Michigan Football: 3 Reasons Wolverines beat Hoosiers
By Josh LaFond
Their offense isn’t much better
When it comes to the Hoosier offense there’s one thing we know: they’re going to run a lot of plays. They run so many plays that they rank 2nd nationally (only behind Texas Tech) in amount of plays run per game, averaging about 88 plays a game.
That high national ranking is the only one their offense has to this point.
In fact, their offense again rivals those aforementioned non-conference foes that Wolverines fans — and even those in the national media — have loved to pile on.
The Hoosiers come in at 83rd in total offense, 116th in rushing offense, 104th in red zone offense, and 128th in time of possession.
What do those four statistics add up to?
An offense that can’t move the ball except on quick passes that don’t take long to develop. One that can’t score in the red zone, and that is constantly setting their defense up to fail by not maintaining control of the clock, and in turn the ball.
If Michigan football can make the proper adjustments against this uptempo Hoosier offense, and stymie the aerial assault, the Wolverines will be in good shape to win this game. Winning by a comfortable margin.