2024 SEASON - GAME 11
Michigan running back Donovan Edwards runs for a 97-yard touchdown.
Michigan running back Donovan Edwards ran 23 times for 205 yards and one touchdown.
Michigan receiver Semaj Morgan sprints into the end zone.
Michigan tight end Colston Loveland catches a touchdown pass.
Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham (55) gets a tackle for loss on fourth down.
Northwestern linebacker Xander Mueller sacks Michigan quarterback Alex Orji.
FALSE REALITY
Invisible in real life, Michigan’s Edwards
blows up in victory over Northwestern
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — If only Donovan Edwards was this good in real life.
As a Michigan football fan, one of B-Dawg’s many frustrations with the current Wolverines — and the list is too long for this space — is how utterly useless Edwards has been for someone who has had big moments at times and even made the cover of College Football 25.
EA Sports apparently loves its cover athletes, because Edwards was a friggin’ beast for 20th-ranked Michigan during a 21-7 victory over 24th-ranked Northwestern on Nov. 23, 2024.
Edwards carried the ball 23 times for 205 yards and a touchdown, a major chunk of those yards coming on a 97-yard touchdown run with 7:34 left in the third quarter.
“Donovan Edwards has been nothing but overrated garbage in real life,” B-Dawg said. “I normally wouldn’t like to criticize college athletes like that, but they are paid professionals now. Edwards is certainly making more money than most of us, so he’s not immune from harsh criticism. The Donovan Edwards I saw on the virtual gridiron today is the Donovan Edwards I hoped to see on the real this season. This was just a reminder of how much alleged talent Michigan has that hasn’t materialized on the field in the real 2024 season.”
With his performance, Edwards vaulted past Northwestern’s Cam Porter into the No. 2 spot on the national rushing list. Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon has 1,488 yards, Edwards 1,260 and Porter 1,201. Porter was held to 63 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries.
Another false reality was Michigan quarterback Alex Orji going 12-for-14 passing for 122 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Alex Orji couldn’t go 12-for-14 against air while throwing to his buddies, let alone with a defensive mastermind like B-Dawg scheming to stop him.
It was an interception thrown by Northwestern’s Mike Wright that got Michigan rolling. Unable to see the passing icons at Michigan Stadium because of the struggle squiggles, Wright served one up to Jaden Mangham with 1:02 left in the first quarter. Two plays later, Orji hit star tight end Colston Loveland (that part is legit) for a touchdown with 25 seconds left in the quarter.
It remained 7-0 until Orji hit Semaj Morgan on third-and-six for a touchdown from 31 yards out with 41 seconds left in the half.
Things nearly turned disastrous for Northwestern when Wright served up another pick, this one to Ja’Den McBurrows, with 13 seconds left in the half. Again, the passing icons weren’t visible.
Michigan (8-3) had the ball at Northwestern’s 29, but Grayson Metz came through with an interception with one second left in the half to prevent further damage.
That was just delaying the inevitable.
After pinning Michigan at its own 3-yard line with a punt, the Wildcats were hoping to possibly get a safety or at least keep the Wolverines buried deep in their own territory. Instead, B-Dawg was overly aggressive with a 4-4 Engage-8 defense that sent nearly everybody crashing toward the line of scrimmage. The biggest mistake in the employment of that defense was pinching everyone toward the middle in the event of a dive play. Instead, Edwards bounced it outside to the right and had nothing but green grass ahead of him.
“That was the game,” B-Dawg said. “I was trying to envision a scenario in which we got back within 14-7, but that ended it. I’ve never hated hearing the Victors as much as I did today.”
The Wildcats (7-4) failed on two fourth downs before finally getting into the end zone on Porter’s 11-yard run with 5:13 remaining.
“It was a tough day for Cam, but he was rewarded with a touchdown in the Big House,” B-Dawg said. “I was happy to see that.”
One of the few Michigan players who is balling out in real life, defensive tackle Mason Graham, lived up to his 95 OVR rating by making five tackles for losses. Northwestern’s version was middle linebacker Xander Mueller, who had 2.5 sacks and three tackles for losses.
NORTHWESTERN BLOCKING
Jordan Knox 6 pancakes, 0 sacks; Ben Wrather 4-0; Nick Herzog 3-0; Josh Thompson 3-0; Duke Olges 3-0; Thomas Gordon 3-0; Caleb Tiernan 2-0; Hunter Welcing 1-0.
Michigan running back Donovan Edwards runs for a 97-yard touchdown.
Michigan running back Donovan Edwards ran 23 times for 205 yards and one touchdown.
Michigan receiver Semaj Morgan sprints into the end zone.
Michigan tight end Colston Loveland catches a touchdown pass.
Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham (55) gets a tackle for loss on fourth down.
Northwestern linebacker Xander Mueller sacks Michigan quarterback Alex Orji.
FALSE REALITY
Invisible in real life, Michigan’s Edwards
blows up in victory over Northwestern
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — If only Donovan Edwards was this good in real life.
As a Michigan football fan, one of B-Dawg’s many frustrations with the current Wolverines — and the list is too long for this space — is how utterly useless Edwards has been for someone who has had big moments at times and even made the cover of College Football 25.
EA Sports apparently loves its cover athletes, because Edwards was a friggin’ beast for 20th-ranked Michigan during a 21-7 victory over 24th-ranked Northwestern on Nov. 23, 2024.
Edwards carried the ball 23 times for 205 yards and a touchdown, a major chunk of those yards coming on a 97-yard touchdown run with 7:34 left in the third quarter.
“Donovan Edwards has been nothing but overrated garbage in real life,” B-Dawg said. “I normally wouldn’t like to criticize college athletes like that, but they are paid professionals now. Edwards is certainly making more money than most of us, so he’s not immune from harsh criticism. The Donovan Edwards I saw on the virtual gridiron today is the Donovan Edwards I hoped to see on the real this season. This was just a reminder of how much alleged talent Michigan has that hasn’t materialized on the field in the real 2024 season.”
With his performance, Edwards vaulted past Northwestern’s Cam Porter into the No. 2 spot on the national rushing list. Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon has 1,488 yards, Edwards 1,260 and Porter 1,201. Porter was held to 63 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries.
Another false reality was Michigan quarterback Alex Orji going 12-for-14 passing for 122 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Alex Orji couldn’t go 12-for-14 against air while throwing to his buddies, let alone with a defensive mastermind like B-Dawg scheming to stop him.
It was an interception thrown by Northwestern’s Mike Wright that got Michigan rolling. Unable to see the passing icons at Michigan Stadium because of the struggle squiggles, Wright served one up to Jaden Mangham with 1:02 left in the first quarter. Two plays later, Orji hit star tight end Colston Loveland (that part is legit) for a touchdown with 25 seconds left in the quarter.
It remained 7-0 until Orji hit Semaj Morgan on third-and-six for a touchdown from 31 yards out with 41 seconds left in the half.
Things nearly turned disastrous for Northwestern when Wright served up another pick, this one to Ja’Den McBurrows, with 13 seconds left in the half. Again, the passing icons weren’t visible.
Michigan (8-3) had the ball at Northwestern’s 29, but Grayson Metz came through with an interception with one second left in the half to prevent further damage.
That was just delaying the inevitable.
After pinning Michigan at its own 3-yard line with a punt, the Wildcats were hoping to possibly get a safety or at least keep the Wolverines buried deep in their own territory. Instead, B-Dawg was overly aggressive with a 4-4 Engage-8 defense that sent nearly everybody crashing toward the line of scrimmage. The biggest mistake in the employment of that defense was pinching everyone toward the middle in the event of a dive play. Instead, Edwards bounced it outside to the right and had nothing but green grass ahead of him.
“That was the game,” B-Dawg said. “I was trying to envision a scenario in which we got back within 14-7, but that ended it. I’ve never hated hearing the Victors as much as I did today.”
The Wildcats (7-4) failed on two fourth downs before finally getting into the end zone on Porter’s 11-yard run with 5:13 remaining.
“It was a tough day for Cam, but he was rewarded with a touchdown in the Big House,” B-Dawg said. “I was happy to see that.”
One of the few Michigan players who is balling out in real life, defensive tackle Mason Graham, lived up to his 95 OVR rating by making five tackles for losses. Northwestern’s version was middle linebacker Xander Mueller, who had 2.5 sacks and three tackles for losses.
NORTHWESTERN BLOCKING
Jordan Knox 6 pancakes, 0 sacks; Ben Wrather 4-0; Nick Herzog 3-0; Josh Thompson 3-0; Duke Olges 3-0; Thomas Gordon 3-0; Caleb Tiernan 2-0; Hunter Welcing 1-0.
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