I posted the other day about the lone prior matchup against Oklahoma (LINK), but now I have another game's worth of plays to include:
- Justice Haynes 75-yard touchdown run (2025)
- Bryce Underwood 44-yard pass to Donaven McCulley (2025)
- Bryce Underwood 38-yard pass to Donaven McCulley (2025)
- Rob Lytle 25-yard kickoff return (1975)
- Bryce Underwood 25-yard pass to Channing Goodwin (2025)
- Gordie Bell 20-yard kickoff return (1975)
- Andrew Marsh 20-yard kickoff return (2025)
- Bryce Underwood 19-yard pass to Semaj Morgan (2025)
- Rick Leach 17-yard pass to Gordie Bell (1975)
- Rick Leach 16-yard run (1975)
- Rick Leach 16-yard pass to Keith Johnson (1975)
Here's a look at Haynes's 75-yard touchdown run to open the second half:
Holy sh*t Justice Haynes is fast as hell. pic.twitter.com/oKBSRYxkc7
— College Football Report (@CFBRep) September 7, 2025
It was good to see Michigan at least try to throw downfield a few times against a tough D. Didn't always work but got a few chunks, as listed above.
ReplyDeleteMcCulley you can see the good and the bad. Doesn't create a lot of separation and some mental errors but he can catch it if the ball is on target to him. The catch radius helps but not enough on a down to down basis. That said, he played every snap. Which just speaks to where the other WRs are at more than anything else IMO.
I'm not sure what Goodwin is doing to get all these snaps but he has clearly won the competition getting 52 of 59 total snaps. Bell and Marsh had 1, Simpson 7, and Semaj 23. So there's a clear top 2 with Goodwin and McCulley and Semaj as 3. Not sure if F Moore is hurt or just benched...
Thought we really missed Klein on Saturday. Marshall (43 snaps) is a step down. Hansen still injured (12 snaps) but even if he wasn't not clear he can be trusted to block next to the OT.
Bredeson still getting just 27 snaps (of 59 so less than half time duty). The reasons for that remain unclear to me. Not expecting any change there it is what it is -- seems part of our offensive identity is kind of just ignoring the strengths and weaknesses of our personnel. I know others are complaining on the use of the QB run on this front as well.
Moore is young and has some charisma and a good track record...but man sometimes it seems like he got a brain transplant from Bill Parcels or some other old crusty white guy who peaked in the 80s. Antiquated philosophy on strategy and risk. I don't know how much of it is fixable but I do think he needs to find an OC or analysts to push him to improve on this stuff. Coaches can get better, especially when they are young but hopes are not high on this front. There's a lot of Brady Hoke vibes here where you like the guy and see them as a potentially good program steward/general manager type but the tactical side seems...rough.
On WR, I tried telling you before spring break LAST year: none of those guys were playmakers
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