3 takeaways from Michigan Football’s stomping of Minnesota

The defense still has some kinks to work out.

Michigan’s run defense left a lot to be desired on the night. Mo Ibrahim glided his way to 140 and two trips to the house with his legs. At wideout, Rashod Bateman fancied himself to another 100 yard outing. Besides those two though, nobody else stood out for the Minnesota offense. Because of that, the Wolverine defense was on the field for over 35 minutes of time.

Don Brown will certainly urge his guys to emphasize the importance of slowing down running games moving ahead.

Almost everyone left on the schedule loves to run the football and that is always the top priority for any Michigan defense that has ever existed. On the other end of the spectrum, the pass defense played better than expected versus a respectable pass foe.

The Gophers only managed seven second half points which is something the defenders can hang their hats on when going up against a potentially potent offense. The defense also forced two turnovers, one of which was returned for six. It turned out to be a routine type of showing for Brown’s group that we’ve seen over his tenure in Ann Arbor.