Observations on the first half with Wisconsin, 10-7

Michigan gained two red zones for 10 points; Wisconsin gained one red zone for 7 points. Neither team had a turnover.

Offense looked bad! The Wolverines gained 142 net yards with 87 on the ground with only 6 first downs. Bryce Underwood was 4 of 9 for 55 yards, and ran 4 times for 15 yards. Justice Hayes had 7 carries for 62 yards and a TD. Jordan Marshall had 4 carries for 10 yards and an 8 yard reception. Andrew Marsh has two receptions for 41 yards. Donoven McCulley caught a 6 yard pass, and drew a pass interference penalty. Michigan was only 1 of 5 in 3rd down conversions with two "3 and outs." Christian Alliegro led the Badger defense with 6 tackles.

Defense had a poor first drive allowing a TD, but then forced the Badgers into three "3 and outs" and 5 punts. Wisconsin gained 152 net yards with 68 on the ground; they had 8 first downs, and were 3 of 8 on 3rd down conversions. Hunter Simmons was 9 of 12 for 84 yards, and the Wolverines have no sacks with 2 quarterback hits. Dilin Jones carried 14 times for 55 yards and a TD. Vinny Anthony caught 5 passes for 43 yards. The Badgers dominated time of possession by nearly 8 minutes, and it resulted in 9 more offensive plays. Derrick Moore and Jimmy Rolder led the defense with 4 tackles each.

Special Teams play gave Michigan a slight advantage with a Dominic Zvada field goal. Hudson Hollenbeck punted 3 times for a 48.7 yard average with one downed inside the 20. Atticus Bertrams punted 5 times with 3 downed inside the 20, and one partially blocked by Troy Bowles.

In the Second Half, we need to come out of the locker room with a 75 yard scoring drive for a TD to create a two-score advantage; otherwise, this may be a close 4th quarter game. We are playing the game that Wisconsin wanted us to play; they want to stop our run, and run the ball with gaining time of possession advantage and forcing a close game. Hopefully, we will respond with more offense in the second half. Go Blue!