As we get deeper and deeper into the season, opposing teams will throw different looks at their opponents because there is more on tape to look at and scheme against. Obviously, Maryland did not want to get trucked on the ground like Michigan did to Notre Dame last week and it showed Saturday in College Park. While Maryland threw everything, including eight defensive players and the proverbial kitchen sink at the Wolverines, Michigan was still able to score and win the game – that’s all that matters right now.
Let’s take a look at your Champions for the Maryland Game:
SPECIAL TEAMS CHAMPION – It’s not very often that the Michigan SPECIAL TEAMS gets top billing, but when they return the opening kickoff for a touchdown, execute a fake punt for a 4th down conversion, and partially block a punt (I know, they also allowed a kickoff return for a TD), that’s a BIG deal – especially when the Michigan offense did not possess the ball very much in the first half.