Michigan receives...Thomas from the goal line crosses field to the 17. Looked like a decent opening that closed quickly...
1-10 M 17 Patterson to DPJ for 4...DPJ get 8 or 9 if he gets upfield or goes down where the ball is caught.
2-6 M21 Bell loses 2 on the end-around. Bell motions across formation and back to receive handoff. Gentry lets DE get depth, which slows Bell who is tackled by unblocked S. McKeon gets a good block on perimeter. THere might be a play to Higdon off that as he was 1:1 with LB Fisher with space that was vacated by the DE..
3-7 M20 Patterson sacked for -4. Lots of time...NW dropped 8. Hidgon and Gentry were available short of the first down, but Patterson tries to make things happen until 97 breaks free from JBB, who had him pretty much handled. Shea runs into him...making him the greatest DE on the planet, evidently...Couldn’t really see coverage downfield, but they had 8 in coverage (3 man rush).
4-11 M16 Hart punts 55 yards to NW 29, returned to the NW 44 for 15 yards. Furbush pushes him OOB.
DEFENSE
1-10 NW44 Quick slant for 7, Long in coverage.
2-3 M49 Thorson ignores TE in flat being covered by Kemp with a lot of open field, instead getting tackled for -1 (Gary)
3-4 50 Hot read gets first down to RB...Bush comes free up the middle.
1-10 M41 Mouten for 4 yards. NW outmanned our DL and Glasgow was a split second late to the hole. Hudson might get a TFL if he was in.....
2-6 M37 Hurry up offense (probably scripted plays)..WR screen turns into big play, 36 yards to the 1 yard line. Metellus is a split second from a TFL, but gets chipped just enough to miss the tackle. Well executed and timed by NW.
1-G M1 Thorson sneaks in for TD....Extra point is good for 7-0 lead. 10:18 Q1.
Kickoff is recovered by Hawkins at the 14. Ball hits ground at the 19 and Hawkins/Wangler have a conversation after...Ball can’t hit ground.
1-10 M14 Higdon met in the hole by Fisher, who beats the pulling Onwenu to the spot. Is this the play everyone is mad at Onwenu for? He’s definitely not good on this play, but I think 51 fills perfectly and Higdon could have made Onwenu look like a monster if he cuts outside...
2-9 M15 Patterson bootleg right is incompete to DPJ...It’s well covered by NW across the field...
3-9 M15 Patterson rushed when 97 beats Ruiz, who got only a chip, on a twist and throw it OOB on the scramble...DPJ took a while but had a step if Shea makes a great throw under duress.
4-9 M15 Hart punts 55 yards returned to NW 36 (Watson/Hawkins)...sideline warning Michigan a sign of things to come...
DEFENSE
1-10 NW 36 Off tackle rush by 4 gains 2...Winovich stones the OT and sets the edge. Bush gets a TFL if he fills inside gap, but he overpursues a bit, outside of Winovich’s edge.
2-8 NW38 Thorson to McGowan for 15, beating Metellus on a well timed and well thrown ball.
1-10 M47 Gary Illegal hands to the face for -15. Plus the result of a 8yard completion.
1-10 M23 Bowser for 1 yard off tackle left. Tackled by Kinell
2-9 M22 Slant for 8 yards, nearly tipped by Winovich
3-1 M14 Thorson sneaks for 3
1-10 M11 Mone rides RB down for no gain.
2-10 M11 PI on NW -15 yards.
2-25 M26 TFL by Winovich -4 yards
3-29 M30 Short pass complete for 3 yards, coverage and tackle by Glasgow.
4-26 FG is good for 45 yards....10-0 NW
Hawkins returns kick from 20 to the 30, cleaning up earlier mistake...
1-10 M30 Patterson scrambles for 3 yards...decent protection but Shea feels pressure on outside rush against Runyan.
2-7 M33 Patterson to Higdon for 9 on quick throw to the left flat allowing Higdon to make a move.
1-10 M43 Higdon bounces outside for gain of 8 (looked like 9, but questionable mark going OOB).
2-2 NW49 McKeon drops perfectly executed play action play.
3-2 NW 49 Collins dances for 1 on WR screen...he’s gotta plant a foot and get North and South in that situation.
4-1 NW48 Higdon stoned for no gain. Nobody is more than 5 yards from the LOS and in tight. NW gets the bodies to where the play was designed. Onwenu is a little slow pulling, but he seals a guy and Higdon cuts off of that seal, but gets tackled by the unblocked CB. Runyan and Bredeson win their double team, as does McKeon and Gentry. Onwenu chips a LB, Mason clears a CB, but both defenders pressure Higdon as he runs into the CB and the WLB that scrapes all the way across the formation. Onwenu actually gets a small piece of both LBers, but they were just outnumbered. The FB dive with wedge blocking could have and should have worked here...
DEFENSE
1-10 NW48 Pass incomplete defensed/knocked down by Hill
2-10 NW48 Mouten for 4, carrying Winovich a bit.
3-6 M48 Thorson completes for 8 to Bowman in front of Kinnell, playing a zone and picking up WR from Long. Well timed, thrown and caught.
END OF First Quarter...
1-10 M 17 Patterson to DPJ for 4...DPJ get 8 or 9 if he gets upfield or goes down where the ball is caught.
2-6 M21 Bell loses 2 on the end-around. Bell motions across formation and back to receive handoff. Gentry lets DE get depth, which slows Bell who is tackled by unblocked S. McKeon gets a good block on perimeter. THere might be a play to Higdon off that as he was 1:1 with LB Fisher with space that was vacated by the DE..
3-7 M20 Patterson sacked for -4. Lots of time...NW dropped 8. Hidgon and Gentry were available short of the first down, but Patterson tries to make things happen until 97 breaks free from JBB, who had him pretty much handled. Shea runs into him...making him the greatest DE on the planet, evidently...Couldn’t really see coverage downfield, but they had 8 in coverage (3 man rush).
4-11 M16 Hart punts 55 yards to NW 29, returned to the NW 44 for 15 yards. Furbush pushes him OOB.
DEFENSE
1-10 NW44 Quick slant for 7, Long in coverage.
2-3 M49 Thorson ignores TE in flat being covered by Kemp with a lot of open field, instead getting tackled for -1 (Gary)
3-4 50 Hot read gets first down to RB...Bush comes free up the middle.
1-10 M41 Mouten for 4 yards. NW outmanned our DL and Glasgow was a split second late to the hole. Hudson might get a TFL if he was in.....
2-6 M37 Hurry up offense (probably scripted plays)..WR screen turns into big play, 36 yards to the 1 yard line. Metellus is a split second from a TFL, but gets chipped just enough to miss the tackle. Well executed and timed by NW.
1-G M1 Thorson sneaks in for TD....Extra point is good for 7-0 lead. 10:18 Q1.
Kickoff is recovered by Hawkins at the 14. Ball hits ground at the 19 and Hawkins/Wangler have a conversation after...Ball can’t hit ground.
1-10 M14 Higdon met in the hole by Fisher, who beats the pulling Onwenu to the spot. Is this the play everyone is mad at Onwenu for? He’s definitely not good on this play, but I think 51 fills perfectly and Higdon could have made Onwenu look like a monster if he cuts outside...
2-9 M15 Patterson bootleg right is incompete to DPJ...It’s well covered by NW across the field...
3-9 M15 Patterson rushed when 97 beats Ruiz, who got only a chip, on a twist and throw it OOB on the scramble...DPJ took a while but had a step if Shea makes a great throw under duress.
4-9 M15 Hart punts 55 yards returned to NW 36 (Watson/Hawkins)...sideline warning Michigan a sign of things to come...
DEFENSE
1-10 NW 36 Off tackle rush by 4 gains 2...Winovich stones the OT and sets the edge. Bush gets a TFL if he fills inside gap, but he overpursues a bit, outside of Winovich’s edge.
2-8 NW38 Thorson to McGowan for 15, beating Metellus on a well timed and well thrown ball.
1-10 M47 Gary Illegal hands to the face for -15. Plus the result of a 8yard completion.
1-10 M23 Bowser for 1 yard off tackle left. Tackled by Kinell
2-9 M22 Slant for 8 yards, nearly tipped by Winovich
3-1 M14 Thorson sneaks for 3
1-10 M11 Mone rides RB down for no gain.
2-10 M11 PI on NW -15 yards.
2-25 M26 TFL by Winovich -4 yards
3-29 M30 Short pass complete for 3 yards, coverage and tackle by Glasgow.
4-26 FG is good for 45 yards....10-0 NW
Hawkins returns kick from 20 to the 30, cleaning up earlier mistake...
1-10 M30 Patterson scrambles for 3 yards...decent protection but Shea feels pressure on outside rush against Runyan.
2-7 M33 Patterson to Higdon for 9 on quick throw to the left flat allowing Higdon to make a move.
1-10 M43 Higdon bounces outside for gain of 8 (looked like 9, but questionable mark going OOB).
2-2 NW49 McKeon drops perfectly executed play action play.
3-2 NW 49 Collins dances for 1 on WR screen...he’s gotta plant a foot and get North and South in that situation.
4-1 NW48 Higdon stoned for no gain. Nobody is more than 5 yards from the LOS and in tight. NW gets the bodies to where the play was designed. Onwenu is a little slow pulling, but he seals a guy and Higdon cuts off of that seal, but gets tackled by the unblocked CB. Runyan and Bredeson win their double team, as does McKeon and Gentry. Onwenu chips a LB, Mason clears a CB, but both defenders pressure Higdon as he runs into the CB and the WLB that scrapes all the way across the formation. Onwenu actually gets a small piece of both LBers, but they were just outnumbered. The FB dive with wedge blocking could have and should have worked here...
DEFENSE
1-10 NW48 Pass incomplete defensed/knocked down by Hill
2-10 NW48 Mouten for 4, carrying Winovich a bit.
3-6 M48 Thorson completes for 8 to Bowman in front of Kinnell, playing a zone and picking up WR from Long. Well timed, thrown and caught.
END OF First Quarter...
