The Michigan Wolverines came up short against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday after a valiant comeback attempt was squandered thanks to some defensive struggles by both Don Brown and Michigan defensive players running his scheme.
Brown’s defense is difficult to prepare for because of the variety of different blitzes he throws at opposing teams’ offensive lines. The issue is it also comes out of a man-to-man defensive set that leaves no margin for error for the players on his defense, and can easily create mismatches offensive coordinators can exploit.
Penn State heavily prepared for the man defense Brown runs, and their offense executed extremely well against the Wolverines throughout the game, but especially early in Michigan’s loss.