Game-Changing 3 Plays · 2026 Week 3 · September 19, 2026

UTEP led in the Big House, then Michigan scored 31 straight

UTEP at Michigan · 17-52 · Michigan Stadium

What happened

UTEP at No. 19 Michigan, September 19, 2026. After a Michigan fumble, EJ Colson Jr. hits Lamar Sperling for an 18-yard touchdown and a 14-7 UTEP lead. Bryce Underwood ties it with a 21-yard touchdown to JJ Buchanan before halftime and later finds Andrew Marsh for 34 yards during a run of 31 straight Michigan points. Michigan wins 52-17. Three snaps from the official play-by-play, redrawn on the board.

The plays

From the official play-by-play. Win-probability swing is the change on that snap.

WhenDownSpotPlayResultWP swing
Q2 5:581st & 10at the 18Colson to Sperling, +18, TDTouchdown
Q2 1:311st & 10at the 21Underwood to Buchanan, +21, TDTouchdown
Q3 1:181st & 10at the 34Underwood to Marsh, +34, TDTouchdown

Narration

In the Big House, UTEP led early. Then Michigan scored thirty-one straight.

Michigan fumbles. Next snap, Colson finds Lamar Sperling. UTEP leads fourteen to seven.

Bryce Underwood to Buchanan, twenty-one yards. Tied at fourteen.

Then Underwood to Andrew Marsh, thirty-four yards. Thirty-eight to fourteen.

Michigan fifty-two, UTEP seventeen.

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Questions

What decided UTEP at Michigan?

UTEP at No. 19 Michigan, September 19, 2026. After a Michigan fumble, EJ Colson Jr. hits Lamar Sperling for an 18-yard touchdown and a 14-7 UTEP lead. Bryce Underwood ties it with a 21-yard touchdown to JJ Buchanan before halftime and later finds Andrew Marsh for 34 yards during a run of 31 straight Michigan points. Michigan wins 52-17. Three snaps from the official play-by-play, redrawn on the board.

Which plays are in the UTEP at Michigan breakdown?

Q2 5:58 — 1st & 10: Colson to Sperling, +18, TD (Touchdown) Q2 1:31 — 1st & 10: Underwood to Buchanan, +21, TD (Touchdown) Q3 1:18 — 1st & 10: Underwood to Marsh, +34, TD (Touchdown)

Draw your own plays

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