No. 21 Michigan beats Bowling Green 65-21, gets scare from injury to QB Robinson

Michigan beats Bowling Green 65-21; Robinson hurt

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The only scare Michigan got on Saturday came from an injury to star quarterback Denard Robinson.

Robinson, who led Michigan to wins in his first three starts, twisted his left knee in the first quarter and didn’t return. On the field immediately after No. 21 Michigan’s 65-21 win over Bowling Green, Robinson told The Associated Press: “They said I’m good.”

Backup Tate Forcier, who started last season ahead of Robinson, left the game in the fourth quarter after also appearing to hurt his left knee.

The Wolverines have won their first four games for the second straight season, though Massachusetts of the Football Championship Subdivision came close to an upset last week in Michigan’s 42-37 win.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Quarterbacks Denard Robinson and Tate Forcier were injured in No. 21 Michigan’s 65-21 win over Bowling Green on Saturday.

Robinson twisted his left knee after a 47-yard run in the first quarter and didn’t return. Forcier left the game in the fourth quarter after also appearing to hurt his left knee.

The Wolverines have won their first four games for the second straight season. They flopped to a 5-7 finish last year.

Bowling Green (1-3) gave up the first 21 points of the game in the first quarter, then got to within a touchdown with 5:07 left in the first half.

Forcier helped the Wolverines turn the game into a rout in his season debut after starting every game last season.

Freshman quarterback Devin Gardner got extensive playing time for the first time.