ANN ARBOR – Michigan’s football team kept it season alive by beating Washington 24-7 on Saturday in Ann Arbor.

The Wolverines outscored the Huskies 17-7 in the second half to improve to 5-2 and 3-1 in the Big Ten. Both sides of the ball got back on track after an ugly 31-13 loss last week to USC. Michigan outgained Washington 417-249 and won the turnover battle 3-0.

Here are our observation’s and takeaways from Saturday’s game:

--The tight ends’ lack of involvement in the offense has been a hot-button topic in recent weeks, but they were a focal point of the game plan against the Huskies. Top two tight ends Marlin Klein and Hogan Hansen didn’t play, but Zack Marshall and Deakon Tonielli stepped up. Marshall had three receptions entering the day but totaled five for a team-high

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