Observations on the first half with Indiana, 3-17

Indiana gained two red zones for 10 points; Michigan got one red zone for 3 points. The Hoosiers scored 3 points off one Wolverine turnover.

Offense is worse than the "Bad News Bears." The Wolverine offense gained 94 net yards with 11 on the ground with 9 first downs; they were 3 of 7 on 3rd down conversions. Davis Warren ht 7 of 18 for 83 yards with many overthrows; he fumbled the ball in the only red zone attempt, and luckily Myles Hinton recovered. Warren lacks poise, and is obviously rattled by the Indiana pass rush. Donovan Edwards had 5 carries for 12 yards. Ben Hall had 3 carries for 9 yards. Alex Orji had two carries for 1 yard, and fumbled the ball for our turnover. Tyler Morris has 2 catches for 29 yards. Colston Loveland has 2 catches for 22 yards. Freddy Moore had one catch for 16 yards. Peyton O'Leary had a 10 yard catch. Aidan Fisher and Jamier Johnson lead the Hoosier defense with 5 tackles each.

Defense allowed Indiana 228 yards with 38 on the ground; they were 3 of 7 in 3rd and 4th down conversions with 10 first downs. Kurtis Rourke hit 14 of 18 for 190 yards and 2 TDs. Ke'Shawn Williams caught 4 passes for 50 yards. Omar Cooper caught 3 passes for 53 yards and a TD. Elijah Sarratt caught a 36 yard TD. Justice Ellison ran 6 times for 12 yards, and caught 3 passes for 20 yards. Ty Son Lawton ran 7 times for 32 yards. Indiana held a 3:38 time of possession advantage that resulted in one more offensive play. Jaishawn Barham, Makari Paige, and Wesley Walker led the defense with 3 tackles each. Brandyn Hillman laid the wood on two impressive tackles. Both Zeke Berry and Jyaire Hill were victims of the two TD passes.

Special Teams were even with both teams hitting their only field goal attempts. Tommy Doman punted 3 times for a 52.3 yard average. We only forced one Hoosier punt. Jordan Marshall had two kickoff returns for 48 yards. Myles Price had two punt returns for 27 yards for Indiana.

Second Half will be a runaway for Indiana unless we can create some turnovers. I have no confidence in our offense at all. Go Blue!