Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
9%
2 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Toronto Star's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
9
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Tommy Carr jogged onto the same field where his grandfathers led a national championship team and set the school record for career interceptions, and the crowd roared.
And, he made the most of the opportunity.
Carr converted a third down on a 12-yard touchdown run with 2:58 left to play, giving Michigan a two-score lead it needed in a 21-18 win over Penn State on Saturday.
“To score that touchdown to seal the game was huge,” he said.
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he → jog → game
The Wolverines (4-2, 1-2 Big Ten) needed the win to avoid losing their first three conference games in a season for the first time since 1967.
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Wolverines → need → 1967
It might not have happened if first-year coach Kyle Whittingham didn’t agree to bench Bryce Underwood at halftime and to give Carr a chance to turn around a lackluster offense and perhaps fire up a listless team.
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Whittingham → happen → team
“The idea at halftime was to create a spark and Tommy did just that,” Whittingham said.
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Whittingham → create → that
Michigan will face a big test next week at home against No. 5 Indiana and Whittingham wasn’t ready to say who would start at quarterback in that game.
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who → face → game
Tommy Carr’s brother is Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr, grandson of 1997 national championship winning coach Lloyd Carr and All-America defensive back Tom Curtis, a former Wolverine who set a program record with 25 interceptions.
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who → win → interceptions
Tommy Carr is the son of Michigan graduates, including former walk-on quarterback Jason Carr.
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Carr → include → Carr
Lloyd Carr attended the game and said, “wow,” after his grandson ran for a touchdown.
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grandson → attend → touchdown
Can’t wait to see him,” Tommy Carr said.
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Carr → wait → him
Carr sparks comeback
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Carr → spark → comeback
Michigan suddenly had success on offense after Carr entered the game to cheers and Rocco Becht threw two interceptions, taking a 14-3 lead in the third quarter on Bryson Kuzdzal’s 43-yard touchdown run and Jordan Marshall’s 1-yard run for a score that was set up by Carr’s 22-yard draw.
The Nittany Lions (3-4, 0-4) pulled within three points early in the fourth on Carson Hansen’s 2-yard touchdown run and a 2-point conversion.
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Lions → have → run
They had the ball with a chance to drive for a tie or the lead, but Becht lost a fumble at the Penn State 16 to set up Carr’s touchdown run.
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Becht → have → run
“This game is super humbling,” Becht said.
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Becht → say → ?
Becht bounced back with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Chase Sowell with 1:11 to go, pulling the Nittany Lions within three points again.
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Becht → bounce → points
Michigan recovered the onside kick, sealing the win.
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Michigan → recover → win
Underwood gets benched
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Underwood → bench → ?
Underwood threw two interceptions in the second quarter against Penn State.
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Underwood → throw → State
It was his fifth interception in three games and sixth this season, surpassing his total of five passing touchdowns.
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It → surpass → touchdowns
“Bryce couldn’t have handled it any better,” Whittingham said.
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Whittingham → handle → it
The takeaway
Penn State: Matt Campbell was hired to turn the program around after James Franklin was fired a little more than a year ago, but the former Iowa State coach has lost four straight games just as the team did last year during a six-game skid.
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team → hire → skid
“We’re not where we want to be but I believe this group is pounding away,” Campbell said.
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Campbell → ’re → ?
The decision to put Carr in and take Underwood out of the game may have helped the program avoid starting 0-3 in conference play since the year before the Bo Schembechler era began.
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era → put → year
Up next
Penn State: After a bye week, hosts Purdue on Oct. 31.
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State → host → Oct.
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