Michigan football winners and losers from Week 2 drubbing vs. Texas

Free Press sports writer Jared Ramsey breaks down the winners and losers for Michigan football on Saturday from the Wolverines’ 31-12 loss to Texas at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.

Three up

LG Josh Priebe

It wasn’t a great performance by the offensive line, but there were some positives. Michigan only ran for 80 yards on 23 tries, but kept quarterback Davis Warren upright by not allowing a sack, and gave up just three tackles for loss. Priebe grades out as Michigan’s best pass blocker, according to Pro Football Focus, with a grade of 89.6 (scale of 0 to 100).

Priebe, a Northwestern transfer, graded out behind left tackle Myles Hinton overall because of some struggles blocking the run, such as allowing a gap on backup quarterback Alex Orji’s first run of the game on a critical third down in the second quarter, but he held up as Michigan unsuccessfully tried to rally.

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S Makari Paige

Paige was the last line of defense against Texas and helped mitigate some damage. He led the team with six tackles, four solo, and had the secondary’s only pass deflection. Paige primarily lined up as a deep free safety, but also split time in the box with Quinten Johnson and covered the slot. He was targeted three times as the primary defender in coverage, giving up two catches for 33 yards.

Paige was the best player in the secondary of the players not named Will Johnson, who was only thrown at once as Texas funneled its passing game away from the Wolverines’ All-American corner.

K Dominic Zvada

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Author : Detroit Free Press

Publish date : 2024-09-09 10:09:24

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