Michigan Football vs Colorado: 3 Predictions for the Wolverines

Running game will bounce back

One of the big talking points coming out of Michigan’s 51-14 win over Central Florida last week, was the Wolverines’ inability run the football.

On 41 carries, the Wolverines managed just 119 yards and averaged a meager 2.9 yards per carry. In the end, it didn’t matter because Wilton Speight and the passing game carried the offense. But down the road, in the Big Ten, running the football will matter.

That’s why I have a feeling that the running game will bounce back this week.

One Michigan player certainly agrees and in fact, offensive line Kyle Kalis took it one step further, calling on fans to relax about the run game.

"“They’ve got to relax. They’ve got to relax,” Kalis said with a laugh. “We’ll be fine. … Some fans don’t really understand the game of football to the level that people who play it do. When they stack the box like that and they’re (crowding) the run game, you don’t get mad as an o-lineman. You pass the ball. “Scheme-wise, that’s what you have and that’s what we did. They can relax. Everything’s fine.”"

As coach Harbaugh said earlier this week, there is still plenty of things his team to improve on and this week, one of those improvements will be the running game. Less than 200 yards on the ground for the Wolverines would be a surprise.

Next: More mobile QB issues