Michigan-Rutgers preview: What to watch from the Wolverines as they begin Big Ten play

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🗓️ 21 September 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz preview the Michigan football team’s Big Ten opener against Rutgers. They look at both sides of the ball, what the Wolverines can do to assure victory and make both prop bet predictions and their final score predictions for the game.

They open with a look at Michigan’s offense, and how it can crack Rutgers’ defense after the Scarlet Knights fared well against the Wolverines the last two seasons. They look at the importance of scoring when points are available, JJ McCarthy bouncing back, spreading the ball around more and getting Donovan Edwards into a rhythm.

In the second half of the episode, they look at the biggest keys — with one standing out well above the rest — for Michigan’s defense. They discuss the value of making Rutgers one-dimensional, a secondary returning to full health and why this may be a good test for Michigan’s tackling. They close with their final thoughts and score predictions for the game.

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0:25.3	Hello everybody.
0:26.2	Welcome to the Wolverine 24-7 podcast, your audio source for all things, Michigan
0:29.7	football, basketball, and recruiting.
0:32.0	I'm your host, Zach Shaw.
0:32.8	Steve Lorenz here with me.
0:34.5	We are previewing Michigan's Big Ten opener against Rutgers. It'll take place in
0:40.4	Ann Arbor. And Steve, this will be a common theme throughout this episode. But Rutgers, you know,
0:45.3	record aside, they have played Michigan better than, I guess, their record or their overall season
0:51.5	would suggest each of the past two seasons in 2021.
0:57.4	It was a one possession game in Ann Arbor.
0:59.6	And then last fall, Michigan ended up pulling away in the second half.
1:03.5	But Rutgers did have a halftime lead.
1:06.7	So this is an interesting first test.
1:10.0	I'm a big believer that first time you play another team that you're not supposed to demolish.
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