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  • Michigan defensive lineman Cam Goode celebrates after the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. Michigan won 26-0. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

  • Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy (9) throws a pass during the...

    Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy (9) throws a pass during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

  • Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh watches from the sideline during...

    Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh watches from the sideline during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

  • Michigan running back Blake Corum (2) celebrates with teammates after...

    Michigan running back Blake Corum (2) celebrates with teammates after scoring on a 2-yard touchdown run during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

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  • Michigan defensive lineman Kenneth Grant (78) celebrates after a tackle...

    Michigan defensive lineman Kenneth Grant (78) celebrates after a tackle during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

  • Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill (10) looks to hand the ball...

    Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill (10) looks to hand the ball off in front of Michigan defensive lineman Mason Graham (55) during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

  • Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz walks on the sideline during...

    Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz walks on the sideline during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Michigan, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

  • Michigan defensive lineman Kris Jenkins (94) celebrates after recovering a...

    Michigan defensive lineman Kris Jenkins (94) celebrates after recovering a fumble during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

  • Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy (9) throws a pass during the...

    Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy (9) throws a pass during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

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  • Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill (10) is sacked during the first...

    Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill (10) is sacked during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Michigan, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

  • Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill (10) is sacked by Michigan defensive...

    Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill (10) is sacked by Michigan defensive end Jaylen Harrell (32) and defensive lineman Kenneth Grant (78) during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

  • Michigan running back Donovan Edwards (7) runs up field after...

    Michigan running back Donovan Edwards (7) runs up field after catching a pass during the second half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

  • Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill fumbles as he is hit by...

    Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill fumbles as he is hit by Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil (0) during the second half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

  • Michigan running back Blake Corum (2) runs from Iowa defensive...

    Michigan running back Blake Corum (2) runs from Iowa defensive back Sebastian Castro (29) during the second half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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  • Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, left, celebrates with Michigan defensive...

    Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, left, celebrates with Michigan defensive lineman Kris Jenkins (94) after the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. Michigan won 26-0. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

  • Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh walks off the field after...

    Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh walks off the field after the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. Michigan won 26-0. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

  • Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh celebrates with defensive lineman Cam...

    Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh celebrates with defensive lineman Cam Goode (99) after the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. Michigan won 26-0. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

  • Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil holds the trophy after the...

    Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil holds the trophy after the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. Michigan won 26-0. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

  • Michigan defensive back Will Johnson (2) celebrates with fans after...

    Michigan defensive back Will Johnson (2) celebrates with fans after the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. Michigan won 26-0. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

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    Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy (9) celebrates with fans after the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Indianapolis. Michigan won 26-0. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

By MICHAEL MAROT (AP Sports Writer)

INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh celebrated his return to the sideline Saturday by hugging players and evasively running to avoid a Gatorade bath.

Blake Corum and J.J. McCarthy were already reflecting on bigger goals.

And when the confetti came streaming down over the Wolverines, they made sure everyone knew they were no longer the nation’s second-best team.

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Corum scored twice and the defense pitched a rare shutout as No. 2 Michigan routed No. 18 Iowa 26-0 for its third straight Big Ten title game, a third straight playoff berth and likely the top seed in the College Football Playoff.

“We set our goals earlier this year and this is another one we checked off,” Corum said after rushing for 52 yards on 16 carries and tying Anthony Thomas’ career record for TD runs with 55.

And with No. 1 Georgia falling to No. 8 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference title game, Michigan (13-0, No. 2 CFP) is finally poised to reach No. 1 after spending 13 of 14 weeks at No. 2. Michigan lost each of its previous two semifinal appearances and hasn’t won a national title since 1997.

Iowa (10-3, No. 16) never had a chance.

Harbaugh’s return meant he could finally savor a milestone moment on the sideline with his players after serving three-game suspension for an alleged sign-stealing scheme. He missed the 1,000th victory in program history and last week’s 30-24 division-clinching victory over archrival Ohio State.

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Michigan fans booed loudly as first-year Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti presented the championship trophy and appeared not to even look at Harbaugh after he became the first coach in league history to win three straight outright conference championships. It’s also a school first.

Harbaugh didn’t seem to care about Petitti’s reaction, though.

“It made me feel super great,” Harbaugh said of the feat. “I’ve got one question for the Michigan Nation, who’s got a better team than us?”

The Wolverines extended their school record of consecutive wins over Big Ten foes to 25 as J.J. McCarthy went 22 of 30 for 147 yards.

For the Hawkeyes, it was more of the same.

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While the defense held stout — allowing the TDs on drives of 5 and 6 yards and four field goals — the offense produced just 155 yards and became only the second team in conference title game history to be shut out in the final season of the East-West division format. Ohio State opened that era with a 59-0 rout over Wisconsin 59-0 in 2014.

Deacon Hill was 18 of 32 with 120 yards and the Hawkeyes rushed for 35 yards on 24 carries. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak and marked the second in three years Iowa lost the title game to Michigan by more than 25 points.

The difference Saturday was simple.

The Wolverines capitalized on Iowa’s errors; the Hawkeyes never did.

“Tonight certainly wasn’t our night,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. “We knew we came in here needing to play pretty much a flawless game. Obviously, we didn’t do that, didn’t do a great job protecting the football, and a couple of other situations. It was a disappointing tonight.”

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Michigan took a 10-0 lead with a 35-yard field goal on its first possession and Corum’s 3-yard run on its next, two plays after Semaj Morgan broke free for an 87-yard punt return to set a Big Ten title game record.

Corum is the only FBS offensive or defensive player who has scored in every game this season.

He scored again early in the second half when a replay review overturned an incompletion and ruled it was a fumble. Michigan recovered and outgoing Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz compounded the problem by drawing a penalty for unsportsmanlike penalty, moving the ball to the 6. following. That made it 17-0.

“I’ve made it the last two months without getting fined, so I’ll try again,” Ferentz said. “I’m really struggling with our replay system. Tonight what I was told, the arm was going forward, but the hand wasn’t, which I’m not sure if that’s possible mechanically.”

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Michigan closed it out with three field goals, the final one being a 50-yarder from James Turner to set a title-game record.

Iowa’s best scoring chance came after a 25-yard punt put it at the Michigan 38. Three plays later, though Jaziun Patterson lost a fumble at the 30.

THE TAKEAWAY

Iowa: Two streaks continued. The Big Ten West closes out the league’s division era going 0-10 in title games and the Hawkeyes still have not won a conference crown since 2004. Few gave Iowa and its low-scoring offense any chance Saturday night. Neither did the Wolverines.

Michigan: Harbaugh missed six games this season because of suspension and yet Michigan heads into the postseason undefeated for the second straight year. Getting the No. 1 seed could lead to a matchup with SEC champ Alabama, Big 12 champ Texas, two-time defending national champ Georgia or perhaps even archrival Ohio State.



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Michigan high school football scores from first round of MHSAA playoffs

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November is here, which means we finally have Michigan high school football playoffs! Welcome to the first round of the MHSAA state tournament, with 128 games on the schedule, including 10 on Saturday.

As always, we broke down all eight divisions, picked each region’s final four and predicted state champions.

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Check freep.com/sports/high-schools for game coverage, and on Saturday night, we’ll have the playoff schedule for next week’s second-round matchups. Then come back next Friday to see predictions for each game.

Congratulations to Detroit Free Press Prep Athlete of the Week for Oct. 20-26: Howell’s Justin Jones. 

Send in your nominees this weekend across any sport for Oct. 27-Nov. 2, and voting will open Tuesday.

Here are the MHSAA football scores and results from the first round of the playoffs.

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Michigan high school football scores today in playoffs

Friday’s scores from MHSAA first round

Adams 44, Stoney Creek 14

Alcona 52, Atlanta 0

Armada 37, Richmond 10

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Au Gres-Sims 70, Mio-Au Sable 42

Avondale 43, Thurston 6

Beal City 47, Frankfort 0

Belding 52, Swan Valley 30

Belleville 68, Pioneer 0

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Berrien Springs 14, Dowagiac 6

Big Rapids 28, Ludington 21

Boyne City 23, Negaunee 16

Brighton 53, Grand Ledge 28

Britton Deerfield 58, Lenawee Christian 15

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Byron Center 38, Northview 17

Carlson 42, Bedford 21

Cass City 50, Valley Lutheran 15

Cass Tech 41, Stevenson 0

Catholic Central 28, Hopkins 0

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Central 34, Edison 16

Central Montcalm 36, Kent City 12

Chelsea 24, Pinckney 20

Clarkston 34, Lake Orion 16

Clinton 38, Whiteford 32

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Constantine 39, Parchment 14

Coopersville 39, Kenowa Hills 13

Corunna 35, Flint Hamady 8

Croswell-Lexington 31, Marysville 6

Dakota 31, Utica 0

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De La Salle 49, Port Huron Northern 0

DeWitt 42, St Johns 7

Dearborn 30, Fordson 0

Decatur 34, Centreville 6

Deckerville 54, All Saints 34

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Detroit Catholic Central 33, Stevenson 0

Dexter 42, South Lyon East 14

Divine Child 42, Lamphere 6

East Jordan 34, Bark River-Harris 14

East Lansing 43, Milford 22

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Edwardsburg 29, Harper Creek 8

Eisenhower 44, Romeo 21

Everest Collegiate 51, Bentley 0

Farmington 39, Lakeland 13

Father Gabriel Richard 51, Whitmore Lake 20

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Flat Rock 40, Denby 22

Forest Hills Central 7, East Grand Rapids 0

Fowler 48, Reese 12

Frankenmuth 62, Tri-County 6

Franklin 21, Allen Park 14

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Freeland 51, Lake Fenton 21

Gabriel Richard 48, Cabrini 0

Glen Lake 38, Mancelona 14

Goodrich 49, Brandon 7

Grand Blanc 42, Lapeer 14

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Grandville 24, Rockford 14

Grosse Pointe South 27, Roseville 26

Groves 49, Ferndale 14

Harbor Beach 35, Ubly 0

Haslett 42, Parma Western 21

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Hastings 35, Ionia 0

Hazel Park 41, South Lake 22

Heritage 52, Dow 20

Howell 35, Kalamazoo Central 12

Hudson 38, Napoleon 6

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Hudsonville 25, East Kentwood 23

Ida 56, Advanced Tech 8

Inland Lakes 46, Montabella 8

Iron Mountain 49, Manistique 12

Ithaca 42, Saranac 7

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Kalamazoo United 33, South Haven 7

King 41, Fitzgerald 0

Kingston 16, Fulton 14

Lansing Catholic 36, Chesaning 29

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Lawton 42, Coloma 6

Leslie 49, Atherton 7

Linden 42, Fenton 14

Lowell 27, Cedar Springs 7

Loyola 28, Mt Clemens 8

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Lumen Christi 42, Robichaud 8

Lutheran North 48, St Clair 30

Lutheran Northwest 40, Cardinal Mooney 14

Manchester 20, Summerfield 17

Marine City 50, Clintondale 30

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Martin 52, Gobles 22

Mason 59, Jackson 18

Mattawan 27, Everett 21

McBain 49, Harrison 6

Mendon 58, Climax-Scotts 50

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Michigan Lutheran Seminary 21, Nouvel 20

Midland 34, Flushing 7

Millington 42, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port 14

Mona Shores 28, Traverse City West 0

Morrice 28, St Patrick 22

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Mt Pleasant 36, Cadillac 22

Newaygo 30, Montague 17

Niles 42, Paw Paw 14

North Muskegon 56, Evart 7

Notre Dame 49, Williamston 19

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Ogemaw Heights 21, Clare 13

Old Redford 28, Pershing 6

Olivet 49, Buchanan 15

Onekama 22, Marion 20

Ovid-Elsie 44, Almont 21

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Oxford 21, Davison 14

Petoskey 61, Glenn 21

Pewamo-Westphalia 42, Montrose 12

Pickford 67, Munising 12

Pittsford 52, Burr Oak 22

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Portage Central 28, Portage Northern 12

Portland 42, Sexton 8

Reading 36, Sand Creek 0

Reed City 41, Manistee 20

River Rouge 13, Southgate Anderson 7

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Riverview 22, Trenton 21

Romulus 26, Lincoln-King 24

Saline 37, Northville 7

Saugatuck 24, White Pigeon 22

Schoolcraft 28, Bronson 14

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Seaholm 59, Warren Mott 29

South Christian 35, Holland Christian 7

Springport 38, Addison 14

St Francis 26, Charlevoix 16

St Joseph 41, Lakeshore 21

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St Mary Catholic Central 41, Blissfield 6

St Mary’s 42, North Farmington 7

Standish-Sterling 50, Mason County Central 32

Summit 17, Voyageur 10

Union City 42, Hanover-Horton 13

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Unity Christian 63, Hamilton 20

Walled Lake Western 49, Garden City 7

West Bloomfield 49, Novi 15

West Catholic 32, Oakridge 14

Whitehall 28, Forest Hills Eastern 21

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Zeeland West 32, Zeeland East 6



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Michigan reveals classic uniform combination for matchup with Oregon

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Fans will be in for a visual treat on Saturday when Michigan clashes with No. 1 Oregon in the Big House. Not only will it feature two of the most recognizable brands in college athletics, but the matchup will also feature two elite uniform combinations.

For the Wolverines, it will be the traditional blue top with maize pants and blue accessories – a classic look.

For Oregon, it will be the all-white “Warp Speed” alternate for the road matchup in Ann Arbor.

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This will be the sixth meeting all-time between the two programs, and the first meeting with both programs being part of the Big Ten conference. The Wolverines currently hold a 3-2 advantage all-time, but the Ducks have won the last two consecutive meetings. Here’s a quick look:

Michigan and No. 1 Oregon will kick off LIVE from the Big House at 3:40 pm ET on CBS.

– Enjoy more Michigan Wolverines coverage on Michigan Wolverines On SI –

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EAST LANSING — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Michigan State University’s campus Sunday to rally young voters two days before Election Day.

The Democrat is expected to deliver remarks around 6:30 p.m., according to the Harris-Walz campaign.

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“The rally builds upon Harris-Walz campaign’s youth organizing program in Michigan, which is the largest youth organizing program anywhere in the country,” the campaign said in a release.

No other details were available from the campaign early Friday morning but officials said the vice president’s stop is her second visit to the Lansing area and marks her 11th trip to Michigan.

Harris gave remarks Oct. 18 at UAW Local 652 hall in Lansing.

Former President Donald Trump, her opponent, also has been a frequent visitor in Michigan. He visited mid-Michigan in late August, speaking at Alro Steel in Potterville.

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A new poll of likely Michigan voters by Suffolk University/USA Today showed a tie race going into Tuesday’s presidential election 

Students living in East Lansing could play a determining role in one of the most high-profile congressional races nationwide – Michigan’s 7th district.

Both of the men running for the seat, Charlotte Republican Tom Barrett and Lansing Democrat Curtis Hertel, have spent time and resources on campus educating students about their campaign platforms and hiring on-campus volunteers to get their messages out.

Contact editor Susan Vela at svela@lsj.com or 248-873-7044. Follow her on Twitter @susanvela.

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