LOS ANGELES — Michigan football will look to regroup after its West Coast trip turned into a humbling second loss.

The Wolverines were back in Ann Arbor Sunday morning after dropping a 31-13 game at Southern Cal on Saturday , a loss made worse by the manner in which it came about:

USC amassed nearly 500 yards of offense, the most allowed by a Michigan defense since 2022. Tackling issues were paramount, head coach Sherrone Moore and players said, leaving a razor-thin margin for error moving forward if playoff hopes remain the goal.

“We’ve got a lot of game left,” said Moore, who recently dubbed this five-game stretch as the “second quarter” of the season. “Six games into the season, we’ve got six more left and there’s a lot out there. We’re not talking about goals or what we need to do

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