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By the numbers: Michigan football vs. Washington Huskies

After Washington’s upset loss, the numbers certainly support #Michigan this week. #GoBlue

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Michigan football’s next opponent, Washington, enters Saturday’s Week 2 primetime matchup somewhat flailing, having lost to FCS-level Montana at home on Saturday. The Huskies were solid defensively, but offensively turned the ball over quite a bit, which led to the upset.

Delving into the numbers, Washington isn’t quite the mess they’ll likely be conveyed as given the severity of the loss. Here is how the two teams stack up.

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Offense

Rank (metric) Rank (metric)
Michigan scoring offense 16th (47 ppg) 33rd (13 ppg) Washington scoring defense
Michigan rushing offense 7th (335 ypg) 67th (127 ypga) Washington rushing defense
Michigan passing offense 64th (216 ypg) 13th (105 ypga) Washington passing defense
Michigan total offense 13th (551 ypg) 16th (232 ypga) Washington total defense
Michigan yards per play 7th (9.18 ypp) 27th (4.07 ypga) Washington yards per play allowed
Michigan first downs 50th (22 pg) 5th (10 apg) Washington opp. first downs
Michigan third down conv. 12th (61.54%) 7th (16.38%) Washington opp. third down conv.
Michigan fourth down conv. 1st (100%) 1st (0%) Washington opp. fourth down conv.
Michigan red zone conv. 1st (100%) 56th (100%) Washington opp. red zone conv.
Michigan sacks allowed 25th (1 sapg) 81st (1 spg) Washington sacks
Michigan TFL allowed 7th (2 tfla/gm) 76th (5 tfl/gm) Washington TFL
Michigan long scrimmage plays 67th (14 10+ yd plays) 24th (9 10+ yd plays) Washington long plays allowed
Michigan penalties 58th (48 yds/gm) 17th (81 yds/gm) Washington opp. penalties
Michigan TOP 84th (28:09) 50th (31:28) Washington TOP

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Defense

Rank (metric) Rank (metric)
Michigan scoring defense 35th (14 ppg) 116th (7 ppg) Washington scoring offense
Michigan rushing defense 66th (126 ypga) 110th (65 ypg) Washington rushing offense
Michigan passing defense 55th (191 ypga) 62nd (226 ypg) Washington passing offense
Michigan total defense 51st (317 ypga) 105th (291 ypg) Washington total offense
Michigan yards per play allowed 47th (4.59 yppa) 110th (3.99 ypp) Washington yards per play
Michigan opp. first downs 45th (17 apg) 60th (20 pg) Washington. first downs
Michigan opp. third down conv. 100th (47.06%) 98th (28.57%) Washington. third down conv.
Michigan opp. fourth down conv. NR (0 att) 68th (33%) Washington. fourth down conv.
Michigan opp. red zone conv. 56th (100%) 1st (100%) Washington. red zone conv.
Michigan sacks 81st (1 s/gm) 83rd (3 sa/gm) Washington sacks allowed
Michigan TFL 11th (3 tfl/gm) 92nd (8 tfla/gm) Washington TFL allowed
Michigan long scrimmage plays allowed 35th (11 10+ yd plays) 81st (12 10+ yd plays) Washington long plays
Michigan opp. penalties 100th (30 yd/gm) 27th (30 yd/gm) Washington. penalties

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Special teams

Rank (metric) Rank (metric)
Michigan kickoff 60th (63.78 yds) 29th (59 yds) Washington opp. kickoff
Michigan kickoff return 3rd (49.5 yds/ret) 79th (23 yds/ret) Washington kickoff return allowed
Michigan punting 56th (43.5 yds/p) 97th (47 yds/p) Washington opp. punting
Michigan punt return 4th (31 yds/ret) 73rd (22. 5 yds/ret) Washington punt return allowed
Michigan field goals 1st (100%) 30th (66.7%) Washington opp. field goals
Michigan PAT 1st (100%) 10th (100%) Washington opp. PAT
Michigan opp. kickoff 101st (65 yds) 4th (65 yds) Washington kickoff
Michigan kickoff return allowed 5th (10 yds/ret) 58th (17.33 yds/ret) Washington kickoff return
Michigan opp. punting 35th (39.29 yds/p) 40th (45 yds/p) Washington punting
Michigan punt return allowed NR (0 returns) 31st (9 yds/ret) Washington punt return
Michigan opp. field goals 1st (0%) 93rd (0%) Washington field goals
Michigan opp. PAT 10th (100%) 1st (100%) Washington PAT

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Oregon lands commitment from 4-star DL Ben Roberts in big win over Washington Huskies

Oregon added insult to injury for Washington Sunday, flipping 4-star DL Ben Roberts, who de-committed from the Huskies recently.

Talk about a rough 24 hours for fans of the Washington Huskies…

After suffering the worst defeat in program history, falling 13-7 at home to the Montana Grizzlies, an FCS school, Washington fans have to wake up on Sunday morning to see that their former 4-star defensive line commit, Ben Roberts, has decided to spend his time a few hours south, agreeing to play for the Oregon Ducks.

Roberts is a 6-foot-4, 290-pound lineman out of East High School in Utah. He is rated as the No. 36 defensive lineman in the nation, and had several offers from Baylor, Nebraska, Oregon, Oregon State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, UCLA, and USC.

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After Roberts announced his commitment to the Huskies in late June, a curious post of his visit to Eugene for Oregon’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ popped up on social media, leading to speculation about his ultimate destination. Eventually, he de-committed from Washington, which leads us to his announcement on Sunday morning.

Even before the Roberts commitment, Oregon’s 2022 recruiting class is ranked No. 7 nationally and No. 1 in the conference. Adding a 4-star prospect is sure to make that number climb a bit.

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10 ‘epic matchups’ Penn State fans will want to see in an alliance with ACC and Pac-12

10 EPIC matchups Penn State should want to see on the schedule with the Big Ten forming an alliance with ACC and Pac-12

Though nothing has officially been mapped out yet, the commissioners of the Big Ten, ACC, and Pac-12 have jointly announced their commitment to working together on providing a path for the future of collegiate athletics in a groundbreaking moment. While the alliance has multiple goals in mind, there is much speculation about the future scheduling between the three conferences, leading Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren suggesting he hopes this leads to what he called “epic matchups to look forward to.

So let’s let our imaginations run a little wild, shall we? If Penn State is about to get a bunch of “epic matchups,” as Warren seems to suggest could be a possibility, what schools from the ACC and Pac-12 would make for the most interesting or hyped games for Penn State?

Before we jump into it, a reminder of what Penn State’s all-time records against the current memberships of the ACC and Pac-12 look like.

First AP poll pegs Oregon at No. 11; Buckeyes No. 4

Oregon is the top-ranked Pac-12 team at No. 11 in the first AP college football poll of the season.

No disrespect to Oregon’s Week 1 opponent Fresno State, but nearly all eyes are on that Week 2 game when the Ducks go to Ohio State.

Almost every pre-season poll has the Buckeyes near the top with Oregon somewhere hovering near the Top 10. The Associated Press college football poll isn’t any different as the AP published its first poll of the 2021 season.

Oregon sits squarely just outside the Top 10 at No. 11 with that team in Columbus at No. 4. North Carolina was able to squeak past the Ducks with 31 more votes to claim that No. 10 spot.

Other notables include the USC Trojans at No. 15, Washington at No. 20, Utah at No. 24, and despite all of their off-the-field issues, Herm Edwards’ Arizona State squad barely makes it into the poll at No. 25. Chip Kelly’s UCLA team managed to receive two votes.

That makes it five Pac-12 schools who will be ranked when the season begins and considering the league is usually fifth among the Power 5 conferences, that’s a good showing.

We’ll see how everything changes as the season progresses.

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Marcus Mariota admits he almost committed to Washington Huskies over Oregon Ducks

Talk about “butterfly moments.” In a great interview on @MightyOregonPod, Marcus Mariota admitted that he was leaning towards Washington Huskies over Oregon Ducks.

We talk about “butterfly moments” a lot in our daily lives, especially when it comes to sports. What if the Portland Trailblazers had drafted Michael Jordan instead of Sam Bowie? Or Kevin Durant instead of Greg Oden? What if Klay Thompson hadn’t erupted for 11 3-pointers in a playoff game against the OKC Thunder when the Warriors were down 3-1 in 2016?

For Oregon Ducks fans, here’s one that almost sounds sacrilegious to think about:

What if Marcus Mariota never came to Eugene, and rather went up north to Seattle to play for the Washington Huskies?

It’s not a fun thought experiment to carry out, but one that would have completely skewed the history of the Oregon Ducks, and set them back a long way in their quest for glory.

In a recent podcast interview with GoDucks’ Rob Moseley on the Mighty Oregon Podcast, Mariota broke down his recruitment between the two schools, and what ultimately led him to choose Oregon. Here is a snippet of the conversation:

Mariota: Well, I had been talking with Coach [Mark] Helfrich and Coach [Steve] Greatwood for a little bit before then, and they asked me to come up. They wanted me to basically show out your talents and your gifts to the coaching staff and kind of see where that went. It was funny because I took an unofficial visit to Washington the week before. You know, they offered me, I was excited, I was leaning towards going to Washington.

Moseley: Oof.

Mariota: I know!

Moseley: Painful thought.

Mariota: I know, that would have been… Life would have been very different.

Mariota goes on in the interview to describe how competing with Johnny Manziel at a camp ultimately led him to choose the Ducks, which he claims is the best decision he’s ever made in his life.

The podcast — which any Oregon fan should definitely check out — shines some light on Mariota’s time with the Ducks, and how it helped him in his career in the NFL, as he still looks to find a solid footing at the next level.

To listen to The Mighty Oregon Podcast with Rob Moseley, you can click this link.

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Marcus Mariota admits he almost committed to Washington Huskies over Oregon Ducks

Talk about “butterfly moments.” In a great interview on @MightyOregonPod, Marcus Mariota admitted that he was leaning towards Washington Huskies over Oregon Ducks.

We talk about “butterfly moments” a lot in our daily lives, especially when it comes to sports. What if the Portland Trailblazers had drafted Michael Jordan instead of Sam Bowie? Or Kevin Durant instead of Greg Oden? What if Klay Thompson hadn’t erupted for 11 3-pointers in a playoff game against the OKC Thunder when the Warriors were down 3-1 in 2016?

For Oregon Ducks fans, here’s one that almost sounds sacrilegious to think about:

What if Marcus Mariota never came to Eugene, and rather went up north to Seattle to play for the Washington Huskies?

It’s not a fun thought experiment to carry out, but one that would have completely skewed the history of the Oregon Ducks, and set them back a long way in their quest for glory.

In a recent podcast interview with GoDucks’ Rob Moseley on the Mighty Oregon Podcast, Mariota broke down his recruitment between the two schools, and what ultimately led him to choose Oregon. Here is a snippet of the conversation:

Mariota: Well, I had been talking with Coach [Mark] Helfrich and Coach [Steve] Greatwood for a little bit before then, and they asked me to come up. They wanted me to basically show out your talents and your gifts to the coaching staff and kind of see where that went. It was funny because I took an unofficial visit to Washington the week before. You know, they offered me, I was excited, I was leaning towards going to Washington.

Moseley: Oof.

Mariota: I know!

Moseley: Painful thought.

Mariota: I know, that would have been… Life would have been very different.

Mariota goes on in the interview to describe how competing with Johnny Manziel at a camp ultimately led him to choose the Ducks, which he claims is the best decision he’s ever made in his life.

The podcast — which any Oregon fan should definitely check out — shines some light on Mariota’s time with the Ducks, and how it helped him in his career in the NFL, as he still looks to find a solid footing at the next level.

To listen to The Mighty Oregon Podcast with Rob Moseley, you can click this link.

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List of Power Five schools that are winless against the LSU Tigers

A look at the 15 Power Five schools that are a combined 0-29 against the LSU Tigers. Can you name them?

The history of the LSU Tigers football program dates back to the 1893 season. Continue reading “List of Power Five schools that are winless against the LSU Tigers”

Season 2 premiere of Trojans Wired available with Don Smalley talking Beavers, Huskies

Season 2 of the Trojans Wired podcast is out with DucksWire’s own Don Smalley as the guest.

I had the privilege of being the guest of the Season 2 premiere of Trojans Wired with podcast host Matt Zemek and producer Ian Hest.

For this show, we didn’t talk Ducks! I know, blasphemy! But we did talk about Oregon’s most heated rivals of Oregon State and Washington. The Beavers seem to be confident on what Jonathan Smith is building on in Corvallis and Washington has some serious recruiting issues with coach Jimmy Lake missing out on some key guys. The Huskies are in the middle of the pack in recruiting and the fan base isn’t happy about it.

In the next few weeks, I’ll be on again to talk about the upcoming Oregon Ducks football season and what an exciting time it is to be a Duck.

Take a listen

 

Auburn golf: Former world top amateur Chris Williams joins staff

Auburn men’s golf head coach Nick Clinard announced Friday the hiring of new assistant coach Chris Williams. 

Auburn men’s golf head coach Nick Clinard announced Friday the hiring of new assistant coach Chris Williams.

Williams previously served as assistant coach at Marquette University from 2019-2021. There he oversaw the development of the the program’s career scoring average leader, Hunter Eichhorn. Eichhorn was named the Big East’s Player of the Year as well as PING All-American. Williams also made huge strides for the Golden Eagles on the recruiting trail by signing a pair of top-60 nationally ranked recruits.

Collegiately Williams played for the University of Washington where he was a four-time All-American from 2009-2013. Williams led the Huskies in scoring from 2010-2013 after six tournament victories and 28 top-10 finishes.

After finishing ninth overall in the NCAA Championship Williams earned the title of PAC-10 Freshman of the Year and won the Mickelson Award which is delegated to the nation’s top freshman.

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As a junior he finished first in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for which he received the Mark H. McCormick Medal presented on behalf of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. Williams’ tenure in the top spot of the ranking spanned 46 weeks before he began his senior season.

As a senior Williams received the Ben Hogan Award which the NCAA bestows annually to college golf’s best performer.

In 2011 Williams golfed for Team USA in the Walker Cup and Palmer Cup. The following year he participated once again in the Palmer Cup as well as the World Amateur and in 2013 he competed in Copa De American.

ARDMORE, PA – JUNE 12: Amateur Chris Williams of the United States htis a tee shot during a practice round prior to the start of the 113th U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club on June 12, 2013 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Williams began his professional career in 2013 with contests in Canada’s Mackenzie Tour and Latin America’s PGA Tour. His 2013 top amateur appearance in the U.S. Open was his second as Williams’ first came two years before after he secured a spot with a win in a sectional qualifying event.

Coach Clinard was elated to welcome Williams to Auburn saying,

“I’m super excited to have Chris join us in our Auburn family. His pedigree from a golf standpoint speaks for itself as the former No. 1 amateur in the world and a participant in the 2011 Walker Cup. Playing professionally and being in that limelight will bring a lot to our team and to recruiting as well. He’s got a great eye for talent and he knows how to develop young people. He will be a tremendous asset to our program and our quest to win championships.”

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Williams feels “blessed” to be at Auburn and detailed his excitement and vision for his future with the program,

“I want to thank Coach Clinard and Auburn University for giving me the opportunity and taking a chance on me. I feel extremely blessed to be welcomed into the Auburn family and the culture that has been established. I’m very excited to be part of the successful golf program at Auburn and continue on the success that Coach Clinard has had during his tenure. I’m committed to helping the program continue to move in the right direction. I’m eager to invest in the student-athletes, help them reach their potential on and off the course and start competing for and winning national championships.”

Welcome to The Plains Coach Williams, and War Eagle!

No. 1 Oklahoma run-rules No. 16 Washington 9-1 to return to Women’s College World Series

No. 1 Oklahoma softball run-ruled No. 16 Washington 9-1 on Saturday to once again return to the Women’s College World Series.

No. 1 Oklahoma softball returned to Marita Hynes Field on Saturday for the second game of their best-of-three Super Regional bout with No. 16 Washington after the Sooners took Game 1 on Friday. A win meant Patty Gasso’s squad would be once again returning to the Women’s College World Series.

Getting the start for Oklahoma was senior Shannon Saile (17-0) who was tremendous working five shutout innings allowing only four hits. Between her performance on Saturday and Nicole May’s on Friday, Sooners pitching had a fantastic weekend.

The Sooners would get the scoring started early with second baseman Tiare Jennings ripping a leadoff double to open the game and then later coming across the plate on a wild pitch. Oklahoma held a 1-0 lead after the opening frame.

After center fielder Jayda Coleman drew a bases loaded walk to score a run in the second, third baseman Jana Johns would come through with one of the big swings of the day in the top of the third. With a runner on second base, Johns pounded a ball over the left field wall for a two-run home run to make the lead 4-0.

The Huskies would get on the board in the bottom of the third off of Saile to cut into the deficit slightly at 4-1, but the Sooners bats would quickly get that run back and then some in the following inning on a pair of home runs.

First came designated player Jocelyn Alo, who hit a two-run laser to right field for her 30th home run of the season.

Two batters later, catcher Kinzie Hansen connected with a solo home run also to right field. Suddenly, Oklahoma was cruising to the tune of a 7-1 lead.

After holding Washington scoreless in the bottom of the fourth, the Sooners would move the game into run-rule territory in the fifth scoring two runs on RBI hits from the pinch-hitting Lynnsie Elam and Alo. Saile would then get the final three outs for the 9-1 run-rule win.

The win moves Oklahoma to 50-2 on the season and punches their ticket back to the WCWS for a fifth consecutive season. This entire year has been a master class in coaching by Gasso and this weekend was no different with the Sooners mostly cruising to two wins over a really good Washington team.

The lone question mark with this juggernaut Oklahoma team has been if they have enough pitching, but in both the Regionals and Super Regionals the Sooners dominated in the circle. They have to be playing with immense confidence going into next week’s bid for a national title.

Oklahoma will now await the winner of the Super Regional bout between No. 9 Missouri and James Madison in the first round of the Women’s College World Series that begins on Thursday in Oklahoma City.