Michigan defensive breakdown with Vance Bedford (week 4) - Nebraska recap; Bye week preview
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🗓️ 26 September 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
In this week's episode Vance Bedford and Sam Webb discussed Michigan's defensive performance in its 30-27 victory over Nebraska, highlighting the dominant pass rush that swarmed Husker quarterback Dylan Raiola for seven sacks. Bedford criticized the defense's run fits and pass coverage and identified those as the mot important issues to address during the bye week. He emphasized the need for better situational football. Bedford also mentioned the potential of young players like Jayden Sanders and Shamari Earls. The episode also offers an early look-ahead to the upcoming matchups with Wisconsin and USC.
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| 0:31.2 | And welcome folks to another edition of the Michigan Football Breakdown focused on the |
| 0:35.2 | defense with Vance, Bedford and Vance. |
| 0:39.0 | He's been looking for the defense to show up and show out to look like they are on that |
| 0:45.6 | train. They are on that train that can steam roll over teams the way that they steamrolled |
| 0:52.2 | over Alabama in the bowl game. don't compare them to last year. |
| 0:56.6 | This is a new team. |
| 0:58.0 | Let's see what they develop into. |
| 0:59.2 | Well, Vance, I think we just got a good glimpse of what they're capable of. |
| 1:03.4 | How are you this afternoon, my brother? |
| 1:05.9 | I'm doing fantastic. |
| 1:07.4 | We're getting some rain here in Colorado, which we desperately need it, high of 55 a day. |
| 1:14.2 | So it's a little bit chilly outside. So I'm sitting inside and outside this day. But otherwise, |
| 1:19.7 | not, I'm doing great. Anytime we get a win that way, how they won that ball game, I mean, |
| 1:24.6 | you have to be excited. You really do. And just moving forward, I think we had seven sacks in this ball game. I mean, you have to be excited. You really do. And just moving forward, |
| 1:29.3 | I think we had seven sacks in this ball game. |
| 1:32.1 | When we got them into third down, |
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