Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh said that you could call the Wolverines’ 41-17 win over Penn State a statement game. It turns out, national writers are looking at it exactly that way.
The maize and blue have flown under the radar through much of 2022, thanks in large part to Michigan’s breezy nonconference schedule and uninspiring play (according to the eyeball test if you’re looking strictly at dominant pass games) in conference. While Michigan used a bit of trickeration at times last year, this year’s team has the base tenets of what we saw in 2021 — a power run game, and it’s one that ran for 418 yards against what was the No. 5 rushing defense in the country coming in.
Naturally, writers are wondering if, indeed, the Wolverines are good enough to topple Ohio State again this year? Here is what the national media is saying about Michigan football after the 41-17 drubbing in Ann Arbor.