Michigan Football: 5 things we learned from Wolverines win over Indiana

Michigan football put together an impressive win over Indiana Saturday and here are five key things we learned about the Wolverines.

There were a number of reasons to be concerned about Michigan football heading to Indiana. The last two trips certainly weren’t easy and with the 7-win Hoosiers awaiting the Wolverines, it felt like it could be a battle.

And early on, it looked like it was going to be.

Indiana took the opening drive down the field for a touchdown and Michigan football offered little resistance on defense. After a second Indiana touchdown, it was 14-7 Hoosiers and it seemed like it was going to be a shootout.

But as the defense has done for much of 2019, it adjusted and it got better as the game went on. At one point, Indiana went three-and-out in five of six possessions. The defense also grabbed a pair of critical turnovers, one that helped set up a clinching touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Nico Collins that made it 39-14 in the third quarter.

Thanks to a second-half shutout by the defense, Michigan football held that 25-point margin of victory, giving the Wolverines an impressive road win and keeping their hopes alive for a New Year’s Six Bowl game.

The idea that this team could run the table after Penn State seemed like a stretch. But now UM is one win away and looking ahead to Ohio State, here are five things we learned from the win over Indiana.