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Previously: Offense. DEFENSIVE END A paring of Derrick Moore and Josiah Stewart might not be particularly far off the legendary Hutchinson-Ojabo pairing from 2021. Stewart and Moore were already Michigan's top edge guys per PFF, and they were more or less indistinguishable from the departed Braiden McGregor and Jaylen Harrell in UFR grading. Neither was exactly a star in 2023, but it's not hard to extrapolate them from very good rotation players into stars with another year of development They had pass rush win rates of 17% (Stewart) and 15% (Moore), which was good for 18th and 43rd,...

When Brian mentioned his game column about buying a mattress, I noticed his summary of the Michigan offense: "The story of Michigan football over the past decade in a sentence: their offensive line sucks."

And then there were two. The last two unbeaten teams in the 2023 college football season, #1 Michigan and #2 Washington, will do battle in Houston on Monday night with the national championship on the line. For Washington, the offense has carried them to this point, including a dazzling performance against Texas in the Sugar Bowl. Today we will be profiling that star-studded offense, looking at its strengths, tendencies, and any possible vulnerabilities:   

A couple former Wolverines had great defensive plays over the weekend. Against the Packers, Josh Metellus made a great play on a Jordan Love pass, ripping it away from the receiver and returning it to the Packers' red zone where they'd score the next play:

10/7/2023 – Michigan 52, Minnesota 10 – 6-0, 3-0 Big Ten A couple years ago I watched Michigan beat Ohio State for the first time since the paleolithic era and I couldn't really commit emotionally. I fundamentally could not let myself believe they would win. This feeling extended into the distance; even after it was clear they were going to win I did not feel the same kind of thing it appeared other people were feeling all around me. The same thing happened last year. While I've made the argument that the postgame success rate/"it was just five plays" takes were bad, it...