Live updates, highlights, score: Michigan football vs. Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — No. 24 Michigan Wolverines football is playing No. 22 Illinois Saturday afternoon in Champaign. Follow along below for live updates, stats, highlights and more.
FINAL SCORE: Illinois 21, Michigan 7
Michigan falls at Illinois
Michigan’s two last-ditch drives were failures. The Wolverines out-gained Illinois, 322-267, but lost to the Illini for the first time since 2009.
Jack Tuttle commits second turnover, Michigan’s third
Michigan converted a 4th and 18 with Jack Tuttle hitting Colston Loveland for a 29-yard gain. The Wolverines had 1st and 10, and Tuttle went back to Loveland, but he underthrew him for an easy interception by Matthew Bailey. He returned it back to the Illinois 22-yard line, where the Illini will take over.
Illinois is 7:58 away from upsetting Michigan, holding a two-score lead at 21-7.
END OF THIRD QUARTER: Illinois 21, Michigan 7
Michigan’s defense is in a 2nd and 9 situation with Illinois possessing the ball from its own 21-yard line to start the fourth quarter.
Michigan has kick blocked
Michigan drove all the way down to the Illinois 6-yard line, but Jack Tuttle took a 4-yard sack on third down. Dominic Zvada attempted a 28-yard, chip-shot field goal, but it was blocked by Ezekiel Holmes.
The Wolverines trail, 21-7, with 27 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Illinois will begin at its own 20-yard line.
Illinois uses fake punt, scores plays later
Michigan’s defense forced a three-and-out, but Illinois ran a fake punt, snapping it to the upback Tanner Arkin for a 36-yard gain — that was the longest play of the game to this point — to the Michigan 48-yard line.
Illinois converted a 3rd and 1 on the Michigan 7-yard line, then scored the next play, with Luke Altmyer on a quarterback sneak.
Illinois attempted a two-point conversion with backup quarterback Donovan Leary throwing to Zakhari Franklin in the back of the end zone. Illinois leads, 21-7.
HALFTIME: Illinois 13, Michigan 7
Illinois drove down in its two-minute drill to attempt a 44-yard field goal, but David Olano’s kick was blocked by Makari Paige. Michigan will receive the second-half kickoff down just six points.
Michigan gets on the board, back in the game
Michigan rode Kalel Mullings on its first touchdown drive of the game, and he finished it off with a 1-yard touchdown run on 4th and goal. The Wolverines drove 12 plays in 72 yards over 6:07.
There’s 1:40 left in the first half. Michigan two timeouts left.
Illinois takes 13-point lead with 8:01 left in second quarter
Another Michigan penalty cost the Wolverines, with Zeke Berry interfering in the end zone, placing the ball on the 2-yard line. On the next play, Luke Altmyer hit Tanner Arkin, who was being covered by Ernest Hausmann, for a 2-yard score. Illinois leads 13-0 with 7:53 remaining.
Illinois cashed in after forcing Michigan’s second turnover of the day. The Illini converted on a 3rd and 12 to extend its drive earlier in the possession.
Michigan gives the ball back to Illinois
Jack Tuttle threw an interception that was returned to the Michigan 2-yard line, but it was called back due to a defensive holding call. Wideout Amorion Walker, Tuttle’s first read on the play, was thrown down by a defender.
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Two plays later, Donovan Edwards ran for 19 yards but fumbled at the end of the run, recovered by Myles Scott. Illinois took over at its own 49-yard line. That was the second turnover of the day, with Tuttle fumbling earlier in the quarter.
Michigan’s offense has struggled to stay on the field, with Illinois running 21 plays to U-M’s 16. Michigan has only 3 first downs to Illinois’ 7.
There’s 10:57 on the second quarter clock.
Penalties killing Michigan
Michigan has committed 4 penalties for 41 yards, 3 of which have given the Fighting Illini third downs. That includes a pass interference call on Aamir Hall during Illinois’ most recent possession, which ended with a 32-yard field goal by David Olano to put his team up 6-0 with 11:35 remaining in the second quarter.
Jack Tuttle fumbles, Illinois recovers
On 3rd and 7 from his own 25-yard line, Michigan quarterback Jack Tuttle fumbled as he scrambled. He had enough yardage for the first down but lost the ball. Illinois took over at the Michigan 38-yard line. The fumble was caused by Gabe Jacas and recovered by Malachi Hood.
END OF 1ST QUARTER: Illinois 3, Michigan 0
Michigan has the football to start the second quarter, after the defense came up with a huge fourth-down stop. The Illini went for it on 4th and 1 from the U-M 20-yard line, but Josh McCray was stopped for a loss of 2 yards by Jaishawn Barham and Josaiah Stewart.
Michigan took back over at the 22-yard line. The Wolverines had 40 total yards in the first quarter but survived by only trailing by 3 points.
Illinois gets ball, strikes first with field goal
Michigan won the coin toss and deferred its choice to the second half. Illinois will start with the football, after Tommy Doman boots the opening kickoff.
The Illini used a big running play by Aidan Laughery for 29 yards to get into Michigan territory. The Illini got into field goal range but stalled out. David Olano hit a 47-yard field goal to put his team up 3-0.
Game information: Michigan vs. Illinois
Venue: Memorial Stadium (60,670)
Kickoff: 2:40 p.m. CT / 3:40 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Stream: Paramount+ / Fubo
On The Call: Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color) and Jenny Dell (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 to TheWolverine.com. Click here for the full list of radio affiliates to find the station in your area. The radio broadcast can also be streamed through MGoBlue.com.
Series Facts: This will be the 98th meeting between Michigan and Illinois. Michigan holds a 72-23-2 advantage in the all-time series with an 8-2 mark in the last 10 games, including six straight victories. U-M won the last matchup 19-17 in Ann Arbor during the 2022 campaign.
