Shorthanded Michigan battled in the second half, but couldn’t make the plays needed to come back against No. 1 Oregon. There were a few bright spots, but they were few and far between. We rate the Wolverines in all facets here:

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Michigan rushing foul: C-

The Wolverines had three big plays in the running game, a 26-yarder from the quarterback Alex Orji and 16- and 18-yarders out Donovan Edwards. Furthermore, it was difficult sledding. For the second game in a row, Michigan senior Kalel Mullings did almost nothing, 8 carries for 16 yards. UM managed 105 yards on 28 carries.

“There are a few things that we need to solve in advance with some ‘backers’,” says the coach Sherron Moore said. “Initially I thought we could get them off the ball really well, but it was really the running stuff that got to us. It’s something we have to solve.’

Violation: C+

Michigan quarterback Davis Warren managed the game well and did a good job of clearing the ball when there was nothing to do but get into trouble. He had two impressive touchdown passes in the red zone Peyton O’Leary And Tyler Morrisand he threw a pair of strikes to tight end Colston Loveland. The Michigan junior finished with 112 yards on 7 receptions.

Why they moved away from the pass along the stretch is a bit of a mystery.

Michigan rushing defense: D

Oregon running back Jordan James ran for 117 yards on 23 carries, averaging 5.1 yards per pop. Only ten of his carries went for four yards or more, but there were some bigger runs in there. Quarterback Dillon Gabriel added a 23-yard touchdown run, part of a 176-yard, 4-touchdown day for the Ducks.

Appropriate defense: D

We knew this was going to be a tough day with the start of the Michigan turns Will Johnson and Jyaire Hill out, and Zeke Berry and Aamir Hll played hard in their absence. However, she and others were victimized for 294 yards and a score during a prolific passing offense. The Ducks had six explosive passing plays, including gains of 38, 44 and 47 yards.

Michigan special teams: B

Punter Tommy Doman had his best game in a while, averaging 45.6 yards per punt and dropping two inside the 20. Returning man Joe Taylor returned a punt from 29 yards, the punt team forced a fumble that set up a touchdown , and kicker Dominic Zvada made his only field goal, from 38 yards out. However, a critical penalty for lining up for the snapper cost the Wolverines three points and momentum.