ANN ARBOR — The Wolverines’ final drive Saturday night was exactly what they needed to avoid a stunning upset. Michigan ran out the final six minutes to prevail 21-16 over a Purdue team that is winless in the Big Ten the past two seasons.

“It was tough,” Purdue defensive back Tony Grimes said about Michigan’s final 11-play drive. “It was hurtful.”

After Michigan grabbed a 21-10 lead on a touchdown with 10:03 left, Purdue answered with a touchdown drive of its own (and failed on two-point conversion try). The pressure was on Michigan’s offense to deliver.

Nine runs from Michigan’s running backs — seven from Jordan Marshall and two from Bryson Kuzdzal — got the job done, with Michigan kneeling on the final two snaps to run out the clock after Purdue had used its three timeouts earlier in

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