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5 things we learned from Michigan Football’s Big Ten championship win

By Chris Peterson

Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh celebrates the 43-22 win against the Purdue Boilermakers in the Big Ten championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022.Michiganbig 120322 Kd 10106
Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh celebrates the 43-22 win against the Purdue Boilermakers in the Big Ten championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022.Michiganbig 120322 Kd 10106 /
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Syndication: Detroit Free Press
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Will Johnson is a Charles Woodson clone

Donovan Edwards definitely deserved to be the MVP but if there was one guy who was right in the mix, for me it was Will Johnson.

Michigan football doesn’t win the game without Edwards, but it might not without Johnson, the five-star freshman who made two massive second-half interceptions.

The first came with Purdue down 28-13. The Boilermakers were in the red zone after a big run and looking to make it a one-score game again. However, Johnson had other ideas and undercut a pass by O’Connell for the interception.

And if I didn’t know it wasn’t Charles Woodson, I wouldn’t have known.

It wasn’t just the number that looked the same, although it is. Johnson plays just like him. He’s exceptional in man-to-man coverage, he’s tough as hell and a great tackler, and showed a knack for the big play.

We can all remember Woodson making that huge interception against Ohio State to seal the win in 1995 and Johnson is following in those footsteps. Woodson was the key part of that 1997 national championship team and who knows, maybe Johnson can follow his lead in that regard too.

Either way, he’s an absolute star, and as I said last night, calling him a clone of the great Charles Woodson is the highest praise I can give.

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