Michigan Football: 3 overreactions to the USC win

Kalel Mullings had a career day in a season-defining win in the Big House on Saturday. The physicality of the offensive line was on full display as they out-hustled an improved USC defense. It geared a relentless Michigan football rushing performance that made USC tap out. The win changes the trajectory of the season from what we've seen in the opening month of the schedule.

Here are three of the overreactions from Saturday's classic win.

1. Colston Loveland would have made a bigger difference by playing

Having your primary option in the passing game healthy could have sparked the play of Alex Orji, but it's not like Orji would have thrown for over 150 yards or more. Maybe they would have taken more middle of the field shots past 10 or 15 yards, but USC's defense probably would have double-teamed him anyways. That makes this an overreaction.

Loveland would have gotten Orji out of some bad situations where he took a sack or passed it instead of running for his life. To win the game without Loveland and only pass it for 32 yards is still surprising nonetheless. Thankfully Michigan football doesn't have to face a defense like that every week and once Loveland returns the passing game should grow, but at a slow pace.

Orji and the offense cannot live without their All-American tight end. Marlin Klein and the rest of the backups are still don't seem ready for the spotlight yet.