Third-ranked Michigan held off upstart Maryland 31-24 on Saturday, becoming the first college football program to win 1,000 games in the process.
— Blake Corum scored twice in the first half, Mike Sainristil intercepted two passes and No. 3 Michigan — playing again without suspended coach Jim Harbaugh — became the first college football program to win 1,000 games, beating Maryland 31-24 on Saturday.
The Wolverines (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) remained unbeaten in their final tune-up before next weekend’s showdown against No. 2 Ohio State, but it wasn’t easy. Maryland (6-5, 3-5) rallied from a 23-3 second-quarter deficit and had the ball down five on multiple occasions in the fourth quarter.
The last of those chances came after Tommy Doman’s punt pinned the Terrapins at their own 1-yard line with 4:10 to play. Taulia Tagovailoa threw incomplete under pressure in the end zone, the ball falling well short of where receiver Tai Felton was. Officials conferred and called intentional grounding for a safety that made it 31-24 and gave the Wolverines the ball back.
Corum converted a fourth-and-short run, and after a measurement and a review Michigan could finally exhale.
For the second straight week and fifth time this season, the Wolverines won without Harbaugh on the sideline. The coach was serving the second game of his suspension for the sign-stealing scheme that has put an even bigger spotlight on the Michigan program over the past few weeks.
