The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2023 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 139 Game-By-Game Lineups OFFENSE Opp WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR/TE WR QB RB Colorado St. Wilson Barnhart Keegan Oluwatimi Zinter Jones Schoonmaker Bell Johnson McNamara Corum Hawai'i Johnson Hayes Keegan Oluwatimi Zinter Jones Schoonmaker All Bell McCarthy Corum UConn Johnson Hayes Keegan Oluwatimi Zinter Jones All Henning Bell McCarthy Corum Maryland Johnson Hayes El-Hadi Oluwatimi Zinter Jones Schoonmaker Bredeson Bell McCarthy Corum Iowa Johnson Hayes Keegan Oluwatimi Zinter Jones Schoonmaker Wilson Bell McCarthy Corum Indiana Johnson Hayes Keegan Oluwatimi Zinter Jones Schoonmaker Henning Bell McCarthy Corum Penn St. Johnson Hayes Keegan Oluwatimi Zinter Barnhart Schoonmaker Loveland Bell McCarthy Corum Michigan St. Johnson Hayes Keegan Oluwatimi Zinter Barnhart Schoonmaker Edwards* Bell McCarthy Corum Rutgers Johnson Persi Keegan Oluwatimi Zinter Barnhart Schoonmaker Loveland Bell McCarthy Corum Nebraska Johnson Hayes El-Hadi Oluwatimi Zinter Barnhart Loveland Bell Wilson McCarthy Corum Illinois Johnson Hayes El-Hadi Oluwatimi Zinter Barnhart Honigford Loveland^ Bell McCarthy Corum Ohio St. Johnson Hayes Keegan Oluwatimi Zinter Barnhart Schoonmaker Loveland Bell McCarthy Corum Purdue Johnson Hayes Keegan Oluwatimi Zinter Barnhart Schoonmaker Wilson Bell McCarthy Edwards TCU Johnson Hayes Keegan Oluwatimi Zinter Barnhart Schoonmaker Honigford Bell McCarthy Edwards *Started in two RB set, ^ Started at H-back DEFENSE Opp EDGE DT NT EDGE MLB WLB OLB/NICKEL CB SS FS CB Colorado St. Morris Jenkins Smith Harrell Colson Mullings Sainristil Turner Moten Moore Green Hawai'i Morris Jenkins Smith Harrell Colson Barrett Sainristil Turner Moten Moore Green UConn McGregor Jenkins Smith Harrell Colson Barrett Sainristil Turner Moten Moore Green Maryland Morris Jenkins Smith Harrell Colson Barrett Sainristil Turner Moten Moore Green Iowa Morris Jenkins Smith Harrell Colson Barrett Graham* Turner Paige Moten Green Indiana Morris Jenkins Smith Harrell Colson Barrett Sainristil Turner Paige Moore Green Penn St. Morris Jenkins Smith Harrell Colson Barrett Graham* Turner Paige Moore Green Michigan St. Morris Jenkins Smith Harrell Colson Barrett Sainristil Turner Paige Moore Green Rutgers Morris Jenkins Smith Okie Colson Barrett Sainristil Turner Moten Moore Johnson Nebraska Morris Jenkins Smith Okie Colson Barrett Sainristil Turner Moten Moore Johnson Illinois Harrell Jenkins Smith McGregor Colson Barrett Sainristil Turner Moten Moore Green Ohio St. Morris Jenkins Smith Harrell Colson Barrett Sainristil Turner Moten Moore Johnson Purdue McGregor Jenkins Smith Harrell Colson Barrett Sainristil Turner Moten Moore Johnson TCU Morris Jenkins Smith Harrell Colson Barrett Sainristil Turner Moore Johnson^ Green *Started 5 defensive linemen, ^ Started 3 cornerbacks 1. Sainristil Saves The Day There were moments in Michigan's 45-23 win over Ohio State when the game was much closer than the fi- nal score indicated. A momentum swing in any direction could have occurred. The Wolverines were ahead 31-20 with 7:35 remaining, but the Buckeyes had the ball third- and-4 from the U-M 9-yard line. Ohio State's C.J. Stroud tossed a potential touchdown pass to Cade Stover, but Mike Sainristil sprinted across the field to extend and tip the ball away. This forced the Buckeyes into a field goal attempt to bring the deficit to 31-23 and would be the last points OSU put on the board in The Horseshoe that afternoon. Since Stroud had just completed a 44-yard pass to Emeka Egbuka, this was a key play in securing the first win in Columbus since 2000. 2. The Don Breaks The Buckeyes Michigan landed the knockout blow of the OSU game on its next offensive possession after the Sainristil pass breakup and goal-line stand. It took one offensive play for the momentum to swing completely in the Wolver - ines' direction thanks to a 75-yard touchdown run from Donovan Edwards to extend the lead to 38-23 with 7:23 remaining. Michigan's defense grabbed an interception on the next drive, and Edwards followed three plays later with an 85-yard touchdown run that sealed the deal in U- M's victory over the Buckeyes. Both long runs came courtesy of Olu Oluwatimi and Zak Zinter at center and right guard, respectively, sealing off their men and giving Edwards a wide-open running lane to get through. 3. Corum's Hoosier Houdini Act Michigan's star running back had plenty of potential Heisman moments during a season that would have seen him in New York had he not gotten injured at the end of the campaign. But none sums up how dangerous he became more than his 50-yard run on the first drive of the game at Indiana. Staring at a first down from the U-M 49-yard line, Corum took a carry left that had four Hoosiers ready to stop him right near the line of scrimmage. He found a way to cut underneath them, then make three other defenders miss on a carry down to the 1-yard line. After a review from the officials, Michigan let him finish out the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to give his squad an early 7-0 lead in Bloomington. TOP 3 INDIVIDUAL PLAYS