Free Press sports writer Nick Baumgardner rates the Wolverines on a scale of 1-10 after their 45-20 win over SMU on Saturday in Ann Arbor:
Offense
6
Shea Patterson, outside of an interception on the goal line (that was as much Sean McKeon's fault as his own), was very good. He finished the game 14 of 18 for 238 yards and three touchdowns, and was very accurate with just about everything the Wolverines asked him to do. His ground game and offensive line? Not so much.
Michigan gained 88 yards on its first 30 carries (2.