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Eye in the sky: To the film on one of Michigan's biggest issues against Oregon

clayton-sayfieby:Clayton Sayfie11/05/24

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Kalel Mullings
Michigan Wolverines football running back Kalel Mullings rushed for only 16 yards against Oregon. (Photo by Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Michigan Wolverines football senior quarterback Davis Warren was visibly frustrated following his team's loss to Oregon. It wasn't just that the Maize and Blue suffered their fourth setback of the season, or that the final score was 38-17. He was especially bothered about the 4-of-12 mark on third down. The truth is, relatively speaking, Warren was effective on third down, throwing 2 touchdown passes into the end zone on third and goal and picking up 2 other conversions. The bigger issue with the offense was what led to third-down situations, with the Wolverines averaging 8.2 yards to go. Let's dive into some of the issues.

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