Michigan Football: 3 things we learned in blow out of Nebraska

Against a Nebraska team that is better than it looks, Michigan football dominated Saturday, showing signs of being a Big Ten title contender.

Heading into the Nebraska game it was hard to know what to expect from the Huskers or the Wolverines. Michigan football had beaten up on two lesser opponents, but would that carry over to Big Ten play against a more quality team?

The answer didn’t take long to find out, as Michigan football dominated Nebraska basically from the opening snap. The Huskers got a 29-yard pass play to Stanley Morgan early and then shortly after, Adrian Martinez was intercepted by Josh Metellus and from that point on, it was all Wolverines.

Michigan dominated Nebraska on both sides of the ball in the first half, racking up 309 yards of total offense compared to just 17 for the Huskers. Martinez was beaten to a pulp by Jordan Glasgow, Chase Winovich, Devin Bush Jr. and Rashan Gary. The Nebraska ground game went nowhere and when UM had the ball, the Wolverines rushing attack couldn’t be stopped.

By halftime, it was 39-0 Michigan in what could be the most dominant half of football the Wolverines have played under Jim Harbaugh. Sure, Nebraska came in 0-2 and is now 0-3, but make no mistake, the Huskers have some talent.

I thought if Martinez played it would be a competitive game. Others thought that same. But nope, it was all Michigan and after the 56-10 beat down, it’s hard not to think of the Wolverines as Big-Ten East contenders.

Yet, we shouldn’t get too caught up in the moment and with that sentiment, here are three things we learned from the win over Nebraska.