Michigan Monday: Sport 10 vs. Nebraska

Sport Notes Nuggets
 

• Michigan has achieved its second 9-0 begin below head coach Jim Harbaugh (2016). It is the third time within the final 25 seasons that U-M has reached the 9-0 mark (2006, 11-0).

• U-M has scored factors on its opening possession in seven of 9 video games this season. 5 of these seven scores have been touchdowns.

• U-M is much more harmful after the break, having outscored groups 84-6 within the third quarter and this season. Within the final month (4 video games), U-M is outscoring its opponents 100-3 within the second half. The protection has not surrendered a landing within the third quarter this 12 months and has allowed simply six within the fourth quarter.

• Relationship to this time final season, U-M has averaged higher than three speeding touchdowns per sport (42 speeding TDs in 13 video games). The group has 29 in 9 video games of 2022 and scored 13 within the ultimate 4 video games of 2021.

• Blake Corum ranks fourth within the nation in speeding yards (1,187), twenty seventh in yards per carry (5.96), and first in whole touchdowns (17). He’s additionally one of the best chain-mover within the nation, having picked up an FBS-best 77 first downs, and has 13 runs of 20-plus yards (tied-second most, nationally).

• Corum has produced 13 of Michigan’s 48 explosive offensive performs (20-plus yards). He has not less than one run of 20-plus yards in seven of 9 video games this season; Colorado State restricted him to a 19-yard rush and he had a long term of 17 yards in opposition to Michigan State.

• PFFCollege credit Corum with 56 missed tackles pressured on 199 carries this season, second-most amongst Large Ten backs (Chase Brown, 62) and seventh total. Corum has 59 fewer carries than Brown.

• The service grades Corum because the highest-rated participant within the FBS at any place, offense or protection, (93.4).

• To date this season, the offensive line has paved the best way to a median of 6.02 yards per sack-adjusted carry, and 6.6 yards per play total. U-M (465.7 yards per sport) has outgained opponents (242.4) by greater than 220 yards per sport, on common.

• The boys up entrance have permitted simply 40 damaging performs on 637 offensive snaps (4.4 per sport, or on 6.3 p.c of all offensive snaps). When the road does permit a sack, it comes on a median of 4.77 seconds to throw, the Tenth-most time when contemplating passers with not less than 100 dropbacks.

• Opponents have pressured a U-M passer 18 instances (10 sacks, eight hurries) throughout 36 quarters of play. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy averages 4.16 seconds to throw, the Tenth-most time amongst FBS quarterbacks with not less than 100 dropbacks.

• J.J. McCarthy‘s completion proportion is among the many finest within the nation amongst certified passers at 70.9 p.c (136-of-196), and he is averaging an FBS-best 13.2 yards per try on play motion (minimal 100 dropbacks) with a landing proportion of 9.75.

• When McCarthy begins and finishes a Michigan drive, U-M has produced 34 touchdowns and 16 subject objectives on 76 possessions, translating to factors on 66 p.c of drives. In his eight begins, the group has scored in 40 of 43 crimson zone journeys (93 p.c) with him on the sector, scoring 33 touchdowns (77 p.c crimson zone landing charge).

• Receiver Ronnie Bell leads all cross catchers in catches (41) and yards (525), whereas Cornelius Johnson holds the lead in receiving touchdowns (4). Seven completely different gamers have not less than one landing catch.

• Tight finish Luke Schoonmaker entered the 2022 season having by no means caught greater than three passes in a sport however has 4 or extra catches in 4 of the final six contests. He has established new profession highs in catches (9 at Indiana) and yards (72 vs. Maryland) because the begin of convention play.

• U-M’s excessive scoring charges have Blake Corum (102 factors) tied for first and Jake Moody (99 factors) third amongst all FBS scorers. The following-highest-scoring pair of teammates are Bert Auburn (85 factors) and Bijan Robinson (84 factors) from Texas and Chase McGrath (85 factors) and Jalin Hyatt (84 factors) from Tennessee.

• No group has reached 150 yards on the bottom in opposition to Michigan’s protection this season and Maryland is the one group to succeed in 300 yards of whole offense. U-M has held 4 of the final 5 groups below 50 yards speeding for the sport.

• After trailing on the half for the primary time this season at Rutgers, the Wolverine protection responded emphatically, forcing a three-and-out to open the third quarter earlier than intercepting passes to finish three of the following 4 drives. This led to 21 U-M factors in a span of 1:42 of sport clock.

• Opposing offenses have been held to 4.1 yards per play, together with a stingy 2.6 yards per rush. On common, groups endure greater than six damaging performs per sport (6.33) for 31.8 yards misplaced. 

• Mike Morris leads the group in TFLs (10.5) and sacks (7.5), and ranks second within the Large Ten and tied-Twelfth nationally within the latter class. Morris has PFF’s prime pass-rush productiveness grade (PRP, minimal 65 cross rush snaps) within the Large Ten. 

• Morris is credited with 33 mixed sacks, hits, and hurries in true pass-rush units — tied-third-most within the convention — on 178 pass-rush snaps. The 2 gamers with extra mixed sacks, hits and hurries than Morris have 278 and 206 cross rush snaps, respectively.

• Kris Jenkins leads all FBS defenders with a 19.8 cease proportion, almost three proportion factors away from the next-closest participant (16.9 p.c), minimal 60 run performs defended. Run cease proportion is a metric by PFF that measures the share of a participant’s defensive snaps that lead to a stuff on a run play. Mazi Smith (13.0 p.c) can also be elite on this class, itemizing seventh within the league.

• Defensive again Rod Moore (three interceptions) leads the group in turnovers and is tied for 18th nationally. 5 completely different Wolverines have not less than one decide, and 16 completely different gamers have not less than one cross breakup.

• Linebacker Michael Barrett recorded the primary interceptions (two) of his profession at Rutgers, returning the second for a 31-yard landing. Freshman Will Johnson additionally recorded his first profession interception in his first profession begin. Mixed, they gave the Wolverines 81 return yards on the three performs.

• Amongst punters with not less than one punt per sport (eight), Brad Robbins‘ 4.36-second dangle time is one of the best within the nation, in response to PFFCollege. He’s the one punter within the nation above 4.3 seconds. The typical amongst Large Ten punters who meet the identical {qualifications} is 3.86 seconds.

• With Robbins directing the unit, no opponent has registered a punt return of 10-plus yards since U-M performed Ohio State within the 2017 season (106 punts). To date this 12 months, return makes an attempt acquire 3.4 yards on common. Seventeen (17) of Robbins’ 22 punts have been downed, honest caught, or rolled out of bounds. The opposite 5 have been returned for a mixed whole of 17 yards. 

• Robbins’ particular groups associate Jake Moody has allowed 11 returns on 67 kickoffs this season (16.4 p.c return charge). When opponents do try a return, they begin at their 16-yard line on common. Moody is fourth within the nation with 67 kickoffs and leads the nation in mixed touchbacks (47) and touchbacks (9) with 56.

• Moody has entered actually elite firm within the Michigan document books. He is now tied with Mike Gillette (307 factors) for fourth on this system’s all-time scoring record. Garrett Rivas (354 factors, all-time chief) is the one kicker to have contributed extra factors to Michigan Soccer.