Michigan is headed to the College Football Playoffs and what was once thought unthinkable by both Buckeye fans and Wolverine fans alike is now everyone’s new reality. In arguably the most wide-open playoffs since they began eight years ago, the Michigan Wolverines are just two wins away from claiming their first national title in nearly …
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Michigan used their warm-up against Maryland quite well this past weekend, beating the Terps 59-18 on the road. The Wolverines led 31-3 midway through the third quarter and at that point the body bag should have been zipped up, but Michigan wasn’t quite done with the desecrating. All told, the Wolverines rushed for 151 yards …
Michigan went on the road to face a wildly unranked Penn State team and came out of Happy Valley with a 21-17 come-from-behind-from-ahead win that probably doesn’t happen in many other years under Jim Harbaugh. It was arguably Harbaugh’s best win at Michigan, and not necessarily because of the team the Wolverines beat, but because …
Michigan hosted Indiana this past Saturday night and easily handled the Hoosiers 29-7. The Wolverines emphatically bounced back from their loss to Michigan State by going back to doing exactly what they were doing before they ever lost, even though what they were doing before was only prolonging the inevitable. So why are things different …
Michigan went into East Lansing and played a very good game for about three quarters. They led 30-14 late in the third quarter but couldn’t hold on to the lead, allowing Michigan State to go on a 23-3 run over the game’s final 19 minutes in the Spartans’ 37-33 win over the formerly unbeaten Wolverines. …
There isn’t much reason to spend a bunch of time recapping and dissecting Michigan’s 33-7 win over Northwestern on Saturday. What happened isn’t really all that important. How it happened is the real story. The Wolverines rushed for 294 yards, threw for 163 yards, and held the Wildcats to 233 yards of total offense. It …
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For the first time all season, Michigan actually trailed in a football game. But more impressive is the fact that they lost the momentum in a hostile road environment and were able to get it back twice on the way to a 32-29 win over a Nebraska team that has now lost four games this …
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For the first time in Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan tenure, the Wolverines have won as a road underdog. Ye olde Maize and Blue went into Madison as 2-point dogs on Saturday and left as 38-17 victors valiant. Wisconsin tried as much as they could, but the Wolverines were too effective on defense and just effective enough …
Michigan dominated Wisconsin on the scoreboard with a 38-17 win this past weekend, but the game didn’t go off without concerns. Buckeye Scoop’s Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr break down the Wolverines’ win over the Badgers and point out where Michigan was strong and where they weren’t. They also answer the eternal question of what …
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The Michigan Wolverines moved to 4-0 on the season thanks to a 20-13 win over Rutgers on Saturday. It was much more of a struggle than people expected, but maybe that says more about Rutgers than Michigan. Or maybe not. After all, if we’re going to take a critical look at Michigan, we have to …
I’ll apologize right now for not spending too many words on this week’s Michigan Monday because what else needs to be said that Blake Corum hasn’t said himself with his running. I enjoy writing Michigan Monday and watching Michigan football, but I don’t necessarily enjoy trying to find time to watch an absolute blowout that …
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Jim Harbaugh’s dream season is now two games deep as the Wolverines are sitting at 2-0 following a decisive and never-really-in-doubt 31-10 win over Washington Saturday night in Ann Arbor. Michigan was pretty much able to do everything they wanted to do, but they fell just short of my 34-7 prediction, so there’s still some …
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Michigan hosted Washington Saturday night and handed the Huskies an emphatic 31-10 beatdown. The Wolverines ran for over 300 yards against a Washington defense that was powerless to do anything about it. Buckeye Scoop’s Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr break the Wolverines down and answer the question of what this latest win means for both …
The 2021 edition of the Michigan Wolverines opened their season on Saturday in front of 109,295 fans and came away with a resounding 47-14 win over Western Michigan. The Broncos are supposed to be one of the favorites in the MAC, so this was a convincing performance by the Maize and Blue. Yes, it is …
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The Michigan Wolverines opened their 2021 season with an easy win over Western Michigan. Quarterbacks Cade McNamara and JJ McCarthy were impressive, running backs Hassan Haskins and Blake Corum helped the Wolverines roll up more than 300 yards on the grounds, and the defense held the Broncos to just 14 points. So have the Wolverines …
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