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Sloppiness, first-
half struggles
concerning
By ALEJANDRO ZOIfJGA
ManagingSports Editor
Statistically, the Michigan
football team dominated Miami
(Ohio) on Saturday afternoon,
scoring 17 unanswered points
in the second half to roll to a
34-10 win.
But not everything was a
positive for the Wolverines,
which held just a seven-point
lead at halftime against a Mid-
American Conference team that
hasn't won since Oct.27, 2012.
The Daily looks at the good,
bad and ugly from Michigan's
win.
The good
Last week, the Wolverines'
run defense held Notre Dame
to just 54 yards. Against the
RedHawks, the unit did even
better, stifling Miami to the
tune of 33 yards on 24 attempts.
In the second half, the
RedHawks couldn't score as
Michigan eventually pulled

away for the comfortable win.
In fact, save for one 43-yard
possession in the second half,
Miami didn't have a drive
longer than 27 yards.
In total, the RedHawks
managed just 198 yards to the
Wolverines' 460.
Offensively, sophomore
tight end Jake Butt enjoyed
a successful afternoon in his
first start since tearing his
anterior cruciate ligament in
February. Butt caught three
passes for 59 yards and a
touchdown, but those numbers
don't show everything. on
the score, Michigan perfectly
executed a fake screen, and
Butt exploded downfield
unmarked. And for his first
reception, the sophomore
ripped an inaccurate pass
away from a Miami defender,
helping the Wolverines avoid
another turnover.
Sophomore running back
Derrick Green demanded the
ball from his coaches, and he
rewarded them by amassing137
yards on 22 carries and adding
a pair of touchdowns. Though
he's perhaps the least-elusive
See CONCERNING, Page 2B

After three weeks, numerous
questions remain about the
football team. Here are five
things we learned after the
defeat of the RedHawks.
1.Theturnoverswon'tcutit:
Through three games,
Michigan has committed seven
turnovers. Michigan coach
Brady Hoke said after Saturday's
game that the number concerns
him. Saturday, the Wolverines'
three second-quarter turnovers
singlehandedly allowed Miami
stay in the game.
The RedHawks' offense was
inept all afternoon, scoring only
when Michigan gifted it the
opportunity. Fifth-year senior
quarterback Devin Gardner's
fourth interception of the season
gave Miami a short field, leading
to a field goal which cut the lead
to 10-3.
When the Wolverines failed
to cover a pooch kick after the
field goal, the RedHawks scored
their only touchdown, taking
advantage of excellent field
position.

against Notre Dame, the
turnovers won't cut it against
better competition.
2. The offense is going
Green:
For the first two games of
the season, sophomore running
backs De'Veon Smith and
Derrick Green more or less split
carries, with Green receiving
slightly more. That changed
against Miami, when the offense
relied heavily upon Green.
Saturday, Green scampered for
137 yards and two touchdowns
on 22 carries. It was his second
career 100-yard rushing
performance and his first multi-
touchdown game.
Most importantly for the
Wolverines, Green wanted the
ball in his hands when it mattered
most, and he delivered. After
the RedHawks tied the game
at 10 in the second quarter, the
sophomore told coaches to give
him the ball, and they obliged.
Gardner handed off to Green on
four consecutive plays to cap the
See FIVE THINGS, Page 28

The final score read
34-10, but, as usual,
numbers never quite
tell the entire story.
The record books showa
win, but,
as usual,
a football
game
is often
more than
just a' W'
or an' L.'
The
reality is ALEJANDRO
this: At ZfJ*IGA
halftime
Saturday,
the Wolverines led a school
from Ohio, 17-10. Normally,
that would be great. The
problem? This wasn't that
Ohio team. This was Miami,
the Mid-American Conference
program that hadn't beaten
any opponent since Oct. 27,
2012, a span of 18 straight
games.
So the Michigan fans, the
102,824 who had chosen to
spend their Saturdays at the
Big House, began to boo.
Loudly.
And who could blame them?

The problem was Michigan
looked entirely too nonchalant
while leading a four-minute
drive at the end of the second
quarter, and after a timeout on
4th-and-1, the Wolverines were
flagged for an inexplicable
delay of game.
The problem was Michigan
had committed three turn-
overs in the first half. Fifth-
year senior quarterback Devin
Gardner had overthrown his
receiver for an interception,
Amara Darboh had fumbled
after a long reception, and
the return team had seemed
entirely dumbfounded by a
pooch kickoff.
The problem was the offen-
sive line had looked suspect
and that Michigan's tailbacks
had only rushed for 90 yards -
again, facinga RedHawks team
that had allowed 42 points to
Marshall.
The problem was Michigan
had paid Miami $1.1million for
the privilege of coming to the
Big House and being featured
in front of a large television
and in-person audience, and
the Wolverines were letting
See BOOING, Page 2B


TRUE MICHIGAN FANS
Brady Hoke said true fans would
support his team. So can fans question
his performance then?
SportsMonday Column, Page 2B

NICK OF TIME
A last-second goal powered the
Michigan women's soccer team to an
upset win over No. 9 Wisconsin.
Page 3B

