Michigan 45, Colorado 28

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18Sep 2016
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Michigan 45, Colorado 28

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Jabrill Peppers (image via Fansided)

That went about how I expected. I didn’t think Colorado would jump out to a 14-0 or 21-7 lead early in the game, but I thought their tempo and creativity would be a problem for Michigan initially. Sometimes it takes Michigan a few minutes to get used to the other team’s tempo before they settle in, and that was the case against the Buffaloes. Maybe it’s because they don’t play against tempo in practice, but it takes an adjustment period. I also think some Michigan fans were underestimating Colorado based on their last few years, but they have a lot of experience, some quality receivers, and a pretty good quarterback on offense, along with a couple good corners and a couple solid front-seven players on defense. I predicted a 31-17 win for Michigan, so this was more of a high-scoring affair, but I knew it would be a fight.

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12Sep 2016
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Michigan vs. Central Florida Awards




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Eddie McDoom (image via Twitter)

Let’s see more of this guy on offense . . . Eddie McDoom. I’m not calling for anyone to get benched here. I just really like what I’ve seen out of McDoom so far. He’s shown speed, agility, willingness to fight for extra yardage, an ability to catch the ball in traffic, etc. He needs to get in the weight room this off-season, but there’s a lot of potential here.

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2Sep 2016
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2016 Season Countdown: #1 Jourdan Lewis

Jourdan Lewis (image via SB Nation)

Name: Jourdan Lewis
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 186 lbs.
High school: Detroit (MI) Cass Tech
Position: Cornerback
Class: Senior
Jersey number: #26
Last year: I ranked Lewis #5 and said he would be a starting cornerback with 50 tackles, 3 interceptions, and 8 pass breakups (LINK). He started every game and ended with 52 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 2 interceptions (1 TD), 1 forced fumble, and 18 pass breakups; he also returned 15 kickoffs for 378 yards (25.2 yards/return).

Lewis was a bona fide star in 2015, perhaps the best player in the country at his position. And he might even be underrated, even though he was an All-American. Perhaps the biggest highlight was when he wrested what appeared to be a reception away from a Northwestern receiver, somehow stayed inbounds, and raced down the sideline for a 37-yard touchdown. Behind De’Veon Smith’s 60-yard touchdown against BYU and the final play against Michigan State, it was the biggest “WTF just happened?” moment of the year. Just a week earlier, he had made a one-handed snag of a crossing route to wow the crowd at Maryland. And the week after the Northwestern game, he went toe-to-toe with Michigan State’s Aaron Burbridge and ended the game with 7 tackles and a career-high 6 pass breakups in that one game. It was a three-game stretch of a ridiculously high level of play.

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