Kalel Mullings rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries as No. 17 Michigan defeated Arkansas State 28-18 on Saturday afternoon at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Donovan Edwards ran for 82 yards and a score on 17 carries for the Wolverines (2-1), who bounced back from their loss to then-No. 3 Texas a week earlier. Michigan outgained Arkansas State 301-58 on the ground.
Starting quarterback Davis Warren completed 11 of 14 passes for 122 yards but was intercepted three times. Alex Orji tossed a touchdown pass after replacing Warren.
Starting quarterback Jaylen Raynor completed 19 of 33 passes for 140 yards with an interception for the Red Wolves (2-1). Timmy McClain threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Reginald Harden Jr. after the Wolverines led by 25 points.
Michigan led 21-3 at halftime.
The Red Wolves ran off 13 plays on their first drive of the game, opting for a field-goal attempt on fourth-and-1. Clune Van Andel missed the 42-yard try.
Michigan then scored on an 11-play, 76-yard drive, capped by Mullings’ 30-yard run.
Warren was picked off by Charles Willekes late in the first quarter. Willekes returned the interception 30 yards to the Michigan 15. The Wolverines prevented a first down, and Arkansas State settled for Van Andel’s 27-yard field goal.
Michigan responded with a 75-yard drive, completed by Edwards’ 7-yard scoring run. Edwards picked up 42 yards on seven carries during the possession.
Arkansas State failed to pick up a first down on its next possession and punted the ball away. The Wolverines needed only four plays to score again. Mullings had another 30-yard scamper before scoring on a 5-yard run.
Van Andel missed a 38-yard field-goal try on the final play of the first half.
Warren was intercepted again in the third quarter, but Arkansas State failed to capitalize, as Raynor was picked off in the end zone by Makari Paige.
Mullings’ 38-yard run set up the Wolverines’ next touchdown. Orji threw a 9-yard scoring pass to Hogan Hansen early in the fourth quarter.
–Field Level Media
