Wilton Speight is having fun playing football right now, leading Michigan down the field before Khalid Hill capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to put Michigan up 21-0 with just over a minute to play in the first quarter.
Speight hit Jehu Chesson for 13 yards and Amara Darboh for 21 yards before showing off his feet and picking up a first down on a 10-yard scamper to the Illinois 6. The Michigan quarterback is 7-for-8 passing for 103 yards and two touchdowns.
Wolverine defense answers first challenge
Kendrick Foster reeled off a 17-yard run to pick up Illinois' first first down of the day, but all that really did was tick off the Michigan defense, who dropped Ke'Shawn Vaughn for an 8-yard loss on the very next play before forcing another Illinois punt.