ARLINGTON, Texas -- It was written time and again how young and inexperienced this Michigan football team was on defense.
Players read it. Surely, they constantly heard it. Many of them probably knew it to be true.
But that doesn't mean they had to use it as an excuse. In fact, in Michigan's 33-17 win over Florida on Saturday, it was just the opposite.
"There was a lot of talk about, you know, we lose a bunch of guys to the league (NFL), and we lose a star player," linebacker Devin Bush said. "So you know, we came out with a chip on our shoulder.