Grade Session: Michigan offense vs Minnesota
There is no way to watch Michigan's offense closely and decide the quarterback is the primary reason it has become this dysfunctional.
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Inside Bryce Underwood vs. Drake Lindsey: Why the numbers tell two very different stories
Drake Lindsey has been one of the Big Ten’s most efficient quarterbacks through the first month of the season. Bryce Underwood is starting to look like a completely different quarterback than the one Michigan put on the field in Week 1.
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The Game Plan: Michigan vs Minnesota
Michigan played its best offensive game of the season against Iowa and still found a way to leave the stadium with a loss. That makes the first road trip of the year less about proving Michigan can play good football and more about proving it can stop wasting it.
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Gameday Calls: Five bold predictions for Michigan vs Minnesota
The Gophers are 3-1, just went into Washington and won, and have a quarterback playing with confidence in Drake Lindsey. They also have one of the most dangerous return games in the country. I still think Michigan is the better team, and I think Saturday looks more like a response than a hangover.
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Micah Simon: Buchanan, Marsh have earned the right to stay on the field
Michigan spent most of the offseason discussing its new wide receiver room, and who could break out behind its top two stars.
Four games into the season, Micah Simon has a very different problem. Getting those other receivers on the field.
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Jim Harding breaks down Michigan’s run-game problems and what changed vs. Iowa
There are plenty of excuses Jim Harding could make for Michigan's offensive line four games into the season.
Harding doesn't want to hear any of it.
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Kyle Whittingham sees a different Bryce Underwood — the data agrees
There is no mystery in Kyle Whittingham’s current evaluation of Bryce Underwood.
Four weeks into the season, Michigan’s head coach sees a quarterback playing faster, seeing more, and trusting what is around him.
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Grade Session: Michigan defense vs Iowa
For three quarters, Michigan's defensive plan worked almost exactly the way it was supposed to.
Iowa could not run the ball. Hank Brown was uncomfortable whenever Michigan pressued him. Tony Diaz, the receiver most capable of creating an explosive play, was largely contained. The Hawkeyes had 129 yards, six first downs and zero offensive points through three quarters.
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Grade Session: Michigan offense vs Iowa
Michigan got Iowa-ed.
That is the simplest explanation for how the Wolverines gained 429 yards, averaged 6.3 yards per play, generated six explosive passes and still finished with 19 points.
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Michigan’s biggest problem is wasting its own progress
Michigan should have won this comfortably, instead they lost.
And that is where the frustration should be directed after Saturday. There has been obvious progress since the opener against Western Michigan. The problems holding this team back now aren't the same questions about Underwood's mechanics or whether the offense has any answers at all.
