Harbaugh referred to it as a “magnificent” performance defensively and said MI as a whole played its best game of the season.
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The first, in the second quarter, set Alabama up for a one-yard touchdown on the next play to score the first points of the game. It’s a great opportunity for them. “My gosh, they’ve got to print a 15th ticket to see the Tigers now”, Swinney added.
Mattison, a former defensive coordinator at Florida under Urban Meyer, was the lone assistant retained by new coach Jim Harbaugh. As you watched the Florida’s defense melt and MI scored so many easy touchdowns, you had to wonder if it was Michigan’s play calling or Michigan’s play, but it was probably a little bit of both.
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If the MI defense can contain Taylor, which I believe they will be able to, then I do not believe Florida will be able to move the ball with any consistency in the Citrus Bowl.
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In just the first half, the Gators racked up 245 yards of total offense, with quarterback Treon Harris accounting for 187 of those, both through the air and on the ground.
Florida defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard, left, is called for a face mask penalty after pulling the helmet off MI running back De’Veon Smith (4) during the first half of the Citrus Bowl NCAA college football game, Friday, … MI busted open a 7-7 game with 34 unanswered points helped by three Jake Rudock touchdown passes, two Kenny Allen field goals, and a two-yard run from Sione Houma scoring run.
“It set a foundation for us”, said Smith, who led all rushers with 109 yards on 25 carries. No. 19 Florida (10-3) is hoping to post consecutive bowl victories since 2012. MI won the Outback Bowl 38-30 on January 1, 2003, and the Capital One Bowl 41-35 on January 1, 2008. “No doubt about it”, Florida coach Jim McElwain said after the game.
Like the Gators, the Wolverines (9-3) weren’t supposed to be here, but fifth-year senior Jake Rudock emerged as a reliable leader, completing more than 66 percent of his passes during the final eight weeks of the season.
Michigan’s defense played without safety Jabrill Peppers, who sat out with an undisclosed injury.
So when Florida drove to the 1-yard line in the first quarter, but two goal-line plays resulted in the loss of a yard, the Gators made a decision to try something tricky.
Ultimately, Michigan did a better job of executing throughout the game, and Florida is not built to overcome sizable deficits.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Someone forgot to tell MI that this was supposed to be a struggle between defenses. But for the Gators to win, Taylor and Harris each have to have good games in a combined effort.
“I feel like as a defensive line we’re faster than their offensive line”, Wormley said. He knows what opposing defenses are trying to do to him, and he gets the ball out of his hands quick. While Michigan flourished, Florida continued its trend of terrible offensive play despite having almost a full month to prepare. Chesson easily scored on a 31-yard touchdown – his ninth of the season – to give the Wolverines a 14-7 lead with 8:49 to in the first half. “I was really proud of the way our guys attacked the off season and into the season and keep developing”.
Taking a 5-7 team and turning it into a 10-3 New Year’s Day bowl champ-a team that was one win from playing for the Big Ten title and possibly more-certainly deserves some sort of recognition.
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“I didn’t know I got knocked down first”, he said. So, the kicking game remained a mess to the bitter end this season.
