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Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham met with reporters Monday following the Wolverines’ dramatic 13-12 win over Western Michigan and ahead of Saturday’s matchup with Oklahoma at Michigan Stadium.
For all the frustration surrounding Michigan’s season opener, Kyle Whittingham didn’t come out of the film room looking for wholesale changes on defense.
Michigan spent an entire offseason building its offense around Bryce Underwood.
One game into the Jason Beck era, Kyle Whittingham made it clear Monday that process is nowhere near finished.
Michigan somehow escaped Western Michigan with a win Saturday night after an offensive performance that raised significantly more questions than anyone expected entering Week 1.
Michigan's offense needed a Hail Mary to escape Western Michigan. Its defense spent most of the night making sure one miracle was enough.
That distinction matters.
Michigan won Saturday, which is still a slightly ridiculous sentence considering where things stood with 35 seconds left.
The Hail Mary to JJ Buchanan erased the loss. It did not erase what came before it.
The Big Ten has released its explanation — along with video and audio from the replay review — for the controversial decision to put one second back on the clock at the end of Michigan’s 13-12 win over Western Michigan.
There are games you win and feel good about. There are games you win and immediately start figuring out what went wrong.
Michigan can put this one firmly in the second category.
Michigan is supposed to beat Western Michigan. It has better players, it is at home, and the market has the Wolverines favored by nearly four touchdowns.
Bryce Underwood, the loaded rushing attack, an unexpected name at wide receiver, and the defense to make an immediate impact.