The No. 15 Michigan Wolverines fell to 4-2 on the season after losing to the USC Trojans 31-13 on Saturday night in Los Angeles.

Here are key takeaways from Michigan’s loss.

Rushing defense was abysmal

Michigan gave up 224 rushing yards, the most given up by Michigan since 2020 when Wisconsin had 351. USC put up these staggering rushing numbers despite two of their running backs being carted off due to injury. It was King Miller who took the crown and the rock for the Trojans and was impressive. Miller rushed for 158 yards and one rushing score while making Michigan defenders look silly on long gains.

Michigan allowed open lanes in run defense, they were tentative when they had chances to tackle, they missed tackles, they didn’t wrap up, they let Miller run around them, and even throug

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