Thoughts about this game:
- Gone from the 2010 team that gave Michigan a hard time are All-CAA players Anthony Nelson, Greg Niland, Tyler Holmes, Jonathan Hernandez, Julian Talley and John Griffin.
- We need more team speed at defense. Last time, we were at least able to slow down Denard Robinson.
- Penalties have hurt UMass scoring chances the last two games, but with the number of freshmen we are playing, it may continue.
- The offense seemed to continue to improve. The Michigan defense we played was not the same caliber as the one that got Rich Rodriguez fired after the 2010 season.
- Hafis Williams had five solo tackles. The whole DL only had eight.
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| Michael Cox #5/AP image |
He reports on Michael Cox's 4.2 yards/carry. In fact, all UMass running backs averaged over 3.5 yards a carry.
We again had injury problems as UMass ended up with two starters out of the offensive line. Dalvin Battle may be gone for the season with a knee injury.
Robert Kitchings was the 25th freshman to play in this season.
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MassLive says UMass got steamrollered.
Boston.com says UMass was overwhelmed.
ESPN says Robinson had a real big day.
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MAC conference scores and game summaries. Ball State beat Indiana on a last second field goal. Eastern Michigan, and established MAC team lost to Purdue by a score only slightly less than the UMass-Michigan game.
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