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Michigan football three questions: Does U-M's O-line still stink?

Jim Harbaugh discusses the 49-3 victory over Western Michigan, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 at Michigan Stadium. Nick Baumgardner, Freep

Free Press columnist Shawn Windsor answers three questions after Michigan's 49-3 win over Western Michigan:

What did we see from the offensive line?

Western Michigan gave up more than 300 yards on the ground to Syracuse a week ago. So it’s hard say much. And if we’re just going by the strength of competition up front, we’ll say even less.

However, as Michigan's Jim Harbaugh pointed out, an offensive line’s effectiveness isn’t just found in its brute strength.