"Michigan has one thing going for it: the run game is real. Jordan Marshall and Justice Haynes have combined for over 1,600 yards and 6.5 yards per carry, the line is physical enough and when the game sits on script, they can move bodies. Problem is: Haynes is doubtful. It was already a run game that can be neutralized. Even more now. We've already seen it."
"The Wolverines pressure quarterbacks, but it's more about volume pressure than value. They hit, force QBs to hurry, but don't consistently convert those pressures into game-breaking moments. Their coverage is the softest part of the structure, and the wrong opponent, one with real passing efficiency, can stress them until something breaks (as witnessed vs. USC, when the Wolverines gave up 8.3 yards per pass, 2 yards above their average allowed)."
Ohio State enters Ann Arbor 11-0 with stakes including a Big Ten title spot, playoff seeding and quarterback Julian Sayin's Heisman hopes. Michigan has won four straight and features a physical run game led by Jordan Marshall and Justice Haynes, though Haynes is doubtful. Opponents such as Oklahoma and USC have shown how to compress the Wolverines and hit gaps with speed, shrinking Michigan's playbook when leverage is lost. Michigan's defense pressures via volume rather than consistent game-changing plays, and coverage is a clear vulnerability that can be exploited by efficient passing attacks.
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