October 27, 2024

Michigan football trying hard to keep up with Ohio State, but mistakes have been costly


CLOSE Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Free Press sports writer Orion Sang offers his observations for No. 11 Michigan football’s game against No. 2 Ohio State: Ohio State’s offense is clicking The Buckeyes’ star quarterback, Justin Fields, didn’t get off to a good start and completed just two of his first seven passes. No matter. Ohio State’s offensive line set the tone, opening up holes for running back J.K. Dobbins. The Buckeyes dominated up front and made it look easy at times. Ohio State looked more talented, with really good athletes on offense, and it’s unclear what Michigan can really do to adjust when it’s losing at the line of scrimmage. Fields also settled in, which isn’t good news for the Wolverines. He hit a 57-yard bomb to Chris Olave, who got over the top of safety Josh Metellus. Then he made an easy throw across the middle on second-and-19 to Garrett Wilson, who…

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