But now BYU has suffered two consecutive painful road losses, including last Saturday’s 31-0 annihilation at the hands of Michigan.
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Not only did Rudock look nothing like the quarterback we saw in the first three games, he didn’t even look like the guy Iowa fans came to know over the past three years. “That’s all I ask him to do”, Harbaugh said after the game. Except, Mangum wouldn’t get an opportunity to throw any sort of Hail Mary pass in this game. All in all, this was by far the offenses’ best game in this system. “As the quarterback, I take that on me”.
Michigan’s football program recognized Darboh’s citizenship the day before it became official with a celebration that included hamburgers, cake, balloons and “USA” chants. He ran for 3- and 17-yard scores on plays that were designed for passes. At halftime, Smith almost had twice as many rushing yards (117) as BYU had in total yards (62). The biggest play for Smith was a 60-yard rushing touchdown with 11:37 to play in the second quarter. On the second drive, after hitting tight end Jake Butt with a 41-yard catch and run, he used his savvy.
INDIANA 41, WAKE FOREST 24 (at Winston Salem, N.C.) – Nate Sudfeld threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns, and the Hoosiers improved to 4-0 for the first time since 1990 by holding off the Demon Deacons (2-2).
The 55 yards through the air was the worst Cougar performance since the 3-0 loss to Utah in 2003 – which was a first-time quarterback playing in frigid weather.
While Michigan’s offense was clicking, the Cougars (2-2) struggled to find any source of offense.
Over the first three weeks of the season, Isaac was the team’s first back off the bench. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET in Ann Arbor, Mich. You can also listen to the game live via TuneIn.
Juergens said Michigan’s defense didn’t show BYU anything it had not seen from Nebraska, Boise State or UCLA. Adam Hine is averaging over six yards per carry and has started to break out with 149 yards and a score on 23 carries against UCLA last week, taking the pressure off Mangum and balancing the attack out a bit more. He has four interceptions on the season to go with nine tackles and needs one more appearance to be eligible for listing in NCAA statistics in the category. Let’s talk about a few key reasons why the unranked Wolverines took a big jump to the #22 spot in the AP polls this week. Punter Blake O’Neill called an audible into a fake punt formation and was only able to pick up nine yards.
Running back Nick Chubb was one of the Bulldogs who awoke from an early slumber. The Wolverines and Buckeyes entered Week 4 both ranked in the top five in least yards per played allowed. During that 2013 season, Michigan, who were ranked No. 17 and defeated the No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
BYU football is back in action next Friday at 8:15 p.m. against UConn.
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Now that the nonconference schedule is in the rearview mirror and the Big Ten season looms, Michigan will start over with a clean slate.
