Michigan-Ohio State recap: What went wrong for the Wolverines in rivalry loss?
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🗓️ 30 November 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Zach Shaw and Alejandro Zuniga break down the Michigan football team's 27-9 loss to No. 1 Ohio State.
They open with a look at Michigan's offense, which mustered just 163 total yards and three field goals in the game. They look at the Wolverines' passing game, why they didn't throw the ball more and what needs to change for Michigan to trust is passing game to win marquee matchups. They also look at the Wolverines' ground game, struggles on the offensive line and some concerning trends about Michigan's offense in ranked matchups under Sherrone Moore.
In the second half of the episode, they look at Michigan's defense, which also underperformed. They discuss why the Wolverines' pass-rush was the biggest failure on either side of the ball in the game, and what to make of struggles in stopping the run. They close with a look at the state of the rivalry, the hollowness of Michigan's 9-3 season, what needs to change to correct course against the Buckeyes and more.
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| 0:29.8 | Hello everybody. Welcome to the Wolverine 24-7 podcast, your audio service for all things, |
| 0:34.5 | Michigan football, basketball, and recruiting. I'm your host, Zach Shaw. |
| 0:37.7 | Alejandro Zanegas here with me. |
| 0:39.2 | This is our Michigan Ohio State Recap episode. |
| 0:42.9 | The Buckeyes beat the Wolverines, 27 to 9. |
| 0:46.6 | It was maybe not even that close. |
| 0:49.5 | Ohio State outgained the Wolverines, 419 to 163. |
| 0:57.1 | After each team had their first two drives it was 350 to 83 in yardage first downs yeah very similar it was 22 9 overall Michigan had two field goal |
| 1:07.4 | drives to open the game and then the rest of the way I believe it was nine more drives they had one field goal so we open the game. And then the rest of the way, I believe it was nine more drives. They had one field goal. So we'll talk about what we saw on offense, what we saw on defense. Obviously, we'll have lots of big picture discussion, too, since it is the end of the regular season. Wolverines finished the season nine and three. They will not be going to the college football playoff. I think most likely would be the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. |
| 1:30.3 | It's the top non-playoff bowl. |
| 1:32.8 | But these days, they're not bound to any sort of standings or hierarchy. |
| 1:36.9 | Although I do think Michigan would be first up as a Big Ten school anyways. |
| 1:40.6 | But they pay the most, and they probably want to put Michigan against a high profile SEC team such as Texas to maximize their revenue. |
| 1:50.7 | Anyway, that's a different tangent for probably a different episode. |
| 1:53.9 | Let's talk about the Wolverines lost 27 to 9. |
| 1:58.0 | And I mean, it'd be kind of weird if we didn't start with the passing game. |
| 2:02.5 | Just, I don't think any of us were expecting Michigan to, like, go out and throw for 300 yards in this game. |
| 2:09.0 | But very surprising that they were 8 for 18 for 63 yards. |
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