8. Despite the Loss, There Were Some Positives for USC
There were a couple of costly missed tackles, too many explosive runs of 40-plus yards, and an inexcusable 10-play, 89-yard drive in 3:24 in which the Wolverines ran for 79 yards on eight carries. They had to make Alex Orji beat them through the air on the game-deciding drive and didn’t. All of that is true. But had last season’s defense made the trip to Arbor, Michigan might have run for 500 yards, and that’s not an exaggeration. Offensively, despite the Wolverines breathing down his neck, Miller Moss didn’t look shook. For the most part, he hung in the pocket, took the hits, and responded with three second-half touchdown passes on the road against a big-time defense.
Miller Moss Heisman Betting Odds +2200
