Michigan Football Players Of The Game In Win Vs. Indiana
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Another game, another dominating performance from Michigan football. The Wolverines started very lackadaisical, but Michigan outscored the Hoosiers 52-0 in the final three quarters to win the game, 52-7 and move to 7-0 on the year.
Michigan is rolling and it's rolling at the right time. The Wolverines are starting to get into the nitty-gritty of their schedule with Penn State, Maryland, and Ohio State looming around the corner.
But before we shift focus to Michigan State and further down the road, I'm going to close on the Indiana game by giving you my six Michigan players of the game after the win against the Hoosiers.
Offense:
QB J.J. McCarthy: In what seems like a trend at this point, McCarthy played under three full quarters of football because the Wolverines were dominating. But the junior QB had another stellar game and helped propel the Wolverines' offense. McCarthy threw only three incompletions, completed 82% of his passes, threw for 222 yards, and three scores.
RB Blake Corum: Corum didn't have a big game, statistically on Saturday, but the senior back did score two touchdowns. His 53 yards on the ground is very pedestrian for the caliber of a running back that he is, but again, you cannot take away how good of a goal-line back Corum has been for the Wolverines during his career.
TE Colston Loveland: None of the WRs really stood out on Saturday. Roman Wilson continues to grab touchdown passes, but he also only had 14 yards. Tyler Morris led the WR room with 54 yards. But Colston Loveland continues to improve and look better and better. The big playmaker had three receptions for 80 yards and a score. His score came from a broken play and J.J. McCarthy led Loveland for a pretty cool pass play.
Defense:
CB Mike Sainristil: Once again, Sainristil was in the right place at the right times during the game. Rod Moore was credited with an interception when Indiana was in the red zone, but the INT came from Sainristil. The senior got his hands on the ball thrown from Tayven Jackson and it ended up in Moore's hands. The captain ended the game with three tackles and a pass breakup.
LB Mike Barrett: Junior Colson and Ernest Hausmann both had more tackles than Barrett, but the sixth-year linebacker had more impactful plays on Saturday. Barrett had three tackles, a sack, 1.5 TFLs, one QB hurry, and forced a fumble. Barrett was a stat stuffer against the Hoosiers.
Edge Jaylen Harrell: So far this season, Harrell has been the best Edge defender on the team, and that's saying a lot with how well the Wolverines' Edge defenders have played in seven games. But Harrell was quick off the ball against Indiana and recorded two sacks. He also had two TFLs and forced a fumble against the Hoosiers.
