A week after getting torched by USC, the Michigan defense was dominant in Saturday’s win over Washington.
The Wolverine Confidential podcast crew broke down the performance on the latest episode.
“As (Michigan linebacker) Cole Sullivan said, it was gut check time for this defense and they dug deep,” Ryan Zuke said on the podcast. “Now their season’s still alive thanks to a very sterling performance, especially on that side of the ball.”
Michigan severely limited Demond Wililams Jr., a dual-threat quarterback who did nothing on the ground against Michigan, and running back Jonah Coleman en route to a 24-7 victory.
“Washington didn’t have a run longer than eight yards all game,” Aaron McMann said. “So there were no chunk plays on the ground. As a result, Washington gets behind in the sec