3 Ways Michigan Football can fix things against Indiana

There is no doubt that Michigan football is facing a must-win game Saturday at Indiana and here are three ways it can turn things around vs the Hoosiers.

It’s sort of hard to believe that Michigan football is facing a must-win game at Indiana, but after the debacle against Michigan State and the fact that the Hoosiers are 2-0, it is what it is.

For starters, if the Wolverines don’t want their 2021 recruiting class to completely fall apart, they desperately need a good showing on Saturday.

It’s not so much that the recruits were turned off by the performance, but when there is uncertainty regarding the head coach, who still doesn’t have a contract past next season, as well as many of the coaches who recruited those players, it does cause some concern.

And if you aren’t concerned, read this report by EJ Holland of Rivals (subscription required) and you will learn about a few commits who are questioning things.

So in terms of momentum and just stabilizing the ship, Michigan football very much needs a win on Saturday, much like it did against Iowa last year, following an embarrassing loss on the road at Wisconsin.

The difference is that this time, the Wolverines have to go on the road and awaiting them will be 13th-ranked Indiana, a team that is 2-0. Tom Allen’s crew knocked off Penn State in the opening week of Big Ten play and now the Hoosiers can put a nail in Michigan’s coffin.

However, here are three ways that Michigan can right the ship and avoid that catastrophe.