5 things we learned from Michigan football win over Northwestern

Maybe for the first time all season, Michigan football actually looked like Michigan football on Saturday.

The Wolverines rolled over Northwestern by a score of 50-6. They ran for 201 yards and held Northwestern to 127 yards total. The Wildcats were held out of the zone.

Michigan football had six sacks and forced two turnovers. This doesn't mean that Michigan is suddenly going to beat Ohio State. However, if U-M had played like this all season, things would have gone differently, at least against teams like Washington, Illinois, and maybe even Indiana.

Clinching a bowl game was important and here are five things we learned.

Kalel Mullings is still Michigan's best offensive weapon

It feels like this has been clear to everyone but the Michigan coaching staff. It's hard to explain why Mullings has been used so sparingly at times.

I'm still angry about Benjamin Hall and Donovan Edwards getting goal-line carries against Indiana instead of Mullings. That just doesn't make sense.

Mullings ripped off a 47-yard run and scored three touchdowns on his way to 92 yards. He's tough near the goal-line but can also create explosive plays.

My hope is that the coaching staff feeds the ball to Mullings against Ohio State. That would make sense but his usage this season hasn't made much sense at all.

Saturday was a reminder of that.