Sophomore running back Jordan Marshall wasn’t supposed to be waiting in the wings. Alongside junior Justice Haynes, the Michigan football team claimed it had 1a and 1b heading into the season.

But for five weeks the two-starters promise started to feel like just offseason talks. Haynes rattled off chunk plays like they were nothing, and the Michigan football team had no choice but to keep feeding him carries. Through five games, Haynes lapped Marshall in rushing yards, 656 to 233.

Frustration could have befallen Marshall. Instead, he endured, waiting for the moment which finally came Saturday.

“Career high, 25 carries, 133 yards and a touchdown, outstanding,” Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said. “(He) ran physical, ran hard, did the little things right and just played really well.”

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