It was far from a perfect game for the Michigan Wolverines
By Hina
30.10.2022
they still routed the Michigan State Spartans under the light of the Big House on their way to a dominant win. The biggest difference? A kicker.
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Jake Moody, the 2021 Lou Groza Award winner, kicked five field goals through the uprights and was perfect on the night overall.Despite 189 first-half yards for the Spartans
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They only reached the end zone once. That’s in part to two substantial fourth-down stops by the Michigan defense. One came in the red zone midway through the second quarter:
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On the offensive end, Michigan was productive with 245 total yards and 13 first downs in the opening period, stalled in the red zone twice and the Spartans' defense forced field goals
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Michigan came out of the break and dominated the third quarter. Through eight games, it has allowed just six points in the third
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that didn’t change tonight. They outgained the Spartans 138-8, but only put two more field goals on the board.
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It wasn’t pretty on the offensive end, but the Wolverines had what appeared to be a stranglehold on this game.
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That was amplified when Barringer did have trouble with the snap in the fourth.