Michigan avoided another upset scare on Saturday, grinding out a 28-21 road win over Rutgers at SHI Stadium. The Wolverines traded blows with the Scarlet Knights for most of the afternoon before finally pulling away with just enough late to close it out.

The story was Tommy Carr, making his second start at quarterback. After a shaky stretch for the program, Carr turned in a composed, productive afternoon that kept Michigan's offense on schedule when the game tightened. Yahoo Sports framed it bluntly: Carr saved Michigan from another crushing upset.

It wasn't clean, but it was the kind of resilient Halloween win a team trying to find its footing will gladly take. Michigan rebounds, Carr's stock rises, and the Wolverines leave New Jersey with the result they needed.