Michigan
Harris and Trump differ on style and substance while wooing Michigan union workers • Michigan Advance
Before Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a couple hundred union members in Lansing Friday evening, she was introduced by Benjamin Frantz, who described his journey going from a “poor kid to Local 652 president.”
He leads the union local that has a lot on the line this election, as it represents workers at General Motors’ Lansing Grand River Plant that netted a $500 million federal grant from the Biden administration to transition to electric vehicle production to keep the plant open and save 650 jobs. But former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, won’t say if their administration would uphold the funding.
“I am a union autoworker, but I am an American first,” Frantz said. “… That’s why it is my honor and it is my privilege to announce to you all someone who believes in workers’ rights, who believes in the reason I wake up, believes in the reason that you guys are here.”
About an hour later in Detroit, Brian Pannebecker took the stage at Huntington Place where former Trump was holding a rally for thousands of supporters. The Macomb County founder of Auto Workers for Trump has been a fixture at Trump’s Michigan events since 2016, but the group has drawn controversy as some rallygoers sporting its shirts have admitted they’re not autoworkers.
On Friday night, Pannebecker waxed nostalgic about the industry’s history in Michigan and gas-powered vehicles lined up for the Woodward Dream Cruise.
“Now if Kamala Harris and Tampon Tim were to find their way into the White House, you can kiss all that goodbye,” he said, using a derogatory nickname for Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, before launching into an interlude about conspiracy theories about the 2020 election that Trump lost to President Joe Biden.
“But the UAW — if Kamala Harris were to get elected, our livelihoods’ gone; our industry is gone. She wants to eliminate it,” Pannebecker said.
The approaches from the two men couldn’t have been more different: Frantz delivered an emotional speech, punctuated by his personal story, while Pannebecker went on the attack and revved up the crowd.
But interestingly, it was Harris — not Trump — who was the focus of both leaders’ remarks. That mirrors much of the analysis of the presidential race in these final two weeks that has centered on what the vice president needs to do to win over enough voters in key blocs, like Black men, Latinos and Arab Americans.
And in Michigan — perhaps more than in any other state — Democrats are worried about Harris shedding critical labor support, especially as big unions like the Teamsters and the International Association of Fire Fighters have opted not to endorse in the presidential race.
“Dems’ slippage with unions is occuring with the most male unions, because Dem slippage is most intense with non-college males overall,” said Adrian Hemond, a Democratic consultant and CEO of Lansing-based Grassroots Midwest.
There’s also concern among Democrats that racism and misogyny are playing a role here, as Harris, who is Black and Indian American, would be the first female president. It’s not a coincidence that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — who’s endured her fair share of sexism, like being called “batsh-t crazy” by a Republican former Senate majority leader — has been stressing Harris’ strength while on the campaign trail.
“Why wouldn’t we choose the leader who’s tough, tested and a total badass?” Whitmer said at the Democratic National Convention in August. “I know who I want as our commander-in-chief. America, let’s choose Kamala Harris.”
Message discipline and differences
In order to win over workers, the two presidential nominees pitched vastly different messages last week while stumping in Michigan, the birthplace of the UAW. While Harris has portrayed herself as the “underdog,” Trump has sought to convey an aura of inevitability.
Michigan remains a critical battleground for both campaigns. Trump pulled out a shocking win in 2016 by less than 11,000 votes over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and also notched victories in the other “Blue Wall” states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. But all three states flipped blue in 2020, with Biden taking Michigan by more than 154,000 votes.
As she began her speech at Local 652, Harris tried to tap into the state’s deep-seated pride in the labor movement.
“For generations, here in Lansing and across our country, union members have helped lead the fight for fair pay, better benefits, and safe working conditions. And every person in our nation has benefited from that work,” she said.
“… Unions have always fought to make our nation more equal, fair, and free, and in this election, everything that we have fought for is on the line.”
Harris then promised to invest in manufacturing and expand job opportunities for those without college degrees. She touted the Biden administration shoring up the Detroit Carpenters Pension Fund, impacting more than 22,500 union workers and retirees in Michigan, with the campaign stressing the administration has protected pensions for over 1.1 million workers nationally and over 80,000 in Michigan.
But Hemond said the Democrats’ approach of trumpeting policy plans and victories often falls short with voters.
“Policy can only get you so far with voters who don’t follow policy closely, and in general, 21st century Dems do a poor job speaking to voters without degrees,” he told the Michigan Advance. “Dems have to convince these men that they belong in the Dem coalition.”
Trump, on the other hand, typically talks more generally about the economy and stresses why workers like him. At a stop in Hamtramck Friday, he boasted of UAW members backing him because he understands how to create jobs.
“So many of them … support me because I’m going to bring back the auto jobs,” Trump said.
“I’ve saved Michigan,” he added.
During a manufacturing roundtable in Auburn Hills later on Friday, Trump praised controversial Teamsters President Sean O’Brien — who met with him in January at his Mar-a-Lago estate and later spoke to the Republican National Convention — as a “great guy.”
Trump doesn’t go into detail about his manufacturing plans, but he does promise it will lead to an economic revival across America.
“We want people to build plants in the United States, employ our people, that’s what we want and if you do that, it’s a whole different story and ideally they’ll build it right here in Detroit and we’ll get Detroit moving and others will come also,” Trump said at his rally at Huntington Place. “So vote Trump and you will see a mass exodus of manufacturing jobs from Mexico to Michigan, from Shanghai to Sterling Heights and from Beijing to right here in Detroit and other cities all across America. Because a strong auto industry will make all of Detroit richer.”
The former president does speak about one policy regularly: tariffs. He’s proposed a 10% or 20% tariff on all imported goods and a 60% tariff on goods imported from China, which Harris and some economists have panned as a tax hike on consumers.
But in Auburn Hills, Trump told attendees, “I think it’s more beautiful than love, the word tariff.”
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Attendees wait in line before a rally for former President Donald Trump in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024 (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Michigan GOP Chair Pete Hoekstra speaks ahead of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Boxing Hall of Famer Thomas ‘Hitman’ Hearns (left) speaks alongside former President Donald Trump (right) at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Michigan GOP Chair Pete Hoekstra speaks ahead of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Michele Lundgren, one of the individuals charged Michigan’s Attorney General for submitting false election results in the 2020 presidential election, attends a political rally for former President Donald Trump on Oct. 18, 2024 (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
A young attendee poses for a picture as former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
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Michigan Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Mike Rogers speaks ahead of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Members of “The Daily Show” talk to a Trump impersonator before a rally for former President Donald Trump in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024 (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Advisor for former President Donald Trump Stephen Miller speaks ahead of Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Advisor for former President Donald Trump Stephen Miller speaks ahead of Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Advisor for former President Donald Trump Stephen Miller speaks ahead of Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Michigan Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Mike Rogers takes the stage ahead of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Attendees await former President Donald Trump to take the stage in Detroit at a political rally on Oct. 18, 2024 (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Michigan Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Mike Rogers speaks ahead of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
U.S. Representative for Florida Byron Donalds speaks ahead of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Attendees await former President Donald Trump to take the stage in Detroit at a political rally on Oct. 18, 2024 (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
U.S. Representative for Florida Byron Donalds speaks ahead of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Michigan Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Mike Rogers speaks ahead of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Brian Pannebecker speaks ahead of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Attendees await former President Donald Trump to take the stage in Detroit at a political rally on Oct. 18, 2024 (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Attendees await former President Donald Trump to take the stage in Detroit at a political rally on Oct. 18, 2024 (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
U.S. Representative for Florida Byron Donalds speaks ahead of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
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An attendee holds up a “make Detroit Great Again” sign as former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols)
Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance delivers remarks during an Oct. 2, 2024 campaign stop in Auburn Hills. | Kyle Davidson
Both presidential hopefuls have had choice words about one another while traversing Michigan, although Trump’s have been sharper, telling reporters on Friday that Harris is “not a smart person.”
A week earlier while speaking to the Detroit Economic Club, Trump announced, “Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president.” Harris has sought to turn the attack around, releasing a scathing Michigan ad and showing up in a “Detroit vs. Everybody” shirt at an early voting event Saturday with Lizzo.
Harris usually sticks to policy contrasts with her opponent. At her Lansing stop Friday, she paused her remarks several times, as she’s been doing lately, to show clips of Trump’s speeches, like when he said he “used to hate to pay overtime” and ripped on autoworkers’ skills, musing that “you could have a child do it.”
“Donald Trump thinks the work you do is child’s play,” Harris said, drawing boos from the crowd. “That your value as workers is virtually meaningless. When we here all know the work you do is complex. And you do it with great care. You are highly skilled. Highly trained. And the best autoworkers in the world.”
And Harris spoke directly to members of Local 652, warning that their jobs at the GM plant could be on the chopping block if Trump gets back into office.
“Trump’s running mate called your jobs ‘table scraps,” Harris said, referring to Vance’s comments this month about the $500 million federal grant. “Well, I will always have your back, and will fight to keep your jobs right here in Lansing.”
Vance has sought to defend Trump’s record on the auto industry, but he has not promised to keep the federal funding in place for the Lansing plant.
“So neither me nor President Trump has ever said that we want to take any money that’s going to Michigan autoworkers out of the state of Michigan,” Vance said on Oct. 8 in Detroit. “We certainly want to invest in Michigan auto workers as much as possible.”
As Harris emphasizes what Democrats have delivered to working-class voters while Trump wages a personality-driven campaign seeking to appeal to them on a visceral level, it’s not clear what approach will win out — or even if union workers’ votes will prove decisive in Michigan. There are any number of fault lines this election, including abortion rights, inflation and the war in Gaza.
But if there’s one thing you can count on in late October in the Mitten State, it’s that Democrats will panic about election strategy. Jeff Timmer, a former Michigan GOP executive director who’s now an adviser with the anti-Trump Lincoln Project, has watched this dance for decades. But he sees a silver lining for Democrats this year.
“Trump has made inroads [with union voters] but the Dems are bedwetting for certain,” he told the Advance. “Harris’ inroads into college white [voters] outpaces Trump blue-collar gains.”
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Benjamin Frantz, President of UAW Local 652, introduces Vice President Kamala Harris at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris talks to attendees at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris hugs an attendee on stage at her rally at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
State Rep. Kara Hope and Lansing City Council President Peter Spadafore at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Pro-Palestinian protesters outsideVice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist speaks at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Former President Donald Trump’s remarks on workers are played at Vice President Kamala Harris’ event at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Former state Sen. Curtis Hertel speaks at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Former state Sen. Curtis Hertel speaks at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist speaks at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Former state Sen. Curtis Hertel speaks at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Former President Donald Trump’s remarks on workers are played at Vice President Kamala Harris’ event at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Pro-Palestinian protesters outsideVice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Former state Sen. Curtis Hertel speaks at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist speaks at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist talks to an attendee at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris talks to attendees at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Benjamin Frantz, President of UAW Local 652, introduces Vice President Kamala Harris at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Workers at President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
An attendee dons a camp Harris-Walz cap at President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
An attendee dons a camp Harris-Walz cap at President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Ingham County Commissioner Thomas Morgan at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Ingham County Commissioner Thomas Morgan and Lansing City Council President Peter Spadafore at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist talks to attendees at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Former President Donald Trump’s remarks on workers are played at Vice President Kamala Harris’ event at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
State Sen. Sam Singh at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Susan J. Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at UAW Local 652 in Lansing, Oct. 18, 2024 | Angela Demas
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Michigan
Michigan State football winners & losers: Run game favors Spartans on both sides of ball
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Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press MSU beat writer Chris Solari break down the Spartans’ 24-17 loss at Michigan.
Free PRess sports writer Chris Solari reviews the Michigan State football players who helped or hurt their stock in the Spartans’ 24-17 loss Saturday night at Michigan.
Winners
LOOKING AHEAD: What we learned at U-M, what to watch vs. Indiana
RB Nate Carter
For a kid who grew up in upstate New York dreaming of playing for U-M, Carter ran with a personal and punishing mission statement against the Wolverines. The junior, in his second season after transferring from Connecticut, posted his MSU-best 118 rushing yards and a touchdown on 19 carries while establishing a new personal high with 56 receiving yards on two catches. It was Carter’s first time back in Michigan Stadium since 2022 with the Huskies, when he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury after running six times for 21 yards.
RG Brandon Baldwin
After playing exclusively at left tackle for two seasons at MSU, two injuries in the first three weeks necessitated the fifth-year senior’s move to the interior. Considering how entirely lost he looked in his baptism at Boston College, Saturday’s road-grading performance against U-M was an entirely different beast. Carter followed his big blocker for his 2-yard touchdown in the first quarter, and Baldwin and center Tanner Miller helped create creases off the right side for the Spartans to outrush the Wolverines, 163-119.
Run defense
For the second straight game, following the containment of Iowa star Kaleb Johnson last week, MSU’s front seven squelched its opponent’s rushing attack. The Spartans held U-M’s top rusher, Kalel Mullings, to just 18 yards on 13 carries and stuffed Donovan Edwards for 24 yards on nine attempts. MSU, however, found minimal success in stopping quarterback Alex Orji, who led the Wolverines with 64 yards and a touchdown on just six carries. The Spartans now rank 45th in the nation at 129.6 yards allowed on the ground per game.
Losers
Pass rush
While the front seven neutered the U-M running backs all night, the Spartans continued to struggle with getting to opposing quarterbacks. MSU failed to get a sack for the fourth straight game against Big Ten competition after opening the season with 15 sacks in the first four games. Some of that came from Wolverines quarterback Davis Warren throwing just 19 times, but the Spartans have not had a sack in more than a month, a stretch of 257 minutes and 53 seconds of game play. Their last came when defensive end Anthony Jones dropped Boston College QB Thomas Castellanos with 2:53 left in the third quarter on Sept. 21.
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Special teams
The Spartans struggled in all three phases against U-M, but they also had issues among multiple special teams units. It started with Jonathan Kim missing a chip-shot field-goal attempt that cost MSU points on the first drive of the game. It continued with a botched fair catch call by upback Sam Edwards with Alante Brown snagging a kickoff early in the second half, pinning the Spartans at their 5-yard line. Then after a Kim field goal, the kickoff unit gave a slight tell that an onside kick was coming to tip off the Wolverines to recover (and MSU also was offsides on the dribbler). Losing long snapper Kaden Schickel to an apparently significant left leg injury could eventually become problematic, as the James Madison transfer had been spectacularly steady through the first eight games.
LB Jordan Turner
The between-periods review of Turner’s hit on an Orji run on the final play of the third quarter cost the Spartans one of their best defenders and captains. Turner’s loss was felt quickly later in that drive as the Wolverines exploited safety Malik Spencer’s aggressiveness trying to help the linebackers against the run, with Edwards delivering a halfback pass for a touchdown to Colston Loveland that ultimately proved to be the winning score. Equally as costly for MSU is losing Turner for the first half of next week’s game against No. 13 Indiana due to NCAA targeting rules.
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Michigan
Michigan State beats Purdue 3-1 in final game of regular season for women's soccer team
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Spartans beat Boilermakers 3-1 in East Lansing for the final game of the regular season.
Mackenzie Anthony got things started for the Spartans with a nice goal early in the game. However, Gracie Dunaway was able to tie things up for the Boilermakers.
The tie would be broken with a goal from the boot of Kaleigh Mcpherson. Michigan State would put the game away after a nice pass from Mackenzie Anthony found Meg Hughes to give the Spartans a 3-1 lead.
Up next the girls will play Rutgers in their first game of the Big Ten Tournament. That game will take place on Sat, Nov. 2.
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Michigan
National media react to Michigan football’s big win over Michigan State
Michigan took down its rival Michigan State on Saturday night for the third year in a row. After a 24-17 win, the Wolverines showed they still reign supreme over their rival. Despite a 4-3 start to the season, switching quarterbacks four times this season, and showing plenty of holes in the armor, Michigan still showed up when it needed to in primetime.
For the first time all year, the Wolverines played turnover-free football and had zero penalties as a team. Michigan forced Aidan Chiles to turnover the ball over which he’s been prone to do all season. Although Michigan had just 15 yards as a team in the first quarter, the team had fight and got a gritty win.
On Sunday morning, we took a look at the national columns to see what people are saying about Michigan football.
Stuart Mandel (The Athletic) ‘Mandel’s Final Thoughts: After backup QBs bail out Penn State, Texas A&M, will they stick?’
“With last week’s starting quarterback Jack Tuttle injured, Michigan coach Sherrone Moore turned back to Week 1 starter Davis Warren for the Wolverines’ rivalry game against Michigan State — and it actually worked. Warren (13 of 19 for 123 yards, one touchdown, no interceptions) was no Tom Brady, but he did turn in the most efficient passing performance of Michigan’s season in a 24-17 win over the hated Spartans (4-4, 2-3).
“Michigan State won 10 of 14 meetings with the Wolverines from 2008 to ’21, but Michigan (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) has now won three straight and five of the past seven.”
Austin Meek (The Athletic) ‘Michigan gets it right at QB, shows it hasn’t quit on season in win over Michigan State’
“Last we saw of Warren, he was on the bench after throwing three interceptions against Arkansas State. Alex Orji started the next three games but was benched for Jack Tuttle, who started in last week’s loss at Illinois.”
“Michigan went back to square one this week and opened the quarterback competition. Tuttle was out with an injury, which opened the door for Warren to reclaim the starting job. He played the cleanest game of any Michigan quarterback so far this season, completing 13 of 19 passes for 123 yards with a touchdown and no turnovers.
David Hale (ESPN) ‘College football Week 9 highlights: Top plays, games, takeaways’
‘It was a battle to see who was the most middling team in Michigan (apologies to Central Michigan, who remains, geographically, the most middling), and while the early results amounted to little more than two toddlers fighting over a popsicle, Michigan actually emerged with its first vestiges of an offensive identity this year.
“Davis Warren got the start at QB, and he looked solid, completing 13 of 19 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown. Alex Orji proved a valuable weapon in the run game, carrying six times for 64 yards and a score. And Colston Loveland was the best player on the field for much of the game, hauling in two touchdown grabs — the first game in which Michigan had multiple receiving TDs as a team since the opener against Fresno State.”
FOX Sports ‘Colston Loveland’s 2 TD catches help Michigan beat Michigan State 24-17’
“Michigan: The defending national champions improved their chances of earning a bowl bid, needing to beat Northwestern at home later in the season to pick up a sixth win that might be elusive with top-ranked Oregon, No. 13 Indiana and No. 4 Ohio State left to play.”
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