Joe Milton’s progress updated by Jim Harbaugh after Rutgers performance

Joe Milton was given the keys to the second-team offense last week in practice ahead of the Rutgers game with Dylan McCaffrey sidelined and the early returns were positive for the redshirt freshman quarterback. Milton finished the game 3-for-4 with 59 yards passing and a 23-yard touchdown strike (emphasis on strike) to freshman wideout Giles Jackson in the fourth quarter.

Head coach Jim Harbaugh spoke about his performance and what Michigan saw from their signal-caller in the game against Rutgers.

“Joe was good. He’s gotta feel, coming out of the game, good about himself,” Harbaugh told reporters on Monday. “We feel good about the way he played. He’s had some consecutive good weeks of…