Everything Kyle Whittingham said ahead of Michigan vs Iowa
Michigan football head coach Kyle Whittingham met with the media Monday following the Wolverines’ 52-17 win over UTEP and ahead of Saturday’s matchup with Iowa.
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Grade Session: Michigan Offense vs UTEP
Michigan's offense spent the first half making a blowout look much harder than it eventually became.
The Wolverines moved the ball on their opening possession, reached the UTEP 24 and then lost a Bryce Underwood fumble. Savion Hiter coughed it up on Michigan's fourth possession, handing UTEP the ball at the Wolverines' 18 and helping the Miners take a 14-7 lead.
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Michigan shakes off sloppy first half, overwhelms UTEP in 52-17 win
For a half, Michigan made this far more complicated than it ever needed to be.
Then the Wolverines came out of the locker room and turned the game into exactly what everyone expected.
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The Game Plan: Michigan vs UTEP
UTEP is Michigan’s last game before Big Ten play begins, and this should not be another afternoon where Underwood has to become the run game because nothing else works. Michigan should be able to control this matchup physically. The interesting part is whether it can use that advantage to fix the things before Iowa.
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Gameday Calls: Five bold predictions for Michigan vs UTEP
UTEP comes to the Big House as the kind of opponent Michigan should handle comfortably. That shifts the focus. This week is less about whether the Wolverines win and more about what they can fix, who they can get rolling and which players start to carve out bigger roles before the schedule gets serious again.
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Grade Session: Michigan offense vs. Oklahoma
Michigan beat Oklahoma, protected the football and walked away 2-0.
That alone makes this a much more encouraging offensive review than the Western Michigan opener.
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The Game Plan: How Michigan can beat No. 11 Oklahoma
There is a version of Saturday where Western Michigan ends up being the best thing that could have happened to this team. Not because needing a Hail Mary to survive a MAC opponent was somehow good. It wasn’t. The value would be in what happened after it.
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Gameday Calls: Five predictions for Michigan vs. Oklahoma
Michigan's first game gave us plenty to work with. The second one should tell us a lot more.
Oklahoma is a different test, and the numbers around this matchup point to a game that looks a lot more uncomfortable than the opener. The Sooners are expected to move the ball. John Mateer is expected to make plays. Michigan probably isn't winning this one because Bryce Underwood throws for 350 yards and the Wolverines cruise.
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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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Everything Bryce Underwood said ahead of Michigan vs. Oklahoma
Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood met with reporters Wednesday as the Wolverines prepare for Saturday’s matchup with Oklahoma at Michigan Stadium.
