Two truths and a lie from Michigan football loss to Indiana

Of all the games Michigan football has lost this season, this was the most difficult pill to swallow, at least for me.

Oregon and Texas were better teams. When super talented teams have really good quarterbacks, it's hard to beat them. Michigan football is talented in a lot of ways -- it could have 4-5 first-round picks but the offensive line is poor and the QB is just a bad.

Davis Warren is battling. He's been better than he was earlier in the season but he should never have started a game for Michigan football. He's just not good enough. That was failure No. 1.

But focusing on this game specifically, here are two truths and a lie from Indiana's 20-15 win over Michigan football.

Truth: Kalel Mullings needed more carries

There were a lot of things to be frustrated about on Saturday. The offensive line was atrocious. So was the quarterback play.

Yet, so was the decision by the coaching staff to play Bejamin Hall above Kalel Mullings. Hall is a talented back. He deserves his chance eventually but Mullings shouldn't get fewer opportunities.

But that's what happened on Saturday. On Michigan's first two goal-to-go opportunities, Michigan football handed the ball off to Hall on both possessions. He didn't get anywhere. Mullings got just 30 yards on 10 attempts and it was tough sledding near the end zone, but why do you not give him the ball?

Mullings scored later in the game and if he had gotten chances on the first two trips inside the 10, things might have gone differently.