5 things we learned in Michigan football win over Bowling Green

Michigan football was sloppy in its win over Bowling Green on Saturday night and here are five things we learned about the Wolverines in the win.

The Wolverines got a 31-6 win on Saturday night against Bowling Green but it wasn’t a performance that left Michigan football fans feeling warm and fuzzy going into Big Ten play.

J.J. McCarthy threw three interceptions in the loss. He did have two touchdown passes and the mistakes weren’t just on him, but McCarthy can’t have that kind of game again.

When it was all said and done, Michigan football ran just 44 plays — against Bowling Green. Part of that had to do with four turnovers by the offense.

A win is a win. However, the Wolverines need to wake up before next week, and here are five things we learned from the Michigan football win over Bowling Green.

The Wolverines have work to do

Michigan football is 3-0. That’s a good thing, but the Wolverines have to pick up their level of play, especially on offense.

Defensively, the first team still hasn’t allowed a touchdown and did a good job of getting stops when put in tough spots by the offense.

The running game was better, but still doens’t look like it did the past two seasons. We’ll see how things look on Saturday against Rutgers, but if Michigan football keeps going through the motions, it’s going to be in for a rude awakening at some point.

Michigan needs some urgency and hopefully, this was a wake-up call.