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Week 3 - Game Report
New Mexico State Aggies (0-1) at Michigan Wolverines (2-0)
Wolverines Handle Business But Lose 2 Key Players For 11 Weeks
Redshirt Sophomore HB Vincent Smith Ran Circles Around NMSU's Defense
New Mexico State Aggies (0-1) at Michigan Wolverines (2-0)
Wolverines Handle Business But Lose 2 Key Players For 11 Weeks
Redshirt Sophomore HB Vincent Smith Ran Circles Around NMSU's Defense
Ann Arbor, MI (AP) - The Michigan Wolverines (2-0) are back at The Big House to face the New Mexico State Aggies (0-1) in what is the first meeting ever between the two teams. With that being said, the Wolverines are certainly the favorites in this one as the Aggies are vastly overmatched. However, that is why they play the game because anything can happen.
The Wolverines won the coin toss and elected to receive as it's offense looks to rebound after a poor performance in it's win last week against Notre Dame. They looked to be on par at least on their first drive as they moved right down the field gaining positive yards every play until getting within the NMSU's 10 yard line in which the Aggies defense finally showed up and forced the Wolverines to kick a 25 yarder from the right hash mark. From great to horrible is how you could describe this drive as the redshirt Freshman K Brendan Gibbons kicked the ball funny as it went wide left as Michigan fans looked on in disbelief. No harm no foul though as on 3rd and 8 New Mexico State's redshirt Junior QB Jeff Fleming would throw a high lofted pass after taking a hit that would fall right into the true Freshman CB Cullen Christian's hands as he proceeded to take it 26 more yards untouched to the endzone for the Wolverines touchdown! Michigan's defense comes through once again as they have all season so far. 7-0 Wolverines.
At the start of the 2nd quarter Michigan's offense took the field off of a punt and more bad news happened as Tate Forcier took a lick from the Junior DE Pierre Fils, fumbled as the redshirt Freshman CB Jonte Green scooped it up and returned it for a touchdown 24 yards later. Although NMSU's kicker missed the extra point thus Michigan still leading this one, 7-6. Tate Forcier got his act together next drive and moved his team right down the field into the redzone once more, hoping to score a touchdown this time. The injury bug finally struck the Wolverines though as Junior slot WR Martavious Odoms took a hit from behind as the defender fell on his arm. Diagnosis later revealed a dislocated elbow and Odoms looks to miss at least 11 weeks. Again Michigan's redzone offense would stall as they brought on Gibbons to try a 26 yarder this time from the left hash mark. The freshman kicked it right down the middle this time giving the Wolverines a 4 point lead late in the 1st half, 10-6 Michigan. Another defensive stop finally led to a Wolverines OFFENSIVE touchdown drive capped off by a 9 yard reception from the HB Vincent Smith to put Michigan up 17-6. With a minute remaining in the half NMSU tried running the no-huddle however on a HB screen the redshirt Senior MLB Obi Ezeh made his presence felt with a huge blast to the redshirt Senior HB Seth Smith as fellow Senior DT Renaldo Sagesse scooped it up and ran for 17 more yards before being shoved out of bounds giving the Wolverines the ball at the 17 yard line! The Aggies defense held strong though allowing only a field goal heading into halftime the score is 20-6 Wolverines.
New Mexico State received the ball to start the second half and their offense actually got into the redzone, but that's when Michigan's defense stepped up and held them to just a field goal. 20-9 Wolverines. Like the previous 2 games, QB Denard Robinson came in for the Wolverines offense to show what he could do. After picking up a first down with his legs though, the offense was forced to punt after failing to pick up another. The Aggies offense looked to be clicking once again until a costly fumble put the balls right back in the hands of Denard Robinson and his offense from their 41. However they couldn't do anything with the ball either as a 3 and out made them punt the ball. On NMSU's next drive, MLB Obi Ezeh sent a big hit to the HB again, this time he immediately grabbed his chest on the ground as he had to be helped off the field. Diagnosis on him was an abdominal tear that would sideline him for at least 11 weeks just like Martavious Odoms. Another big blow for the Wolverines.
That would be all she wrote as Michigan just piled on the points in the 4th quarter to put the Aggies away to the final score of 33-9.
Box Score
- 0 - 6 - 3 - 0 - 9
- 7 - 13 - 0 - 13 - 33Players Of The Game
- CB #1 Jonte Green - 5 TAK, 1 FR, 1 TD
- HB #2 Vincent Smith - 20 ATT, 157 Yds, 1 TD, 7.8 AVG, 2 REC, 8 Yds, 1 TD, 8 YAC
Player Stats
QB#9 Jeff Fleming - 17/25, 170 Yds, 3 INT, 8 ATT, -26 Yds, -3.2 AVG
HB#20 Seth Smith - 11 ATT, 16 Yds, 1.4 AVG, 1 FUM, 6 REC, 36 Yds, 6.0 AVG, 37 YAC
FS#19 Stephon Hatchett - 8 TAK, 1 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF
CB#1 Jonte Green - 5 TAK, 1 FR, 1 TD
DE#48 Pierre Fils - 5 TAK, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FF
K#46 Jordan Davenport - 1/1 FG, 0/1 XP, 21 Long
QB#5 Tate Forcier - 11/17, 124 Yds, 1 TD, 9 ATT, 23 Yds, 1 TD, 2.5 AVG, 1 FUM
QB#16 Denard Robinson - 0/2, 3 ATT, 5 Yds, 1.6 AVG, 1 FUM
HB#2 Vincent Smith - 20 ATT, 157 Yds, 1 TD, 7.8 AVG, 2 REC, 8 Yds, 1 TD, 8 YAC
CB#29 Troy Woolfolk - 6 TAK, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 DEF
DE#53 Ryan Van Bergen - 3 TAK, 2 TFL, 1 Sack
DT#95 Renaldo Sagesse - 3 TAK, 1 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR
DE#88 Craig Roh - 3 TAK, 1 TFL, 1 Sack
SS#32 Jordan Kovacs - 2 TAK, 1 INT
MLB#42 J.B. Fitzgerald - 4 TAK, 1 INT
CB#24 Cullen Christian - 2 TAK, 1 INT, 1 TD
CB#2 Justin Turner - 5 TAK, 1 TFL, 1 FF
MLB#45 Obi Ezeh - 5 TAK, 1 FF
CB#12 J.T. Floyd - 1 TAK, 1 FR
K#34 Brendan Gibbons - 2/3 FG, 3/4 XP, 41 Long
- TE#82 Allen Reisner (Sr.) - 12 REC, 314 Yds, 3 TD
- QB#11 Blaine Gabbert (Jr.) - 24/29, 425 Yds, 6 TD, 10 ATT, 10 Yds
- DE#98 Jabaree Tuani (Jr.) - 6 TAK, 8 TFL, 5 ATK, 4 Sacks, 1 FF
- Moss Bluff, LA
- 0 - 10 - 0 - 0 - 10
- QB#16 Scott Tolzien (rSr.) - 24/31, 395 Yds, 5 TD
- HB#23 Jamad Williams (rSr.) - 19 ATT, 42 Yds, 3 TD, 4 REC, 88 Yds, 2 TD
- DT#90 T.J. Barnes (rSo.) - 9 TAK, 5 TFL, 1 ATK, 2 Sacks, 2 FF
- 0 - 3 - 7 - 0 - 9
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