Skull Session: Ohio State’s 62 points against Michigan in 2018 were crazy, Marvin Harrison Jr. could have a prove-it game on Saturday and Terry McLaurin eats a slice of humble pie.
For the first time all season, Michigan will face a top-10 quarterback and a top-10 receiver, who just happen to be on the same team. But don’t expect a Wolverines defense that is first in the country in total defense and second in passing efficiency defense to change what they do. And what Michigan does is play single-high-safety defense, utilizing either Cover 1 or Cover 3 on 47 percent of snaps this season.
“Now you can be creative with what you want to do there,” said another Big Ten defensive coach familiar with the Buckeyes. “You can’t be stagnant against Ohio State. Eventually, you’ll need to pressure, which forces the one-on-one match-ups. If you don’t pressure them, they will sit back and pick you apart because their athletes are better. You have to find the medium behind playing some coverage and bracketing Marvin.
The Wolverines don't have an answer for Marvelous Marv. And quite frankly, neither does any other program across the country. He is the best receiver in America, and he will prove that again this weekend in The Game – the biggest stage in all of sports.As two of college football's blue blood programs, Ohio State and Michigan have talent littered throughout the 32 franchises that make up the NFL.
It appears that even McLaurin – one of the most humble people on the planet – finds it hard to take a slice of humble pie. He almost didn't wear the jersey for that meeting because putting on the maize and blue colors made him want to vomit. "It was kind of embarrassing," McLaurin said."But that's why guys do it, because your money, that comes and goes, but the bragging rights, you wearing the other team's gear and possibly having to post it on social media. ... I definitely would rather lose my money than come in here in that Michigan blue, like last year."
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