Rarely is the opening game of the season flawless, and Michigan football’s was not. Fresno State cut the Wolverines’ lead to six points in the fourth quarter, but the Wolverines prevailed 30-10.
It was a difficult night offensively. The Wolverines fell short of 300 yards in total. Michigan football’s starting quarterback, Davis Warren, completed 15 of 25 passes for 118 yards.
It looked rough at times. But in the final moments, Warren contributed to the success of a touchdown drive that culminated in a Colston Loveland touchdown pass.
An 18-yard pass was grabbed by Loveland. Additionally, he caught a 20-yard pass, which was the Wolverines’ second-longest gain of the evening. For Michigan football, both quarterbacks completed touchdown passes, as I had anticipated, but Warren had a lopsided snap count.
I can’t think of any reason why that might alter. We’ll see Alex Orji in a part. He can run the ball well and, ideally, throw the ball well enough to force teams to pay for loading the box.
When he entered the game, as a defensive coordinator, I would stack the box with eight or nine players. Texas will act in this manner. If the Michigan football offensive line performs as well as it did on the lengthy touchdown drive, the team may still be able to win that battle.
Apart from that, there were also challenges. As of now, I’m not concerned about the O-line. Regarding the quarterback play, I am concerned. Following the game, Sherman Moore spoke with NBC Sports as follows:
Sherrone Moore discusses Michigan football quarterbacks.
“Did a great job just running the offense and making the proper decisions.” Extremely glad for him, and we will continue to use Orji and him together. Both of those people did a fantastic job,” Moore remarked.
It was encouraging that Michigan scored twice in the red zone. Another was the touchdown drive when it mattered most. That ought to give you more confidence.
Recall that Michigan’s offense is missing ten starters from the previous campaign. With so many of the regulars back, this team will develop over the course of the season, much like the quarterbacks.
