5 things we learned from Michigan's disturbing loss to Oklahoma

What we learned about Michigan from Saturday's ugly loss.
Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman R Mason Thomas (32) chases after Michigan Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood (19) during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Michigan Wolverines at Gaylord Family Ð Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. Oklahoma won 24-13.
Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman R Mason Thomas (32) chases after Michigan Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood (19) during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Michigan Wolverines at Gaylord Family Ð Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. Oklahoma won 24-13. | BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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The front seven is overrated

Michigan football was missing one of its best defenders for the first half but things didn't change drastically when Jaishawn Barham returned.

Sherrone Moore said leading up to the season that this was one of the best front sevens in all of college football. Through two games, it hasn't looked like that.

Oklahoma tallied over 400 yards. John Mateer accounted for 333. He killed Michigan with his arm and his legs (what a concept). Even on the one interception, he had a guy wide open, maybe even for a touchdown if he hits him in stride.

Instead, he air-mailed the pass and it turned into an interception. A third-down drop by one of his receivers also cost Oklahoma points.

The bottom line is that Michigan was fortunate to only give up 24. U-M looks overmatched in the secondary and the pass rush, which was supposed to be elite, yet has been anything but.

Wink tried to compensate with blitzes and Michigan got roasted. The defense felt like the one we saw in the first half of last season, not at the end.