrick Gibson. The Longhorns now lead 14-3. Michigan’s defensive line appeared fatigued throughout the course of the drive, forcing a lot of substitutions. Texas had 41 rushing yards on that drive.
•2Q, 13:23 —Michigan ran Alex Orji from the quarterback spot on 3rd and 3 but didn’t convert. Dominic Zvada nailed a 37-yard field goal, his fourth made kick of the season, to cut the deficit to 7-3.
•End of the first quarter: Texas 7, Michigan 0. Michigan has 2nd and 8 on the Texas 24-yard line.
•1Q, 4:14 —Starting on a short field on its own 44-yard line, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers hit tight end Gunnar Helm for a 21-yard touchdown on 2nd and 8. The Longhorns lead, 7-0.
•1Q, 7:20 —After a false start before its first offensive play to make it 1st and 15, Michigan goes three and out with two runs and an incomplete pass thrown Colston Loveland’s way. Tommy Doman’s punt hit the ground but bounced in Texas’ favor, and the Longhorns will start on their own 44-yard line.
•1Q, 8:58 —Texas picked up three third down conversions on its first drive, which ended with a missed 43-yard field goal by Bert Auburn, who went 29 for 35 on field goals last season. Michigan takes over on its own 25-yard line. The drive went 12 plays and 71 yards, but Texas got no points.
•Texas won the toss and chose to receive.
Venue:Michigan Stadium (107,601)
Kickoff:12:10 p.m. ET
TV: FOX
Stream:Fox Sports App /Watch college football games live on Fubo —try for free
On The Call:Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)
Radio: LEARFIELD Michigan Sports Network, anchored by WWJ 950 AM in the Detroit area, with Doug Karsch (play-by-play), Jon Jansen (color) and Jason Avant (sideline) on the call. Karsch and Jansen are regular contributors toTheWolverine.com.Click here for the full list of radio affiliatesto find the station in your area. The radio broadcast can also bestreamedthroughMGoBlue.com.
Series Facts: This will be only the second meeting between Michigan and Texas. The Longhorns won the only previous matchup, 38-37, on a field goal as time expired in the 2005 Rose Bowl. U-M’s Chad Henne went 18-for-34 passing for 227 yards and 4 TDs while Braylon Edwards had 10 catches for 109 yards and 3 TDs in the loss.
