Haarberg vs Harbaugh
This will be the most option second-year Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter has schemed against. The last time the Wolverines saw much option was in 2019, when they beat Army 24-21 in two overtimes.
“Stopping the run and being able to run the ball is a winning formula in football,” Harbaugh said. “We’re just going to have to play good. It will be a game of blocking, tackling, focusing on fundamentals, reads, getting off blocks, defeating blocks, playing assignment, being in the right alignment, being in the right technique, a lot of focus on real football.”
NEBRASKA NICE
Michigan offensive lineman Trevor Keegan still marvels at how nice Nebraska fans were after his team’s visit in 2021.
“We beat them and they’re like, `Hey, congratulations, great game! You played so well!’” Keegan recalled. “I thought, `Are they messing with me?’ But then like 20 more of them did the same thing.”