Michigan Football: 3 Reasons Wolverines beat UConn
By Josh LaFond
Jim Harbaugh and Jim Mora Jr. are set two face off for the first time on a college field. When it comes to the battle of former NFL head coaches, who gets the better of who?
The Michigan football program is off to another great start. Through the first two games of 2022, the Wolverines have outscored Colorado State and Hawaii by a total 107-17. That screams elite.
Now, entering the finale of their non-conference schedule, the Wolverines have a chance to keep the building toward the meat of their schedule where their talent will really shine.
Recently announced starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy looks to lead the Michigan offense to another dismantling of the enemy. But what about UConn? Simply put: it’s going to be a long rebuild for Jim Mora Jr.
Looking to show a better fight than last week’s 48-14 loss against the Syracuse Orange where they were only able to put up 202 yards of offense, the UConn Huskies are going to have to look to the sky for answers to their team’s big questions.
I won’t rail into the Huskies too much, but what I will do is give you three reasons, three lines of solid evidence to why Michigan will win the game. Win the game convincingly for that matter.
Let’s get into it.
Michigan’s passing game is too overpowering
The UConn Huskies just gave up 292yds through the air against a first-year starter last week. As if the total yards weren’t bad enough, he also went 20-23 in that game with 3tds. Last week’s opponent?
The Syracuse Orange.
Yikes.
We just saw what the combination of starting quarterbacks J.J. McCarthy, and backups Cade McNamara, and Davis Warren did against Hawaii last week, posting 320yds on them.
The bad news for UConn? They’re closer to Hawaii than they are Syracuse. If Syracuse did that to them, then just imagine what the Wolverines will do this Saturday.
A deadly combination of receiving threats with names such as Donovan Edwards, Erick All, and Luke Schoonmaker at non-receiver positions is scary enough. Now factor in that you have potential NFL draft choices at wide receiver in Ronnie Bell, Roman Wilson, Cornelius Johnson, and Andrew Anthony, and you can see why the Huskies have reason to fret.