What Shaun Nua said about Michigan’s defensive line before Michigan State

If the defensive line does it’s job, Michigan has a great chance of winning the game.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Much of the success, or lack thereof, this coming Saturday will depend on each team’s line play.

Though it isn’t necessarily about one team out-rushing the other — in the six games of the Jim Harbaugh era, only three times has the team with more rushing yards actually won — getting to the quarterback and at least containing big plays will be paramount, and that starts up front.

Michigan will have a battle on its hands on the defensive line as it’s the first line of defense against the nation’s leading rusher in Kenneth Walker III. Likewise, it’ll be incumbent on the line to get quarterback Payton Thorne off his spot, in order to stall the passing attack.

On Wednesday, Wolverines defensive line coach Shaun Nua met with the media to discuss the challenge of the impending matchup against the Spartans. Here is everything he had to say.

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