No. 2 Michigan takes Big Ten in rout, makes playoff pitch

INDIANAPOLIS -- , Michigan ignored the preseason predictions, the early poll snub and especially the critics who thought the program’s best days were long gone. Instead they set out to prove everybody wrong. On Saturday, they did. Hassan Haskins ran for two scores and broke a longtime school record leading No. 2 Michigan past Iowa 42-3 while clinching their first Big Ten title in 17 years and likely the first playoff berth in school history. “We defied all expectations," record-setting Wolverines end Aidan Hutchinson said after becoming the first defensive player to earn game MVP honors. “Nobody ever thought we could do this, especially this season and we did it , in dominant fashion." Earning the ring they’ve been craving -- and into position for their first national championship since 1997 , sure didn't come easily. The Wolverines (12-1, No.