Michigan’s football team opened Big Ten play with a statement win.

The 21st-ranked Wolverines (3-1, 1-0) never trailed on the road against Nebraska (3-1, 0-1) and held on for a 30-27 victory on Saturday.

Here are observation’s from the game:

-- Michigan running back Jordan Marshall said this week that Saturday’s game would be decided in the trenches. He was right. The Wolverines bullied Nebraska up front on both sides of the ball. Bryce Underwood’s running ability was a main storyline all week leading into the game, but it was Marshall and Justice Haynes that led the way against Nebraska. Marshall had 80 yards on just six carries, including breaking off a 54-yarder midway through the third quarter that gave the team a 10-point cushion. Haynes ripped off his fourth run of at leas

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