Now we have ourselves a ball recreation.
Michigan responded to a tough begin towards Alabama within the Rose Bowl with a 75-yard landing drive to tie the primary 2023 School Soccer Playoff semifinal at seven.
Quarterback J.J. McCarthy discovered working again Blake Corum wide-open for an eight-yard rating.
By means of the Wolverines’ first three offensive drives, Corum has 5 carries for 37 yards to accompany his landing reception.
In our preview of how Michigan may beat Alabama, Corum’s capability to run the ball towards a Tide rush protection that just lately allowed 244 yards to Auburn was one of many important components.
Getting him ultimately zone can be essential for Michigan. Per Fox Sports activities, the Wolverines are 30-0 from 2021-23 when the senior working again scores a landing.
The landing drive was large for Michigan, permitting it to quiet down after a tough begin. The sport virtually started in catastrophe with an interception thrown by McCarthy on the primary play from scrimmage.
Nevertheless, Bama defensive again Caleb Downs stepped out of bounds and by no means reestablished himself in bounds earlier than making the interception, nullifying that miscue for Michigan. The Wolverines weren’t as fortunate a number of performs later when Samaj Morgan muffed a punt return that gave Alabama the ball in Michigan territory to arrange its landing.
CFP No. 1 Michigan (13-0) reached its third consecutive semifinal and is off to its greatest begin. In losses in the course of the 2021 and 2022 semifinals to Georgia and TCU, Michigan trailed 14-0 after the primary quarter in every recreation.