3 overreactions from Michigan football’s win over UNLV
By Nick Popio
These are three of the most absurd overreactions from Michigan football’s nifty win over UNLV.
Jay Harbaugh and Mike Hart did a commendable job filling in for Jim Harbaugh on Saturday in the Big House. J.J. McCarthy was even better than last week statistically, while the defense was inches away from another shutout. Sherrone Moore will get his time to shine as he will be the interim coach next Saturday and try to outdo his predecessors.
Here are the three overreactions from another Michigan football win.
1. It’s time to worry about the rushing aspect of the offense
Through two games Blake Corum is averaging around 75 yards a game. Last year he was hovering near 80 per contest, so to say that the rushing attack is in trouble is an overreaction.
Corum didn’t get going until the Maryland win where he had almost 250 yards. Saving him for the Big Ten gauntlet may be the same plan for 2023.
In comparison, Donovan Edwards has an average of 23 in the two wins. In 2022 Edwards was at 45 after the first two, so his numbers are down, but on a somewhat similar path.
Michigan football fans have to remember that he is the backup running back and he didn’t get hot until the Penn State blowout when he went off for 173 yards. It’s fair to worry about him more than Corum for now, but it’s still very early in the process.
Michigan is in trouble. This team cannot effectively run the football right now
— Richard (Not Down Bad Right Now) (@umichwolverine1) September 9, 2023
We still haven’t seen Cole Cabana, who is still presumably banged up or just not ready. 11 different ball carriers got to tote the rock on Saturday, including seldom-used Henry Donohue, Danny Hughes, and Leon Franklin. Michigan’s offense did run for more yards in week two than Week 1, which means it’s all coming together slowly, but surely.