Michigan defense leads win over Penn State

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What might have been Christian Hackenberg's final home game at Penn State wasn't exactly a memorable one.Michigan's defensive front thoroughly hara sed the Nittany ' junior quarterback Saturday and outlasted PSU, 28-16, allowing just 208 total yards. Hackenberg, who will decide after the season Ty Jerome Jersey  whether to  Jae Crowder Jersey enter the 2016 as an undercla sman, didn't do much to improve his draft status as scouts from to evaluate prospects in the game. He completed just 13 of 31 pa ses for 137 yards and a touchdown. He made a couple of spectacular throws, but more often than not looked hurried, inaccurate, or both.He's been poorly protected by his offensive line for the last two years, and Saturday was Cameron Johnson Jersey  no different. The Wolverines took advantage with four sacks, two each by Chris Wormley and Taco Charlton, although Hackenberg held the ball too long at times as well.Michigan's Jake Rudock completed 25 of 38 pa ses for 256 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Rudock's performance was crucial, as Michigan struggled to run the ball against the Penn State  Steve Nash Jersey defensive front (30 carries, 87 yards).Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh, as he often does, in arguing a pa s interference call on Michigan defensive back Jabrill Peppers that Harbaugh thought should have been called against the offense for a push-off.Michigan -- which improved to 9-2 on the season -- hosts rival Ohio State next Saturday.*Follow Chase Jalen Smith Jersey  Goodbread on Twitter *.