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Kalel Mullings ran for 92 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, leading Michigan to a 50-6 win over Northwestern on Saturday to make the defending national champions eligible for a bowl.

Kalel Mullings scored 3 TDs and Michigan football's defense outclassed Northwestern to make the Wolverines bowl eligible in 2024 season.

Michigan qualified for a bowl game after walloping Northwestern with its best scoring output of the season, 50-6, at Michigan Stadium.

Michigan captured the attention of the entire college football world by flipping Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 player in the entire 2025 class, from LSU. Underwood made his debut in Michigan Stadium on Saturday as a commit to the program, so it’s not surprising that the energy being felt in Ann Arbor translated to the football field.

Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia grades Michigan football's performance Saturday in its 50-6 win over Northwestern to clinch bowl eligibility.

It took 11 games, but the Michigan Wolverines finally put together a complete game on Saturday against Northwestern. Not only did the maize and blue surpass 30 points for the first time all season, but Michigan put up 50 points in a 50-6 win over the 'Cats.

The Michigan football team became bowl eligible on Saturday as they dominated Northwestern at home. This season hasn’t gone to plan for the Wolverines, but they avoided a disastrous home loss against the Wildcats in impressive fashion.