ANN ARBOR, Mich. – It was a tale of two halves for the Michigan team on Saturday against USC. The Wolverines were like their championship selves in the first half. The Wolverines invaded USC in the trenches on both sides and the Wolverines’ running game was in full swing.

But the second half told a completely different story. Michigan didn’t manage a single first down until the game-tying drive. The Wolverines’ secondary lost control of the coverage three times, allowing USC to score touchdowns through the air. Donovan Edwards and Kenneth Grant – crazy play – both dropped the football, leading to points. The Trojans took a 24-20 lead and Michigan got the ball back just over four minutes into the game.

With the help of a 63-yard run by Kalel Mullings, Michigan was in USC territory in no time. On fourth down at the USC one-yard line, Mullings fought his way to the goal with excellent blocks from Max Bredeson and the Wolverines’ O-line. USC had 37 seconds left to get within field goal range, but the Wolverines’ defense held firm.

Michigan improved its season record to 3-1 and secured an important home win as an underdog.

Here are the best and worst player ratings from Michigan’s win over USC, as compiled by Pro Football Focus. We’ve also listed player snap counts you should know.

RB Kalel Mullings – Grade 79.3
TE Zach Marshall – 68.1 grade
LT Myles Hinton – 65.7 grade
WR Semaj Morgan – 63.9 points
TE Marlin Klein – 63.6 degrees

LT Evan Link – 40.0 Class
C Dom Giudice – 44.7 note
WR CJ Charleston – 48.2 grade
WR Peyton O’Leary – 51.4 points
QB Alex Orji – 54.4 grade

Edge Josaiah Stewart – 95.8 grade
Edge Derric Moore – 87.3 grade
CB Jyaire Hill – 85.5 degrees
CB Will Johnson – 84.6 points
DT Rayshaun Benny – 81.2 grade

S Makari Paige – 45.1 grade
CB Zeke Berry – 51.4 grade
LB Jaishawn Barham – Grade 58.0
DT Ike Iwunnah – 59.6 points
LB Ernest Hausmann – 63.4 grade

Michigan continues to choose to rotate its centers. Starter Dom Giudice saw 38 of 58 snaps and Greg Crippen came for 20 snapshots.

Kalel Mullings was on the field 33 times compared to Donovan Edwards‘ 26.

With Tyler Morris back, the receiver snap counts not move in Fred MooreMoore went from 25 snaps against Arkansas State to just three against USC. Morris (29), Kendrick Bell (29), Peyton O’Leary (22), CJ Charleston (22) and Samaj Morgan (19) were all before him.

LB Jaishawn barham had his lowest snap count of the season with 40 snaps. The Wolverines played with three safeties and one linebacker quite often on Saturday. Backup Safety Brandyn Hillman I saw 37 snapshots.

The Wolverines didn’t rotate the corners that often in this game. Ja’Den McBurrows played only one snap. Starter Jyaire Hills (68), Zeke Berry (68) and Will Johnson (50) were on the field a ton. Veteran Aamir Hall also had 34 snapshots.

Both start fuses Paige, Makari (70) and Quinten Johnson (67) reached seasonal highs. Wesley Walker had a season low of eight snaps.

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