3 takeaways from Michigan Football’s loss to Georgia

Michigan football made its first appearance in the college football playoff on Friday night in Miami and the Wolverines were absolutely decimated by a superior Georgia team.

Michigan football won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. That was about the only thing that went Michigan’s way in this one.

From the outset, Georgia set the tone and Michigan had no answer to best them. The Bulldogs scored on their opening five possessions and Kirby Smart wanted to make it six, but his quarterback had different intentions.

Michigan football had a puncher’s chance on their initial drive, but couldn’t convert on fourth down and Georgia made them pay dearly for the mistake. Before you knew it the Bulldogs were up 17-0, when Cade McNamara finally hit Roman Wilson for a 42-yard pass play that ultimately only cultivated into a field goal for the Wolverines.

Georgia got the ball back and answered with a field goal of their own. Michigan then went three and out and Georgia responded by sticking the dagger in Michigan’s coffin right before the break.

Stetson Bennett found Jermaine Burton streaking down the sidelines when Vincent Gray, who was covering him suddenly slowed down for what reason we may never know and let Burton just waltz into the endzone for six.

Michigan got the kickoff in the third and took it down the field only to throw an interception. It felt like it was their last hope and it turned out to be that way for them and McNamara.

He got benched later on in the contest for J.J. McCarthy. From that point on the freshman sensation displayed some special talents that might make him the frontrunner for the starting quarterback job in 2022.

Here are three takeaways from the Orange Bowl.