Michigan-Penn State preview: What will make the difference in Saturday's top-10 clash?
The Michigan Insider
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🗓️ 13 October 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, 247Sports' Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz preview the No. 5 Michigan football team's home clash against No. 10 Penn State, looking at keys for the Wolverines on both sides of the ball and their final predictions for the matchup.
They begin by looking at how Michigan's defense can crack a formidable Nittany Lions' defense. They discuss the Wolverines' offensive creativity, getting key players open over the middle of the field, establishing a physical ground game identity and other key opportunities for Michigan.
In the second half, the duo discuss how the Wolverines' defense can contain Penn State's playmaking offense. They look at the value of pass-rushing from the edge position, the challenge Michigan has in stopping Penn State's tight ends and slot receivers and the Nittany Lions' capabilities to make the home-run play all over the field. They close with their final predictions in the matchup.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Wolverine 24-7 podcast, your audio source for all things, Michigan football, basketball, and recruiting. I'm your host, Jack Shaw. |
| 0:07.6 | Steve Lorenz here with me talking Michigan, Penn State's top 10 matchup, by far both teams, biggest game of the season. |
| 0:16.5 | We're going to preview it from the Michigan side of things, looking at keys for the Wolverines keys for the Wolverine's defense we'll do some prop bets over under picks along |
| 0:25.5 | the way and then of course our final score prediction at the end of this episode tons of |
| 0:30.6 | content as always over at the michigan insider dot com michigan dot 247 sports.com got the scouting |
| 0:36.4 | report got the by the numbers preview, |
| 0:38.9 | got four keys in a pick, along with some storylines about Michigan's defense and, and offense, |
| 0:44.9 | because there's, there's certainly, you know, as much good as was shown in Michigan's win over |
| 0:50.7 | Indiana, I think both sides of the ball feel like there's there's an even |
| 0:54.5 | higher gear. And if they can reach that this weekend, you know, the Wolverines can really set |
| 0:58.6 | themselves up for a very successful season. Anyway, Steve, taking a peek at this offense, you know, |
| 1:05.0 | Penn State, we mentioned it before the season. I think I cited in my game by game predictions |
| 1:10.5 | that I felt like Penn State would be |
| 1:11.9 | the toughest challenge that is in Ohio State that Michigan faces all season. And I cited the |
| 1:17.2 | consistent defense as part of it. Once again, a very good defense top 10, top 15, top 20, |
| 1:25.8 | and pretty much every per play category. they've been thrown on a lot this |
| 1:30.3 | season. They actually have faced more pass attempts than any other team in the country per game. |
| 1:35.8 | So they technically rank outside the top 100 and pass yards allowed. But if you go by per play, |
| 1:41.1 | they're top 12. If you go by completion percentage or passer rating allowed, they're top 12. If you go by completion percentage or pass a rating allowed, |
| 1:46.1 | they're top 12. And so for you, what is the biggest key for this Michigan offense? An offense |
| 1:53.5 | that so far this week has said things like there's still meat on the bone. There's still, |
| 1:59.5 | you know, more plays or more opportunity to |
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