John Mateer spotted his tight end, Jaren Kanak, on the third play from scrimmage with a 31-yard pass on third and nine to springboard the Oklahoma offense into a scoring drive. Later on in the series, Mateer tossed it to Michigan native Deion Burks, who went in motion to get a head start for six.
Michigan's offense punted on its first three possessions. T.J. Metcalf picked off Mateer for the game's first turnover. The offense got bailed out with a couple of penalties which eventually put them in scoring territory, but the drive stalled and Dominic Zvada missed a chip shot field goal to get on the board before halftime.
Mateer took advantage and engineered an 80-yard dive in three minutes to shut out the Wolverines in the first 30 minutes. On the opening play of the second half, Justice Haynes found pay dirt from 75 yards out as he went untouched to the endzone. Michigan football caught momentum in a bottle, but couldn't capitalize on the scoreboard.
Oklahoma widened the margin thanks to a short field and a miraculous play by Mateer. Brandyn Hillman had him dead to rights for a sack, but Mateer escaped and threw a laser down field that resulted in six more. Michigan could only manage a pair of field goals to make it a one possession game. Oklahoma's defense was too much for Bryce Underwood and a shorthanded offense to overcome.
Here are three of the takeaways from the non-conference failure.