Michigan Monday: Game 7 vs. Washington

Game Note Nuggets

• The Michigan run recreation is nineteenth within the FBS, averaging 216.3 yards per contest. Six completely different gamers have scored on the bottom this 12 months, led by Justice Haynes, who ranks fifth within the nation with eight speeding touchdowns.

• The offensive line has paved the best way for 17 touchdowns on the bottom thus far this 12 months whereas permitting solely eight sacks towards within the move recreation. Despite 4 completely different beginning lineups throughout the primary six video games attributable to accidents, the unit has helped cleared the path.

• The offense is allowing opposing defenses to create 4.17 damaging performs per recreation, rating U-M twenty fifth nationally in tackles for loss allowed.

• The U-M offense has tallied 29 performs of 20-plus yards on offense (17 receiving, 12 speeding) by six weeks (six in week one, 4, eight, three, seven, one). Haynes leads the group with seven such performs (all rushes), adopted by Donaven McCulley (5; all receiving) and Andrew Marsh (5; 4 receiving, one speeding). Additionally, Marsh has three through kickoff return.

• Running again Haynes paces the speeding assault. He has reached a minimum of 100 yards speeding with a minimum of one landing in 5 of six contests this 12 months (159, 125, 104, 149, 117 yards). His streak of 5 consecutive 100-yard video games to begin the 12 months was the longest streak of 100-yard video games since Blake Corum hit the century mark in eight consecutive video games in 2022.

• Haynes’ 705 whole speeding yards are essentially the most within the Big Ten, regardless of Haynes rating fifth in carries throughout the league. Even although he missed many of the contest at USC, Haynes is fourth nationally in speeding yards per recreation (117.5), averaging 7.42 yards per carry (sixth, FBS). Both figures lead the Big Ten.

• Fifteen of Haynes’ 95 rushes have gone for 10-plus yards (15.7 p.c), and he has lengthy runs of 43, 56, 59 and 75 yards (twice). Washington’s Jonah Coleman additionally has 15 runs of 10-plus yards on 96 carries. With related workloads this season, the 2 backs have pressured 20 (Haynes) and 21 (Coleman) missed tackles, respectively, in keeping with Pro Football Focus.

• Haynes is certainly one of solely two backs (Hollywood Smothers, NC State) with 5 or extra runs of 40-plus yards and certainly one of solely two backs (Robert Henry Jr., UTSA) with 4 or extra runs of 50-plus yards.

• Haynes’ backfield mate Jordan Marshall is averaging 5.1 yards per carry with three touchdowns. Quarterback Bryce Underwood is averaging 5.5 yards per carry with three touchdowns of his personal. Adjusted for sacks, Underwood averages 7.6 yards per carry (25 rushes for 190 yards).

• Underwood’s 59.7 p.c completion score (92-of-154 passing) comes with a mean of seven.86 yards per try and a move effectivity score of 133.9. He ranks twenty third within the nation with 13.15 yards per completion, which ranks third within the Big Ten behind solely USC’s Jayden Maiava and Washington’s Demond Williams Jr.

• Michigan’s passing recreation continues to develop. Eleven gamers have caught passes thus far this 12 months, together with 5 with 10 or extra receptions. McCulley has 9 catches and two touchdowns throughout the previous two video games, whereas Marsh has 218 yards and a rating of his personal.

• Marsh’s 69-yard landing reception within the fourth quarter at USC — the primary TD of his profession — was Michigan’s longest move play this 12 months and the longest passing play since a 75-yard landing move from J.J. McCarthy to Cornelius Johnson at Ohio State (2022).

• On the season, U-M is certainly one of seven groups within the nation with six or extra speeding performs of 40-plus yards (UCF, BYU, Georgia Tech, Texas State, UTSA, Vanderbilt).

• U-M is profitable the turnover battle with a 11:4 ratio (two fumbles misplaced, two interceptions). U-M’s 11 turnovers gained rank sixteenth throughout the FBS.

• On the defensive facet of the turnover battle, Cole Sullivan leads the group with three turnovers pressured (two interceptions, one fumble restoration).

• The Wolverines rank twelfth in interceptions (eight) and have a number of turnovers in 4 of six video games, with a minimum of one in every contest. Seven gamers have U-M’s eight picks: Zeke Berry, Elijah Dotson, TJ Guy, Brandyn Hillman, TJ Metcalf, Rod Moore and Sullivan.

• Michigan’s protection has registered a minimum of one interception in 10 straight video games relationship again to 2024.

• Through six video games, 17 gamers have an interception or move breakup: 4 linebackers, three defensive linemen, and 10 defensive backs. Jyaire Hill and Berry share the lead with 4 breakups. The Wolverines are second within the Big Ten in whole move breakups (passes defended plus interceptions) with 30 (Oregon, 33).

• The move rush has averaged 2.5 quarterback takedowns per recreation (thirty fourth, FBS). U-M’s 15 sacks generated are tied for fifth within the Big Ten. That has helped pad a TFL rank of twenty sixth nationally, with the protection averaging 6.7 damaging performs per contest. Jaishawn Barham leads the group in each classes (3.0 sacks, 6.0 TFL).

• The move rush will have to be lively towards UW’s Demond Williams Jr., who ranks fourth within the Big Ten with 1,628 passing yards and second in completion proportion (74.1).

• Linebacker Ernest Hausmann is pacing the protection with 40 tackles by six video games, adopted intently by Jimmy Rolder (34). Each of the group’s high three tacklers (Sullivan, 26) is within the linebacker room.

• Defensive again Hillman (25 tackles) leads the DB room, and Trey Pierce (15) is the chief amongst inside linemen.

• Washington’s Jonah Coleman ranks fifth within the league with 518 speeding yards (5.4 yards per try), and paces the Big Ten with 11 speeding touchdowns. U-M is holding opposing rushers to three.1 yards per try (609 yards on 196 makes an attempt).

• Opponents have mixed to attain solely 4 discipline objectives and two touchdowns in fourth quarters this 12 months. U-M has permitted solely 5 touchdowns and 4 discipline objectives throughout six second halves. That common of seven.8 factors allowed per recreation in second halves ranks tied for seventeenth throughout the FBS.