Nobody is apologizing for any wins in Ann Arbor, but players know U-M is fortunate to still be 4-1. Confidence remains, but if Michigan continues to play with fire, it's only a matter of time before it gets burned.

I think that we all know that the end of the game, especially the second half, wasn’t up to the standard the Michigan football has set in passing through previous games. So we just got to find a way to put together a four-quarter game and just build on the things that we that we put on tape.

Kalel Mullings rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns as No. 12 Michigan held on to the Little Brown Jug with a 27-24 win in the rain against Minnesota

Michigan hung on to beat Minnesota 27-24 after giving up 21 fourth-quarter points — and getting help from a penalty on an onside kick.