Michigan’s dominant 26-0 win over Iowa wasn’t a victory that can be described as entertaining. In fact, between frequent Fox commercial interruptions and sloppy offensive football, it might be the worst Michigan viewing experience this season (though Bowling Green would like a word).
Defensively, the Wolverines were smothering. Michigan largely operated out of base looks and would frequently deploy three defensive tackles to shut down Iowa’s run-heavy/dependent approach. It wasn’t flashy or overly creative, but a physical, baseline performance was going to be enough to shut out this Iowa team.
Offensively, Michigan intentionally called one of the most vanilla games it has played all season.