ANN ARBOR – Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham wasn’t pleased with his team’s first half against UTEP on Saturday, but he came away encouraged by the overall performance after the Wolverines outscored the Miners 35-3 in the second half of a 52-17 win.

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Michigan football took its first lead as time expired in the first half, and flipped a switch in a dominating third quarter. Outscoring UTEP 28-0 in the third, Michigan (3-0) defeated UTEP (1-2) 52-17 on Saturday,

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It took Michigan a full half to turn on the engine, but once it did the game out of hand fast. The Wolverines improved to 3-0 on Saturday with a 55-17 win over the University of Texas,

The Wolverines moved to 3-0 on the season and Michigan was able to get a lot of players snaps vs. UTEP.

This was expected to be one of those games to allow Michigan to find some rhythm in its offense, getting sophomore quarterback Bryce Underwood comfortable throwing the ball, while jumpstarting the running backs who had a sluggish start to the season.

UTEP didn’t stress Michigan’s offense the way other defenses will, but the Wolverines needed this kind of performance from their passing game, regardless of the opponent. A crisp day throwing the ball should be a confidence-builder heading into Big Ten play.

Michigan football routed UTEP 52-17, but a sluggish first half has analysts questioning the team's Big Ten outlook.