Michigan routs Minnesota, which was without coach Jerry Kill

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan figured out a way to help Devin Gardner cut down on mistakes. Gardner didn't throw the ball until midway through the second quarter, and played his first turnover-free game since becoming a starting quarterback last year and it helped the 19th-ranked Wolverines pull away to rout Minnesota 42-13 on Saturday. "We're going to do what's working and that's what was working at the time," he said. Gardner had seven turnovers in his previous two games, allowing both Connecticut and Akron to have chances to upset Michigan. Against Minnesota, he threw a 24-yard, go-ahead touchdown pass to Devin Funchess late in the first half and ran for a 2-yard score late in the game as the Wolverines turned a game that was close for a half into a lopsided victory.