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Personnel notes: Um, well, there were a lot of them. The most interesting things from my perspective: Sagesse reclaimed his spot as the backup NT, and Kovacs was the deep safety whenever Michigan went to eight-man fronts, which was frequently. Kenny Demens and Brandon Smith didn't even see the field, IIRC. And James Rogers moved to corner.
On with the very boring show:
| Ln | Dn | Ds | O Form | D Form | Type | Play | Player | Yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O5 | 1 | 10 | Ace | 4-4 under | Run | Dive | Mouton | -1 |
| No one gets out on linebackers, leaving Mouton(+1) free to hit it up in the intended hole; Graham(+1) zips around two blockers to meet the Delawarian in the backfield; Roh there too. | ||||||||
| O4 | 2 | 11 | Shotgun 2-back twins | 4-4 under | Run | Zone read stretch | Roh | 0 |
| Roh(+1) flows down the line into the path of the tailback; Martin(+1) avoids a cut block and flows down the line to tackle on the cutback | ||||||||
| O4 | 3 | 11 | Shotgun 2-back twins | 4-4 under | Pass | Screen | Martin | Inc |
| Martin spying on it and there to tackle immediately if its caught, but it isn't. (Cover +1) | ||||||||
| Drive Notes: Punt, 0-0, 14 min 1st Q. | ||||||||
| Ln | Dn | Ds | O Form | D Form | Type | Play | Player | Yards |
| O29 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun 3-wide | 4-4 under | Run | Inside zone | Graham | 0 |
| Martin(+1) slants past a guard, causing a cutback; Graham(+1) has also sliced past his blocker and tackles(+1) for no gain. | ||||||||
| O29 | 2 | 10 | Shotgun 4-wide | 4-3 under split | Run | Inside zone | Mouton | 3 |
| Linebackers flanked outside of the DL here, which I've seen before and will now attempt to deliniate as you see above. Same play as the last one; Graham(+0.5) again gets playside of his guy, causing a cutback. Mouton was blitzing, sees the handoff, and closes down on the cutback to tackle. | ||||||||
| O32 | 3 | 7 | Shotgun trips bunch | 4-3 under | Pass | Hitch | -- | Inc |
| Quick three step drop finds a guy open for a few yards; it's dropped. Probably not a first down even if reeled in. | ||||||||
| Drive Notes: Punt, 7-0, 10 min 1st Q. | ||||||||
| Ln | Dn | Ds | O Form | D Form | Type | Play | Player | Yards |
| O20 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun 3-wide | 4-4 under | Pass | Throwaway | Martin | Inc |
| Martin(+1, pressure +1) zips past the G and gets instant pressure on the QB; he responds by chucking a long, covered (+1) out route well OOB. | ||||||||
| O20 | 2 | 10 | Shotgun trips | 4-3 under | Pass | Screen | Heininger | Inc |
| Heininger(+1) reads it and hangs back in the throwing lane; the QB turfs it in response. | ||||||||
| O20 | 3 | 10 | Shotgun 4-wide stacks | 4-3 under | Pass | Out | Warren | 5 |
| Complete, but well short of the first down and with no chance of getting one. | ||||||||
| Drive Notes: Blocked punt, defensive TD, 21-0, 7 min 1st Q. Here it is, you sick bastards. | ||||||||
| Ln | Dn | Ds | O Form | D Form | Type | Play | Player | Yards |
| O10 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun 4-wide stacks | 4-3 under split | Run | Draw | Ezeh | -2 |
| Timing on this is really poor; develops super slow. Sagesse takes a double, as does RVB, leaving Ezeh(+1) wide open to read the play, shoot through a big hole, and tackle with help from Sagesse in the backfield. | ||||||||
| O8 | 2 | 12 | Shotgun trips | Base 3-3-5 | Run | Inside zone | Van Bergen | 1 |
| RVB is left unblocked and Sagesse(+0.5) cuts off the frontside so he can read the QB and close down on the handoff no problem. (Tackling +1) | ||||||||
| O9 | 3 | 11 | Shotgun trips | Base 3-3-5 | Pass | Out | Woolfolk | 10 |
| Am I going to give a minus here? I think so, actually. Woolfolk(-1) is play way far off of this, which means that this ten-yard throw could get turned up for the first down if it was more accurate. It's a marginal throw, though, and it pulls the receiver off his feet as he brings it in. (Cover -1) | ||||||||
| Drive Notes: Punt, 21-0, 5 min 1st Q. | ||||||||
| Ln | Dn | Ds | O Form | D Form | Type | Play | Player | Yards |
| O19 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun 3-wide | 4-3 under | Pass | RB flat | Heininger | Inc |
| Heininger(+1) bats it down. Williams(+1, cover +1) was going to crush this for little or no gain anyway. | ||||||||
| O19 | 2 | 10 | Shotgun trips | Base 3-3-5 | Pass | Out | Williams | Inc |
| Three-man rush and a short drop so no pressure(-1); receiver is just open at the sticks but cannot come down in bounds; Williams in good not great zone coverage. | ||||||||
| O19 | 3 | 10 | Shotgun 4-wide stacks | 4-3 under split | Pass | Scramble | Graham | 6 |
| Graham's(-0.5) pass rush move is to the inside and doesn't work; Ezeh is blitzing up the same lane. This induces a scramble from the QB, an unnecessary one, and gives him a lane to run up into. Williams(+0.5) tracks him down and tackles(+1) | ||||||||
| Drive Notes: Punt, 3 min 1st Q. | ||||||||
| Ln | Dn | Ds | O Form | D Form | Type | Play | Player | Yards |
| O24 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun 2TE | 4-4 under | Run | Zone read stretch | Fitzgerald | -1 |
| Starting to rotate already, and hey, Fitzgerald(+1) does well here, reading the play and zipping up in a small crease that forms as Banks(+1) gets playside of his guy and into the backfield. DSU's ponderous tailback has to kick it outside, where there's help; game over, man. | ||||||||
| O23 | 2 | 11 | Shotgun 4-wide stacks | 4-3 under | Pass | Out | Mouton | 3 (+15 pen) |
| A nothing play that's covered(+1) well; tackle made by mouton but he grabs the facemask, giving DSU its first first down. | ||||||||
| O41 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun empty 2TE | 4-3 under | Pass | Out | Brown | Inc |
| Brown(+1) bats the pass down on a blitz (pressure +1); illegal formation declined. | ||||||||
| O41 | 2 | 10 | Shotgun 4-wide stacks | 4-4 under | Pass | Bubble screen | Warren | 1 |
| Warren(+1) shoots past the lazy, inept block attempt from the DSU WR out there and tackles(+1). | ||||||||
| O42 | 3 | 9 | Shotgun empty | Base 3-3-5 | Pass | Sack | Graham | -5 |
| Three-man rush but Graham(+2) comes tearing around the corner to sack. | ||||||||
| Drive Notes: Punt, 28-0, 1 min 1st Q. | ||||||||
| Ln | Dn | Ds | O Form | D Form | Type | Play | Player | Yards |
| O10 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun trips | 4-3 under | Run | Inside zone | Van Bergen | -2 |
| Possibly more of an RB messup than a great play as Sagesse got blown back by a double team and there seemed like some possibility they could get some yards here. RVB(+1) does beat a guy into the backfield, causing a cutback into Roh and doom. | ||||||||
| O8 | 2 | 12 | Shotgun trips | 4-3 under | Pass | Angle | Williams | 7 + 15 pen |
| Williams(-1, cover -1) gets bumped by a releasing TE, which opens up a little angle route under it that he's not close enough to to close on before the guy can rack up some YAC. He then misses a tackle and picks up another facemask call. | ||||||||
| O32 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun 2TE | 4-4 under | Pass | Hitch | Ezeh | 12 (pen -15) |
| Simple hitch for five or so gets turned into more because Ezeh(-1, cover -1) is late reading and arriving, overrunning the play and letting a DSU TE zip up for eight more. A legit chop block call on DSU brings it back; Sagesse got the brunt. | ||||||||
| O17 | 1 | 25 | Shotgun trips | 4-3 under | Pass | Angle | Leach | Inc |
| Same angle route they ran just two play ago; it goes through the RB's hands. Leach was coming up and this looked like a minimal gain. (Cover +1) | ||||||||
| O17 | 2 | 25 | Shotgun 3-wide | 4-3 under | Penalty | Delay of game | -- | -5 |
| Baby seal, no! | ||||||||
| O12 | 2 | 30 | Shotgun trips | 4-3 under | Pass | Out | Woolfolk | 5 |
| Two guys there, small gain, okay. (Cover +1) | ||||||||
| O17 | 3 | 25 | Shotgun 3-wide | Base 3-3-5 | Run | QB draw | -- | 7 |
| Give up and punt. | ||||||||
| Drive Notes: Punt, 42-0, 9 min 2nd Q | ||||||||
| Ln | Dn | Ds | O Form | D Form | Type | Play | Player | Yards |
| O44 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun 3-wide | 4-3 under | Run | Zone counter dive | Graham | 3 |
| They us it against us! Sort of! They actually block Graham and use the pulling h-back on Mouton; a crease opens up as Graham(-1) got caught outside. Kovacs, unblocked, fills after a few. | ||||||||
| O47 | 2 | 7 | Shotgun 3-wide | 4-3 under split | Pass | Out | Jones | 6 |
| Teric Jones in for Woolfolk, as Woolfolk has tweaked his ankle. Jones gets run off but does close to tackle immediately on the catch, so, hey, not terrible. | ||||||||
| M47 | 3 | 1 | Shotgun 3-wide | 4-3 under | Pass | Sack | Graham | -5 |
| Graham(+1) avoids a lame cut attempt and after the quick throw is covered(+1) comes in to crush the QB. | ||||||||
| Drive Notes: Punt, 42-0, 5 min 2nd Q. | ||||||||
| Ln | Dn | Ds | O Form | D Form | Type | Play | Player | Yards |
| M23 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun 4-wide stacks | 3-3-5 Stack | Pass | Corner | -- | 19 |
| QB has plenty of time (pressure -1) and manages to thread a needle between Jones and Williams, hitting his WR a moment before he heads OOB. Um... good job, Hornets? | ||||||||
| M4 | 1 | G | Shotgun 3-wide | 4-3 under | Pass | Throwaway | -- | Inc |
| Plenty of time (pressure -1) but no one open, so a roll. Still no one open, still no one. Throws it away. (Cover +2) | ||||||||
| M4 | 2 | G | Shotgun trips | 4-3 under | Pass | Hitch | Leach | Inc |
| Leach comes on a good delayed blitz (+1, pressure +1) that gets to the QB, who attempts to throw it but ends up turfing it because he was hit as he threw. Coverage(+1) was good so that was probably for the best. | ||||||||
| M4 | 3 | G | Shotgun trips | 4-3 under | Pass | Dumpoff | -- | 0 |
| Strange cut blocking ends up with a billion people chasing the QB, who can't find anyone (cover +1) and eventually dumps it to the RB, who is swarmed. | ||||||||
| Drive Notes: FG(21), 49-3, EO1H. Charting stops. Certain second-half plays of interest are below. | ||||||||
| Ln | Dn | Ds | O Form | D Form | Type | Play | Player | Yards |
| O36 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun 3-wide | 4-3 under | Pass | Hitch | Jones | 11 |
| Representative of Jones' play; plays off, doesn't make plays on the ball does tackle after the catch. Obviously needs work. | ||||||||
| O38 | 3 | 1 | Shotgun 2TE | 4-4 under | Run | Inside zone | Fitzgerald | 0 |
| Hey, this is pretty good from Fitzgerald(+1), who recognizes the play, finds a hole in the line, shoots through it, and tackles. Taking that opportunity represents some progress. | ||||||||
| O49 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun 2TE | 4-4 under | Pass | Stop & Go | Jones | 42 |
| No to pick on the guy, but the story of the second half on D is DSU just going at Jones again and again. I'm surprised he wasn't given a redshirt. | ||||||||
| O22 | 1 | 10 | Shotgun trips | 4-3 under | Run | Zone read stretch | Campbell | 21 |
| Freshman and all that sure but man Campbell just doesn't know what he's doing here. I'm down on the guy. I'm sorry if that makes me pessimistic. | ||||||||
| O44 | 2 | 9 | Shotgun 2TE Twins | 4-4 under | Run | Zone read stretch | Banks | -4 |
| Banks(+2) cuts under his blocker and bursts into the backfield to tackle. | ||||||||
So… about that.
Yeah. About that.
Is there anything at all you can draw from this performance?
No.
Nothing?
Well… I guess Brandon Graham is still awesome. Teric Jones got torn up by DSU, which isn't a surprise since he's a true freshman who was a tailback in high school and never saw a snap on defense. I'm shocked he's not redshirting. And Will Campbell was a primary reason Michigan got gashed on a zone stretch play late. I totally understand why he's a goal-line only guy right now. I know he's a true freshman and all that but I'm starting to get concerned he will not live up to the considerable hype. That would score one for ESPN's scouting service, BTW.
Other than that… no. There is nothing. I guess we know that Justin Turner is definitively redshirting.
Chart?
No.
What do you mean, "no"?
Man, there's no point. I only did the first half and the backups were in by then. Here's your chart.
Heroes?
Um. Everyone.
Goats?
I guess if you want to pick on the freshman corner or something you can.
What does it mean for Penn State and beyond?
Absolutely nothing.
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