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No. 10 Michigan was no match for No. 3 Texas on Saturday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
The season’s first matchup of top-10 teams wasn’t close.
No. 3 Texas dominated the defending national champion Michigan Wolverines 31-12 in a win that solidifies Texas’ status as a national title contender for the second straight season and raises serious questions about Michigan’s ability to get to the expanded College Football Playoff, let alone defend its national title.
Texas put the game away in the first half as Michigan’s offense could hardly do anything right and the defense couldn’t get off the field on third downs. Texas was 8-of-10 on third downs over the first two quarters and both of its failed conversions came in Michigan territory and led to field goal attempts.
It wasn’t hard to find a play from the first half that accurately summed up Michigan’s day. Tight end Colston Loveland — one of the few returning key contributors on offense from last year’s title team — made a catch late in the first half and forced his own fumble when his leg appeared to jar the ball loose from his left hand.
Texas recovered and took a 17-point lead with 10 seconds to go before halftime when Quinn Ewers hit Matthew Golden for a 5-yard TD.
Michigan needs to sort out its offense
It’s clear through the first two games of the season that the Michigan defense can’t cover for the offense all season long. The Wolverines were sluggish in Week 1 against Fresno State before pulling away late with the help of a pick-six. Any thought that the offensive issues were from a vanilla gameplan against a weaker opponent went out the window against the Longhorns. Yards took effort.
QB Davis Warren got the start once again for Michigan after he won the job over Alex Orji in the offseason. So far, Warren has shown to be limited as a passer….
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Publish date : 2024-09-07 19:29:23
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