It had been mostly clean sailing for Michigan this month until an inspired Maryland squad made things interesting in Ann Arbor this past Saturday.
Is that a sign of potential trouble for this weekend's trip to Iowa? Or should we look more at the fact that the Wolverines did what they needed to do down the stretch to handle their first test of the season?
Michigan dispatched Colorado State, Hawaii, and UConn by a combined score of 166-17, but Maryland proved to be difficult to put away, leading late in the second quarter and pulling within 24-19 with nine minutes left.
But Blake Coru m, who ran for 243 yards and two scores, put the Wolverines up 34-19 late, and they held on from there for a 34-27 win.