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- **Posted:** 2023-09-18T16:15:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Michigan Daily (@michigandaily) — https://gondola.cc/michigandaily

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Two minutes into the second half of the No. 2 Michigan football team’s contest with Bowling Green, the Wolverines found themselves in a position they hadn’t been in all season: they were in a dogfight.

Up 14-6 after committing three turnovers in its worst half of football all season, the Wolverines were teetering with their offense struggling to build momentum. 

And then, Kris Jenkins and the defense built that momentum for them.

On the Falcons’ first play from scrimmage in the second half, the senior defensive lineman leapt for an underthrown ball, picked it out of the air and ran it to the 2-yard line, setting up a touchdown on the next play for senior running back Blake Corum. And on the following Bowling Green possession, the Michigan defense did it again. Graduate linebacker Michael Barrett recovered a fumble and set up a mid-range field goal. In just a matter of moments, the Wolverines’ defense had completely reignited the offense.

In a contest in which Michigan’s (3-0 overall) offense struggled with ball security, its defense played hero to the tune of three forced turnovers and no surrendered touchdowns, keeping the Wolverines on track in a 31-6 victory over the Falcons (1-2).

“The recipe for winning around here has been, you’ve got to play great defense,” acting Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said. “Those guys (the defense) are doing an outstanding job, and the other phases have got to keep building to get to their level.”

On Michigan’s very first drive, the offense seemed to be functioning at full capacity. It breezed into the end zone with an efficient four-play drive highlighted by a 53-yard run from Corum. But after that first drive, the offense stagnated. 

To read more from this week's #SportsMonday, click the link in our bio or pick up a print paper from newsstands this Wednesday.

✍️: Charlie Pappalardo
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🎨: Lys Goldman

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