Michigan Football vs Iowa: Game Balls and The Depression Sets In
Taco Charlton
Taco continues to be basically unblockable, and Iowa prepared for him the same way Michigan State and Maryland did: with tackling dummies. It probably wasn’t as consistently egregious as it was the past two weeks, but Taco was getting mauled for most of the game.
He still managed to create a whole hell of a lot of havoc on passing plays and spent most of his time on the backside of running plays. Four tackles (three solo), a sack and quarterback hurry later and he’s got himself another excellent game. He also nailed Beathard after blowing by an Iowa offensive lineman:
Stribling's diving interception gives #Michigan the ball back with two minutes to play and a 13-11 lead!! #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/4TjupCtjGg
— Michigan Football Report @JamesYoder | @chatsports (@ChatWolverines) November 13, 2016
He and Wormley were caught on the wrong side of the field or the wrong side of the play on Iowa runs for most of the game, which is what will happen when your opponent wants to stretch the field and your back seven can’t set the edge. Still, Taco continued to play like a first round pick on Saturday.