Recap: Michigan staves off Rutgers in 3OT with 48-42 win

Game summary

After another disastrous start from first-year starting quarterback Joe Milton, Michigan rallied from a 17-0 deficit to Rutgers behind backup Cade McNamara to escape Piscataway with a 48-42 win in triple-overtime. 

Halftime leaders

Passing

UM - Cade McNamara: 27/36, 260 yds., 4 TD

RU - Noah Vedral: 29/43, 378 yds., 3 TD, Int.

Rushing

UM - Hassan Haskins: 22 att., 110 yds., TD

RU - Isaih Pacheco: 15 att., 43 yds.

Receiving

UM - Cornelius Johnson: 5 rec., 105 yds., 2 TD

RU - Shameen Jones: 7 rec., 127 yds.

Overtime period #3 

First possession: Michigan

First-and-10 at the 25. Hassan Haskins rushes for 9 on first down and 2 on second down.

Haskins gets 2 on the next play. Michigan holds on second down. It's second-and-18. Cade McNamara throws incomplete to Cornelius Johnson. Michigan gets pass interference on third down. First-and-10 at the 7.

Haskins rushes for 2. Then rushes for 4. It's third-and-goal at the 1.

Timeout Michigan

Michigan with an amazing — and historically unsuccessful — play call on third down, giving to McNamara, who's dropped for no gain. Haskins scores on fourth down.

The two-point attempt fails.

Michigan 48, Rutgers 42 

Second possession: Rutgers

Rutgers. First-and-10 at the 25.

Bo Melton catches a 4-yard pass on first down. Melton does not catch the pass on second down, which comes from a wide receiver, for some reason. Vedral rushes for 3 yards on third down. He is intercepted on the final play. Michigan wins.

FINAL: Michigan 48, Rutgers 42 

Overtime period #2

First possession: Rutgers

Noah Vedral gets Rutgers back on track with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Jovani Haskins on the first play of the second overtime. 

RUTGERS 42, MICHIGAN 35

Second possession: Michigan

Hassan Haskins is stopped for no gain on first down. Cade McNamara throws a 17-yard completion to Giles Jackson on the next play. It's first-and-goal at the 8.

Haskins rushes for a 1-yard loss, but there's a penalty flag for a face mask. It's first-and-goal at the 4.

Haskins rushes for 2 yards on first down.

Timeout Rutgers

McNamara scores on a 2-yard run. Extra point is good. 

END 2OT: Michigan 42, Rutgers 42

Both teams miss field goals in first OT

First possession: Michigan

Michigan's offense takes the field first. First-and-10 at the 25.

Cade McNamara is nearly sacked by former Michigan Wolverine Michael Dwumfour on first down, but he's able to get the ball away. Hassan Haskins rushes for 7 yards on second down. McNamara keeps on third down, only gains. ayard.

Quinn Nordin misses a field goal. Again.

Second possession: Rutgers

Rutgers has it first-and-10 at the 25. All it needs is a field goal to win.

Isaih Pacheco rushes for 2 yards on first down and loses 2 yards on second down.

Timeout #1 Rutgers

Noah Vedral straightens out the Scarlet Knights and downs himself at the 27. Field goal coming up.

Timeout #1 Michigan

The 45-yard field goal attempt is no good. Michigan has a second life.

END 1OT: Michigan 35, Rutgers 35

Michigan settles for taking Rutgers to overtime

Michigan gets it at the 25 with 27 seconds left in a tie game.

Cade McNamara's first-down pass to Mike Sainristil falls incomplete. He completes to Zach Charbonnet on second down for a gain of 4.

Charbonnet is stopped short of the sticks, as Michigan is apparently satisfied with taking this thing to overtime.

END 4TH: Michigan 35, Rutgers 35

Rutgers ties Michigan in final minute

Rutgers takes over at the 25, trailing 35-27 with 5:07 to go in the fourth.

Noah Vedral hits Bo Melton on first down for a gain of 9. Isaih Pacheco rushes for 6 yards on the next play.

Shameen Jones hauls in an 11-yard pass on the next play, going down at the Michigan 49 for a first down.

Pacheco rushes for 4 yards on first down, then gets 3 more on second down. Jones moves the chains with a 9-yard reception on third down to the Michigan 33.

Aaron Young rushes for 2 yards on first down. Vedral takes a shot down the sideline to Jones, but the ball is overthrown. The third-down throw to Jones, though, is complete for a gain of 9, and Rutgers has a first down at the Michigan 22 with 1:40 left in the game.

A false start penalty will make it first-and-15 at the Michigan 27.

Pacheco picks up 2 yards apiece on first and second down to bring up third-and-11, and Rutgers gets exactly what it needs with an 11-yard completion to Jones.

Vedral's first-down pass is dropped. Pacheco rushes for a yard on second down.

Timeout #1 Rutgers (0:41 4th)

The pocket collapses around Vedral on third down, and he takes a shot to the end zone that sails out of bounds. The Scarlet Knights are down to their last chance.

Timeout #2 Rutgers (0:34 4th)

Timeout #1 Michigan (0:34 4th)

It's fourth-and-9 at the Michigan 11: Vedral hits Cruickshank in the end zone to draw within a two-point conversion of tying this thing up.

Timeout #3 Rutgers (0:27 4th)

Vedral carries half of Michigan's defense into the end zone on a quarterback draw, and we're all tied at 35.

Michigan 35, Rutgers 35 (0:27 4th)

Michigan extends lead on Johnson's second receiving touchdown

Michigan takes over at the 15. The Wolverines lead 28-27 with 11:17 to go in the fourth quarter.

Cade McNamara throws incomplete to Ronnie Bell on first down. He hits Bell on second down, though, and the completion is good for 14 yards to the Michigan 29.

Hassan Haskins rushes for 6 yards on first down. Nick Eubanks catches it underneath, then bruises his way to a 7-yard gain on second down.

Now McNamara goes to his other tight end, hitting Erick All for a pickup of 6. Haskins moves the chains with a 6-yard pickup on second down to the Rutgers 46.

Haskins rushes for 5 yards on the next play, then Cornelius Johnson picks up a new set of downs with a 10-yard reception.

Charbonnet picks up 2 yards on first down and 8 more on second down to move the chains yet again.

Now Michigan goes back to Haskins, and he keeps the momentum going with a 12-yard run up the middle.

Cornelius Johnson reels in a bubble screen, catches a block, dances up the sideline, and has his second touchdown of the game as Michigan extends the fourth-quarter lead.

Michigan 35, Rutgers 27 (5:07 4th)

Michigan defense stands tall after gaining lead in fourth

Rutgers takes over at the 19 with a 28-27 deficit and 13:32 left in the game.

Noah Vedral's first-down pass is broken up by Gemon Green. Kay'Ron Adams rushes for 5 yards on second down. Vedral keeps the chains moving with a 14-yard completion to Aron Cruickshank to the Rutgers 38.

Vedral is sacked by Josh Ross for a loss of 11 on the next play. He gets 8 of it back on second down, then throws a 5-yard completion to Bo Melton on third down. Rutgers will have to punt.

Michigan 28, Rutgers 27 (11:17 4th)

Michigan takes its first lead of the game in fourth quarter

Michigan takes over at its own 29. It trails Rutgers 27-21 with 1:57 remaining in the third quarter. 

Cade McNamara hits Ronnie Bell for a pickup of 9 yards on first down. Zach Charbonnet picks up the first down with a 5-yard run that's supplemented by a personal foul assessed to Rutgers. 

It's first-and-10 for the Wolverines at the Rutgers 42.

McNamara rushes for a yard on first down, then hits Nick Eubanks for a pickup of 6 on second down. Blake Corum is dropped for a 2-yard loss on third down.

Will Michigan go for it on fourth-and-5 at the Rutgers 37? We'll find out in just a minute.

END 3RD: Rutgers 27, Michigan 21

Michigan does go for it in fourth down, and it's a pretty good decision. McNamara finds Chris Evans for a 21-yard completion to the Rutgers 16. 

McNamara gets popped while throwing a completed pass to Ronnie Bell that's good for 10 yards and another Michigan first down.

McNamara can't complete a first-down throw to Ben Mason, but he doesn't miss to Mike Sainristil on a slant route that goes for a touchdown.

Quinn Nordin's extra point gives Michigan its first lead of the game.

Michigan 28, Rutgers 27 (13:38 4th)

Rutgers goes three-and-out late in third quarter

Rutgers takes over at the 21. The Scarlet Knights lead 27-21 with 3:22 to go in the third.

Bo Melton drops the first-down pass. Noah Vedral throws out of bounds on second down. Shameen Jones hauls in a 6-yard pass on third down, completing the three-and-out.

Rutgers 27, Michigan 21 (1:57 3rd)

Michigan punts it away with chance to take first lead of game

Michigan takes over at its own 26. The Wolverines trail 27-21 with 5:53 to go in the third.

Cade McNamara on first down hits Erick All for a completion of 1 yard. Blake Corum rushes for 9 yards on second down, moving the chains.

Corum goes for 2 yards on the next play. A false-start penalty makes it second-and-13 at the Michigan 33. Avery Young absolutely levels All on a second-down pass attempt and forces an incompletion. Now Michigan takes a delay-of-game penalty. It's third-and-19.

Mike Sainristil only picks up 8 on third down.

Rutgers 27, Michigan 21 (3:22 3rd)

Rutgers takes 6-point lead with field goal in third

Rutgers takes over at its own 25. The Scarlet Knights lead by 3 with 10:07 left in the third quarter.

Kay'Ron Adams rushes for 3 yards on first down. Noah Vedral on second down throws complete to Aaron Young for a pickup of 8.

Injury alert: Michigan S Brad Hawkins was hurt on the play and is being tended to by the training staff.

Isaih Pacheco is stopped for no gain on first down. Rutgers is flagged for holding on the next play, making it second-and-19: Vedral will scramble, evade a sack, head toward the sideline, and get out a 32-yard completion to Shameen Jones.

It's first-and-10 at the Michigan 41.

Vedral goes to Aron Cruickshank on his next two throws for completions of 9 and 5 yards, respectively. First down, Rutgers, at the Michigan 27.

Injury alert: Rutgers WR Bo Melton is hurt on the play and is being tended to by the training staff.

While you wait for play to return ...

Aaron Young gets 2 yards on first down and another yard on second down. Melton returns, and he's the target of a third-down throw from Vedral: The pass is broken up in the end zone.

Valentino Ambrosio puts home a 42-yard field goal.

Rutgers 27, Michigan 21 (6:00 3rd)

McNamara gets Michigan offense rolling in third quarter

Blake Corum returns the kickoff to Michigan's 41-yard-line. The Wolverines trail 24-14 with 13:42 in the third quarter.

Hassan Haskins rushes for 9 yards on first down, then picks up 3 on the next play to move the chains.

Cade McNamara's first pass of the half is complete, but for a loss of 2, to Giles Jackson. Cornelius Johnson can't come down with a deep throw on second down. McNamara throws into a tight window to Erick All on third down, a completion of 14 yards to the Rutgers 35.

Haskins picks up 25 yards on the next play, and Michigan has a balanced attack in a groove for the first time this game. 

Haskins rushes for 2 yards on first down. McNamara throws to Nick Eubanks in the end zone for an 8-yard Michigan touchdown.

Rutgers 24, Michigan 21 (10:07 3rd)

Rutgers answers emphatically after Michigan touchdown

Rutgers takes over at its own 25 after the Michigan touchdown.

Isaih Pacheco picks up 7 yards on first down and 7 more on second down. 

Gemon Green gets beat badly by Bo Melton, and Noah Vedral easily drops it in over the top for a 61-yard touchdown score.

Rutgers 24, Michigan 14 (13:48 3rd)

Giles Jackson gives Michigan huge swing in momentum to start third quarter

Giles Jackson returns the second-half kickoff for a Michigan touchdown. What a mammoth swing in momentum for the Wolverines.

Rutgers 17, Michigan 14 (14:49 3rd)

Halftime leaders

Passing

UM - Cade McNamara: 10/12, 113 yds., TD

RU - Noah Vedral: 14/21, 179 yds.

Rushing

UM - Hassan Haskins: 6 att., 15 yds.

RU - Noah Vedral: 4 att., 20 yds.

Receiving

UM - Cornelius Johnson: 3 rec., 86 yds., TD

RU - Shameen Jones: 3 rec., 66 yds.

Nordin misses field goal as time expires in second half

Michigan takes over at the 17 with 1:58 to go in the second quarter. The Wolverines trail 17-7.

Cade McNamara throws a 4-yard completion to Chris Evans on first down, then moves the chains with a 6-yard throw to Nick Eubanks on second down.

McNamara goes back to Evans, this time for a gain of 3, then hits Erick All for a gain of 5 to the Michigan 36.

Timeout #2 Michigan (0:28 2nd)

Michigan keeps the chains moving with a 3-yard completion to Ronnie Bell.

Timeout #2 Rutgers (0:24 2nd)

McNamara on first down is crushed while trying to throw the ball out of bounds, and a second-down throw to Mike Sainristil is off the mark. Blake Corum picks up 11 yards on a third-down screen before going out of bounds at the 50 with 9 seconds left.

McNamara hits Giles Jackson for 4 yards on the next play.

Timeout #3 Rutgers (0:05 2nd)

Michigan takes a false start penalty, but Sainristil gets out of bounds with 1 second to spare after a 16-yard reception. 

Quinn Nordin misses the 53-yard field goal attempt wide-wide-wide-wide-wide-left.

END 2ND: Rutgers 17, Michigan 7

Michigan forces huge three-and-out, gets ball back before half

Rutgers gets it at the 25. The Scarlet Knights lead 17-7 with 3:26 to go in the second quarter.

Noah Vedral kicks off the drive with a bang and a 12-yard completion to Bo Melton.

Isaih Pacheco rushes for 3 yards on first down and gets 4 more on second down. A throw to Melton on third down falls incomplete.

Rutgers 17, Michigan 7 (1:58 2nd)

Michigan gets spark from backup McNamara, immediately gets on scoreboard

Michigan runs out Cade McNamara at quarterback to start the drive. The Wolverines now trail 17-0 with just over 4 minutes to go in the half.

Zach Charbonnet rushes for 3 yards on first down. Mike Sainristil hauls in a 14-yard reception on the next play.

McNamara has a wide-open Cornelius Johnson deep over the middle on first down and hits him in stride, connecting for a 46-yard touchdown.

Rutgers 17, Michigan 7 (3:26 2nd)

Rutgers takes three-score lead near end of second quarter

Rutgers takes the field with a 14-0 lead and 7:37 left in the second quarter. 

A holding penalty brings up first-and-20 at the Rutgers 29.

Noah Vedral hits a 5-yard pass on first down, then throws incomplete to Paul Woods on second down. Vedral takes off up the middle for a quarterback run of 21 yards on third-and-very-long. 

Vedral hits Shameen jones on the next play for a 10-yard gain to the Michigan 35.

Rutgers loses 7 on first down after fumbling a reverse handoff, but the Scarlet Knights do fall on it. Michigan is flagged for roughing the passer on the next play, so that will help Rutgers get things back on track.

It's first-and-10 at the Michigan 20.

Aaron Young rushes for no gain on first down. Vedral goes to the end zone on both of his next two throws, and they both fall incomplete.

Valentino Ambrosio puts through a 38-yard field goal. 

Rutgers 17, Michigan 0 (4:23 2nd)

Michigan's offense reaching 'abomination' status

Michigan takes over at its own 22 after the Rutgers touchdown. The Wolverines trail 14-0 with 8:40 to go in the first half.

Rutgers recovered an onside kick on its original kickoff attempt, but they were flagged because of an illegal block.

Joe Milton misses to Blake Corum on first down, then underthrows to a wide-open Ronnie Bell on second down.

Timeout #1 Michigan (8:38 2nd)

Milton is sacked on third down for a loss of 11. Folks, this Michigan offense is unwatchable right now.

Timeout #1 Rutgers (7:43 2nd)

Rutgers 14, Michigan 0 (7:37 2nd)

Langan's second touchdown of game puts Rutgers up 14-0

Rutgers takes over at the 31 with a 7-0 lead and 11:58 to go in the second quarter. 

Aaron Young hauls in a 6-yard pass on first down.

Injury alert: Michigan LB Cam McGrone was hurt on the play and is being tended to by the Michigan training staff. 

Kay'Ron Adams rushes for 3 yards on second down, then rumbles, tumbles and stumbles his way to a 13-yard gain on third-and-1 to the 47 of Michigan.

Noah Vedral takes a shot to Bo Melton down the sideline, but just misses. He hits Aaron Young for 7 on first down, then rushes for a gain of 4 on third down to move the sticks.

Shameen Jones takes a jet sweep on the next play for a 33-yard gain to the Michigan 3.

Johnny Langan bangs it into the end zone two plays later for his second touchdown of the game.

Rutgers 14, Michigan 0 (8:45 2nd)

Michigan still scoreless after Nordin misses field goal

Michigan takes over at its own 14.

Roman Wilson rushes for 9 yards on first down. Blake Corum is tackled for no gain on second down, bringing the first quarter to a close.

END 1ST: Rutgers 7, Michigan 0

Haskins moves the chains with a 1-yard run to the 24 of Michigan.

Milton misses to Ronnie Bell on first down, then throws just a touch too far for Mike Sainristil on second down. He lobs a deep ball to Giles Jackson on third down, and that one's complete for a big gain of 31 yard.

It's first-and-10 at the Rutgers 45.

Milton tries another deep throw to Bell on the next play, and this one draws a defensive holding penalty. Michigan has a first down at the 35 of Rutgers, now.

Milton rushes for 2 yards on first down. Zach Charbonnet picks up 2 yards on second down. Giles Jackson can't hold onto a third-down throw, ending the drive.

Quinn Nordin misses a 49-yard field goal wide-wide-wide-right. Michigan is still scoreless.

Rutgers 7, Michigan 0 (11:58 2nd)

Michigan slows Rutgers momentum with quick stop

Rutgers takes over at its own 27. The Scarlet Knights lead Michigan 7-0 with 2:54 to go in the opening frame.

Noah Vedral on first down hits Bo Melton for a pickup of 12. 

He then completes a 4-yard throw to Johnny Langan. Vedral on second down rushes for 2 yards, bringing up third-and-4. Vedral completes the third-down throw, but it's for no gain.

Rutgers will punt.

Rutgers 7, Michigan 0 (0:43 1st)

Michigan goes backward in attempt to answer Rutgers touchdown

Michigan's offense takes over at the 28 after a return by Blake Corum. The Wolverines trail 7-0 and have coughed the ball up in Rutgers territory on each of its first two possessions.

Hassan Haskins on first down rushes for 5 yards. Joe Milton is sacked for a loss of 7 on second down and then throws incomplete to Mike Sainristil on third down.

Rutgers 7, Michigan 0 (2:54 1st)

Rutgers takes first lead of game on explosive four-play

Rutgers takes over at its own 43 after the turnover on downs.

Noah Vedral loads up and throws deep to Aron Cruickshank, who comes down with the jump ball in single coverage for a pickup of 43 yards to the Michigan 14.

Aaron Young rushes for 10 yards on the next play, bringing up first-and-goal at the 4.

Johnny Langan loses a yard on first down, then picks up 3 yards and 6 points on the next play with a rushing touchdown.

Rutgers 7, Michigan 0 (4:33 1st)

Michigan turns ball over on downs in Rutgers territory

Michigan takes over at its own 26.

Joe Milton goes back to opening-drive fumbler on the first play of the series, connecting with Cornelius Johnson for a pickup of 22 yards to the Michigan 48.

Hassan Haskins rushes for 3 yards on first down, crossing into Rutgers territory. Hassan Haskins on second down rushes for a yard. A third-down throw to the end zone is too far the intended receiver, falling incomplete.

Rutgers is flagged for running into the kicker on fourth down. That's a 5-yard penalty but doesn't give Michigan an automatic first down, so it'll be fourth-and-1 at the Rutgers 43. 

Michigan gets a brutal spot on fourth down as Joe Milton comes up inches short of the first-down marker.

Turnover on downs.

Michigan 0, Rutgers 0 (6:16 1st)

Michigan brings pressure to stunt Rutgers drive

Rutgers takes over at its own 29 after recovering a fumble. It'll look to score the first points of the game, as we sit here with 11:07 left in the first quarter.

Isaih Pacheco rushes for 2 yards on first down. Shameen Jones hauls in a 9-yard reception on the next play that's good for a new set of downs at the Rutgers 40.

A holding penalty makes it first-and-20 at the 30.

Noah Vedral throws a completion to Aron Cruickshank for a 6-yard gain, and is then sacked for a loss of 7 on second down. A 9-yard completion on third down won't be enough.

Giles Jackson waves for a fair catch at the 33.

Michigan 0, Rutgers 0 (8:10 1st)

Michigan fumbles, turns ball over on opening drive

Michigan takes over at its own 35 with 14:07 left in the opening quarter.

Hassan Haskins rushes for a loss of 1 yard on first down and a gain of 6 on second down. Joe Milton hits Nick Eubanks on a screen that goes for 16 yards on third down, bringing up first-and-10 at the Rutgers 44.

Chris Evans rushes for 4 yards on first down and gets 2 on the air on second down. It's third-and-4. Joe Milton hits Cornelius Johnson for an easy first down, but Johnson is then stripped. The ball is recovered by Rutgers. Turnover.

Michigan 0, Rutgers 0 (11:07 1st)

Michigan defense forces three-and-out to start game

Michigan will defer to start the game, and takes over on defense after Rutgers returns the opening kickoff to its 27.

Isaih Pacheco rushes for 2 yards on first down. Noah Vedral throws on the next two downs, and both of his passes fall incomplete.

Adam Korsak's punt is fair caught by Giles Jackson at the Michigan 35.

Michigan 0, Rutgers 0 (14:07 1st)

Pregame

Michigan will try to end a three-game slide when it takes on Rutgers on Saturday night.

The Wolverines (1-3) have not won a game since their season opener at Minnesota, a stretch that includes losses to in-state rival Michigan State and their first loss to Indiana since 1987.

Likewise, the Scarlet Knights lug a three-game losing streak into Saturday night's contest, not having won since their season opener at Michigan State.

Follow along here for live updates.

Michigan at Rutgers

► Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, SHI Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey.

► TV/Radio: Big Ten Network/950 AM

► Records: Both teams are 1-3

► Line: Michigan by 10½