Michigan Football: 5 Questions for Hate Week

Can Michigan football limit MSU’s duo of Reed and Coleman?

Not everything is bad with Michigan State. They have a horrendous defense, and a bad running game, but they definitely have a top-5 Big Ten receiving group. It might even be top-3.

Michigan needs to contain Michigan State’s duo of Jayden Reed and Keon Coleman.

Jayden Reed is one of the best deep ball threats in the Big Ten and Keon Coleman is a 6’4 big-bodied red zone touchdown magnet.

I believe that Gemon Green will cover Jayden Reed and either Mike Sainristil or DJ Turner will cover Keon Coleman.

It is imperative that DJ Turner uses his fundamentals, gets his head turned around in time, and locates the football, not impeding Michigan State, or just flat out don’t allow the catch, which would be the preferable option.

I, just like most Michigan fans, have probably felt a little let down this season with DJ Turner’s play.

He was supposed to follow up the strong finish to last year’s campaign with a stronger 2022, and so far, he has seemingly regressed, playing sloppy at times, not using proper technique, committing dumb penalties, and dropping literally 1-2 sure interceptions every single game. Squeeze the ball DJ!

Luckily, he still has time to turn it around in this final stretch, but he needs to start playing to his potential now, and it starts in this rivalry game.

Reed and Coleman will get theirs, a few times. Not letting either or both wreck the secondary will be the literal only thing that allows Michigan State any semblance of a chance to win.