bad game of michigan football The team finally caught up with him in Saturday night’s loss to Washington. The Wolverines captured the 2023 national championship by defeating the Huskies in January, but Washington got some revenge on Saturday as they defeated Michigan 27-17. The Wolverines now have two losses and two top-10 teams left on the schedule, and their season is likely over.
After winning everything last season, it has been an incredibly disappointing first half of the 2024 Michigan football season. The Wolverines are now 4-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play on the season. If they want to make the College Football Playoff, they’re going to have to win. That’s not likely to happen as Michigan still has to play four ranked teams and two of those teams are in the top-10. The Wolverines would be lucky to finish 8–4.
Michigan put themselves in good position to win this game as they inserted Jack Tuttle inside and it led to 17 unanswered points and the Wolverines led 17–14 heading into the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately for Michigan, Washington was able to dominate in the final quarter and win 27–17. The Huskies outscored the Wolverines 13–0 in the fourth quarter, and they were able to make last year’s national title loss feel a little better. The Wolverines once again put themselves in position to win the game, but their own mistakes cost them a big loss. The three components of this terrible loss are as follows:
defense shouldn’t be so bad
Defense was considered a strength of this Michigan football team. They are extremely mediocre. The Wolverines have three first-round draft picks on that side of the ball, and they allowed nearly 430 yards of total offense and over 300 passing yards. It’s a shame for the talent on this team. The defense played better in the second half and burdened the Michigan offense with turnovers, but considering the talent they have, it is still unfortunate to see the defense perform at this level. This is on coaching.
Michigan made the right move by changing its QB.
The Michigan football team made its third quarterback change of the year against Washington as they gave up offense to Jack Tuttle after Alex Orji once again struggled in the passing game. Tuttle got some costly turnovers, but despite those mistakes, he still gives the Wolverines a better chance to win than other QBs. Michigan trailed 14–0 in this game, and scored 17 unanswered for a large portion of the game after Tuttle’s arrival. The turnovers hurt at the end, but Tuttle still needs a player going forward.
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With the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams, it was going to be disappointing if the Michigan football team did not make it after winning the national title last year. They are now 4-2 and 2-1 in conference play six games into the season, and have four ranked teams left on the schedule. Michigan isn’t making the CFP this year, and that’s incredibly disappointing considering the talent on this team. After winning everything last year, this has been a major collapse that could have been avoided.
Michigan has a much-needed bye week before returning to action on October 19 against Illinois – a game in which they likely won’t be favored.
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