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    Michigan football fouls are no match for Oregon in a 38-17 drubbing

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    For the second year in a row, America’s largest audience had the opportunity to see the No. 1 team in the country play in southeastern Michigan.

    The disappointing difference this time before 110,576 in attendance in Ann Arbor, the team carrying Maize and Blue, wasn’t the hammer; it was the nail. The post-Halloween game seemed like a bad trick for Michigan football, but it certainly wasn’t a surprise as it was dominated in a 38-17 loss to No. 1 Oregon.

    Saturday was tough from the start for Michigan (5-4, 3-3 Big Ten) against an Oregon offense that couldn’t be stopped. The Ducks converted four of five first-half possessions for touchdowns and gained 470 total yards on the day. By the end, Oregon had seven plays of 20 yards or more as Dillon Gabriel continued his climb into the Heisman ranks by completing 22 of 34 passes for 294 yards and one touchdown to go with 23 rushing yards and a score on the ground.

    “We have to turn that around, we can’t start slow,” Moore said. “Especially against the attack we are going to play, another powerful attack that scores a lot of points… for us we have to think of the best plays that we want to start the game and go from there.”

    Michigan’s offense was largely stuck in neutral. It had one possession in the first half that yielded more than 30 yards. Davis Warren, named starter by head coach Sherrone Moore for the rest of the season, couldn’t play enough on his own.

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    His first completion went to Tyler Morris for a score, but he didn’t connect more than 10 yards in the first 25 minutes. He finished the day 13-of-23 passing for 165 yards and two touchdowns, with Colston Loveland being his favorite target with seven catches for a career-high 112 yards.

    “Colston is a stud. He’s everything you want in a tight end,” Warren said of his leading receiver. “Coach Campbell has done a great job for him, he’s done a great job of opening up. He was unbelievable for us today and I’m really proud of the way that guy fights. There’s no quit in him and I know that I can rely on it.” on him.”

    For the second week in a row, UM’s rushing offense was a letdown. Kalel Mullings and Donovan Edwards combined to run 18 times for 68 yards, while the team gained just 105 rushing yards on 28 attempts (3.8 yards per run), more than half of which (56 yards) came in the final quarter, while losing two scores left behind. .

    UM must now lick its wounds as it continues its march toward a brutal stretch in November, which continues next week against undefeated Indiana (9-0, 6-0). The matchup could be the Wolverines’ third against a top-10 team this year.

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    Michigan was dominated by Oregon in the first half

    After a UM three-and-out to start, the Ducks wasted little time taking their first possession of the game (12 plays and 63 yards), which ended when Gabriel found Evan Stewart in the corner of the end zone for a score of two yards. .

    While Oregon led 7-0 after the extra point, the replay review clearly showed the ball hit the ground. For some reason it wasn’t rated.

    Oregon looked poised to get the ball back after forcing the second three-and-out in as many possessions, when Michigan’s Joe Taylor forced an Oregon fumble on the punt and CJ Charleston fell on it at the Ducks 28.

    Michigan scored five plays later on third-and-goal, when Warren rolled right and extended the play long enough to find Morris in the end zone for a seven-yard score. Oregon responded with a six-play, 75-yard drive that had three plays of 12 yards or more before Noah Whittington scored from 1 yard out.

    “They have a lot of quick plays and quick screens,” said safety Wesley Walker, who started as the unit moved defensive backs to fill in for missing starting cornerbacks Will Johnson and Jyaire Hill. “Let them get some extra yards that they probably shouldn’t have gotten, so tighten up the alignment and pre-snap communication.

    “That could play a big role in changing the way we played in the first half.”

    Tommy Doman’s fourth punt of the day put Oregon at its own 6, but the Ducks sliced ​​through UM’s defense on a 10-play, 94-yard touchdown drive. Three different plays went 12 yards or more, including a deep shot to Traeshon Holden for a gain of 38 when Aamir Hall anticipated a quick pass on third-and-1.

    Jordan James, who finished with 21 rushes for 110 yards, ran into the end zone on the next snap to go up 21-7.

    Ultimately, UM got a pass play of more than seven yards. Warren found Loveland on a corner route for 18, then a reverse flea flicker from Warren to Loveland picked up 36 after he broke a tackle and fumbled down the right sideline.

    UM made a field goal after Warren couldn’t find Morris on third-and-11, before the Ducks responded with a demoralizing seven-play, 80-yard touchdown drive that ended with Gabriel running 23 yards untouched up the middle with 35 seconds left for a halftime score of 28-10.

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    Oregon had a 304-111 edge in yards at the half, including more first downs (15-5), more tackles for loss (5-0), a better third-down percentage (5-for-6 vs. 1- out). -6) and more plays (38 to 26).

    “There’s no magic number of yards we need,” Moore said of the struggling run game. “We just need enough yards to score enough points to win.”

    Comeback falls way short

    Michigan didn’t go down without a fight.

    It forced a three-and-out to open the second half and the offense clicked. Warren threw his best ball of the day just over the linebacker, which hit Loveland for 34 yards. A few plays later, he found Morris on a screen pass for 13 to get close to the red zone, before the line was blitzed and he hit Loveland for a gain of 20 to set up a first-and-goal.

    Three plays later, Warren extended the play while rolling left and found Peyton O’Leary for the touchdown in traffic to get within 28-17 with 7:09 to go in the third.

    Michigan’s defense forced a punt at midfield on the next drive, but Trey Pierce lined up for the long snapper on fourth-and-4, a penalty that set the sticks in motion for the Ducks.

    “I mean, the momentum was huge,” Moore said of the play. “The defense got back up and held them to a field goal, so just keep fighting to get better. A crucial point in the game, the momentum definitely could have gone the other way.”

    Instead, it turned into a 15-play, 67-yard drive and although the Wolverines forced a field goal, Oregon took more than six minutes off the clock and made it a 31-17 game with 35 seconds left in the third .

    Michigan went three-and-out on its next possession when Warren appeared to find Loveland on a leaping catch near the left sideline, but the ball came out as it hit the ground and it was ruled incomplete. Moore elected to challenge the play, but the call was upheld and it cost UM’s second timeout.

    Michigan forced a punt and gasped one last time. Warren led the charge on an 11-play, 70-yard drive, but facing fourth-and-5 at the Oregon 10, the play call was a reverse from wideout Semaj Morgan, who threw the ball back to the other side of the field. for quarterback Alex Orji. He was well defended in the end zone and the ball sailed wide and well out of bounds for a turnover on downs.

    Oregon responded with an 11-play, 90-yard touchdown drive that took 6:59 off the clock and tied up the final score with 25 seconds left instead of taking a knee.

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    Tony Garcia is the Michigan Wolverines beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on X @RealTonyGarcia.

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