Dom Nichols gives Michigan’s defensive front a different ceiling entering Oklahoma
The encouraging part of Michigan’s season opener was not simply that Dom Nichols had the best game of his career.
It was how he did it.
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What Michigan really has to decide if Bryce Underwood struggles again
Kyle Whittingham said Monday that Underwood is Michigan’s quarterback “right now,” made it clear the job is not untouchable, and said eventually every position reaches a point where the staff has to consider alternatives if it isn’t getting the level of play it needs.
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Why Michigan’s best Week 1 performances matter with Oklahoma next
Michigan survived Western Michigan, but the more useful question now is what from that game actually carries forward. The Wolverines have a much different test coming Saturday against Oklahoma, and a few of the strongest individual performances from Week 1 came at positions Michigan desperately needed to feel better about entering the season.
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Grade Session: Postgame Analysis of Michigan Defense vs Western Michigan
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.
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Grade Session: Postgame Analysis of Michigan offense vs Western Michigan
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.
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Michigan survives Western Michigan on last-second Bryce Underwood Hail Mary to JJ Buchanan
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.
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The Game Plan: What Michigan needs to show against Western Michigan
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.
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Gameday Calls: Five predictions for Michigan vs. Western Michigan
Bryce Underwood, the loaded rushing attack, an unexpected name at wide receiver, and the defense to make an immediate impact.
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Michigan football depth chart prediction: Projecting starters, rotations for Western Michigan
Michigan finally gets to put an offseason of position battles and roster turnover behind it Saturday. Here’s our best read on who will start, who should be part of the regular rotation and who provides the next layer of depth against Western Michigan.
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Bryce Underwood finally gets to answer all the noise the only way that matters
For nine months, everyone has had an opinion about Bryce Underwood.
Saturday night, Bryce Underwood finally gets the football back.
