The No. 25 Michigan Wolverines defeated the Michigan State Spartans 31-20 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing on Saturday night to improve to 6-2 on the season.

Here are key takeaways from Michigan’s win. • After leaving the USC game with an upper-body injury and missing last week against Washington, Michigan running back Justice Haynes returned to the lineup and flourished once again. Haynes rushed 26 times for 152 yards with two touchdowns. Haynes can run between the tackles with authority but also has excellent vision and a great burst to bounce runs to the outside. Haynes is as good a running back as Michigan has had in years. • Jordan Marshall was also impressive, rushing 15 times for 110 yards with a 56-yard touchdown.

Michigan has arguably the best running back duo in the natio

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