Could Michigan keep up with USC if it couldn’t pass? As the climax of Michigan football’s victory Saturday neared, a nervous crowd found the answer.

It went down to the wire, but Michigan pulled the upset over USC on Saturday. Here are some players who stood out.

As USC quarterback Miller Moss found his rhythm in the second half, the Trojans proceeded to outscore Michigan 21-6 until the game’s final minutes. The Wolverines failed to get a first down until the game-winning 10-play, 89-yard drive that took Kalel Mullings into the endzone.

No. 18 Michigan inflicted a pair of significant blows in the first half against No. 11 USC on Saturday, taking a 14-3 lead into the break behind stingy defense and explosiveness in its run game. Kalel Mullings busted a 53-yard touchdown run on the Wolverines' third possession to open the scoring after the teams traded early punts.

"That's just a representation of who we are," Michigan football running back Kalel Mullings said after powering the game-winning drive over USC.

Here's a look at social media reactions to Michigan defeating USC football, despite having just 32 passing yards from quarterback Alex Orji:

Physicality had been an emphasis in practice over the last week. And so was situational football. After Michigan’s offense struggled to move the chains and generate much offense during the second half of its 27-24 win over No.