College Football Playoff Rankings 2022: Projected Top 25 for Week 11

ATHENS, GA - NOVEMBER 5: Rian Davis #0 and Tykee Smith #23 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrate a defensive stop during a game between Tennessee Volunteers and Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium on November 5, 2022 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images) /

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Nov 5, 2022; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Michigan Wolverines running back Blake Corum (2) carries the ball against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the first half at SHI Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports /

Saturday felt like a nightmare for Michigan fans — for about two hours. The Wolverines found themselves in a dogfight with Rutgers for two quarters, trailing 17-14 at halftime. It just felt like this was going to be an upset-of-the-century type of game for the Wolverines.

And then the second half started.

Michigan dominated the second half and scored 38 straight points to win 52-17 and really just embarrass the Scarlet Knights on their own field. It was just a great win for this team that looked shaky in the first half.

Outside of Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards, the offense looked fairly tame and JJ McCarthy’s sub-50 percent completion rate is slightly concerning, but the defense stepped up and the Wolverines seem to be a lock to head into the final week of the season undefeated.

Michigan will see a nice jump into that top four this week.

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