Fresno State Vs Michigan Wolverines FULL GAME Aug 31 ,2024 | Final | NCAA Men's College Football

Warren stays in there along with mullings and a first down [Applause] from the 48 yd [Applause] line fans here waiting for an explosive play of some kind Mullen has just been chewing up yards the hard way that one goes for four well now you you wonder about the conditioning level of this Fresno State defense they have played valiantly right they don't have the same kind of depth that Michigan has it's it's warm we've already seen one defensive player helped off with cramps they got a tough fourth quarter ahead of them and it's now a two-score game with Michigan on their side of the 50 yd line ironically special teams coordinator John Baxter said 7570 Dees actually feels chilly for us they're used to 100 plus Mullen gets crunched Langley coming over Force the incompletion and sets up third down and six well third down again just no threat of it you look at tonight how much better they have been again they were pretty good when they started at 8- one it was in that three-game slide at the end of the year where their defense really took some hits but they have played masterfully tonight against both the run and the pass and they have held up physically to the style that Michigan plays football but lovelin in the slot here on third down and six he's got a career-high seven receptions do they go to him again Warren over the middle no instead it's amage [Applause] Morgan that's what they needed right I mean they they just have not been able to get the ball in the hands of any of their wide receivers from Morgan I think his second catch and a big one on third down there for the conversion good protection good throw by Davis Mo Warren and a new set of downs single day he's super confident and looking to take that step now in his second season orgy back in a run behind that offensive line and just dive forward for three well what a play by the safety Dean Clark he's from mine neck of the woods played at masselin Washington High School started out at Kent State and transferred to Fresno State but watch him fill on this play on the outside he's right up by the line of scrimmage and again these safeties are excellent tacklers on the back end of this Fresno State Defense Clark was a second leading tackler on the team last season voted a captain at Kent State in 2021 played 35 games there before coming over to fresman Orie stays in on back to- back plays and then Dirks that one to Morris and we haven't seen him on back toback plays right and they kept him in for two in a row they called a little Roll Out Pass and just not a good throw into the ground and and again I mean he is a supreme athlete with a very strong arm and the coaches said he has really developed from the time he got here till now as a passer he was a 54% completion guy in high school as a senior right that doesn't cut it in college football so his development and consistency as a passer is where he needs to go because he's got a lot of other intangible tools third and seven and lovelin can't haul it in we haven't seen him drop many balls this is a good throw by Davis Warren and Loveland just not able to Coral it he's working against the safety it's a good throw right on Target and right on time and lovelin just whiffs on that one so Vada is going to come back on he made from 45 and from 53 his career long is 56 this one is 55 yd away and with a Miss would give Fresno State excellent field position do in the holder Wagner will snap it and zavada is perfect good from 4553 and now 50 that following week as they take on Boise State Thom so much expectation after a fantastic season last year and Dan Lenin coming back once again bringing in Dylan Gabriel pm. eastern time Mountain West Conference a team that is expected at very minimum to compete for the top many believe to win the conference yeah unlb also picked up there they're blanking Houston tonight so far chod dumped in the back field by rer well again they had just dominated the run defense now take a look at this play Roller just comes from the outside he's an inside linebacker lined up on the line end of the line of scrimmage and they have just negated this running game so far for the game now 17 total yards rushing minus 8 in the second half and that makes it second and 14 for Mikey Keane good time here lofs it sideline Kean in the bucket for Moss guarded by Johnson Moss takes advantage and he's hurt excellent coverage by Will Johnson but a perfect throw it looks like moss is cramping up as well beautiful throw by probably the best throw Mikey Keane has made all night right over the outside shoulder it's a slot fade working on will Johnson the best cover guy and perfectly placed football What A Catch by Moss who is just shown to be so talented that one goes for 28 yards and they're allowed to have a little chicken fighting in there and a little infighting with the hands as long as neither player pushes off or extends and that didn't happen and a perfect throw by Mikey Keane Jaylen Moss down we'll check on him when we come back Fresno State driving a 611 75 we've seen the physical attributes six catches 97 yards for Moss keen and we know what he did last year he's looking for his third career 100 yard game here against one of the more impressive defenses in the country yeah Jaylen moss and Colston Lovin have been the two most productive players on the field so far tonight for the two teams Ken Fresno State cash in on the explosive play fake it Keane rolling Keane delivers caught Delena nice throw rolling to his left it wasn't open right away watch him kind of buy a little bit more time just kind of drifts drifts until his man was open and then delivers a nice throw rolling to his left picks up 15 and now getting close to field goal range this team needs touchdowns and they need them quick here comes the rush bar hand in Pursuit keen's got to get rid of it and he does oh it's caught no they're going to roll it [Applause] incomplete yeah the last play was a design roll out this was not this was a roll out because of pressure and Kean almost comes up with another completion o I'll tell you what that looks like a catch the ball did not move it can touch the ground but it didn't move his arms were under it he never lost control that's going to be overturned and be a catch that looks pretty clear and they will review this Nathan a v look at this extension by Mikey Keane yeah baram is coming on the pressure and we know how he can run and Kean eludes him and then makes another nice throw on the move and they're attacking will Johnson right now they are not scared of his side of the field that's what we normally see we expected maybe Fresno State would throw away from Johnson they're going right at the start Corner well they went after him with a double move the little SL slant and go and they had it but it was a bad throw by Mikey keing would have been a touchdown and they desperately need a touchdown I agree with you they can't be thinking field goal here well there's still a lot of time if they do get in the end zone and the way defense has played you got to feel like they're going to have opportunities but we go back to the end of the second quarter they had a little over a minute left after the review the ruling that field has changed the wide receiver did complete the process of the catch at the 19 line the ball be placed at the 19 yd line first down and 10 game clock will start on the ready for play So at the 19 yd line another look at the excellent grab little trick play coming up right here now Mikey Keane is in the ball game but he is out as a wide receiver this is Mikey Keane right here they got their backup quarterback Joshua wood in the game 6'2 202 lb two quarterbacks in there wood takes it himself nearly had it stripped paage out of the Alex orgy Playbook right there and then a little extra after the fact bring in the backup quarterback have him run the football 62 202 lb now positive yards go back to that decision again end of the first half Fresno State gets a stop on third down with a little over a minute remaining on the clock and Tim Skipper does not take any of his three timeouts eventually goes in with a seven-point deficit Jaylen Moss matched up with Will Johnson five on the clock Keen surveys goes the other other way oh it's knocked away Hall with a big hit yeah that ball was in the air a long time right there lined up on the right hash he's throwing it to the left sideline the ball stays in the air a long time and by the time it got there Hall was able to time it up and put a helmet right on the football a little bit behind the intended receiver sharp but a nice play by Hall third third down of this half looking for their first conversion empty on Third and eight Kean gets rid of it it's caught it's sharp to the end zone touchdown Fresno State Fresno State [Applause] tou well nice job by Mikey Keane because there is an unblocked Guy this is zero coverage no safety so one-on-one right here but this guy comes free Mikey Keane knows he's got to get rid of the football and he delivers a strike while back pedling and the receiver does the rest excellent play against full pressure and Fresno State gets their first touchdown of the ball game one of the two FCS transfers gets into the end zone and the extra point from Lynch makes this a sixo game which is critical with 10:06 to play outstanding drive by Mike ke zero coverage and this is where we go back to that experience for Mikey Keane and understanding the situation understanding how much time is still on the clock and settling down the rest of his offense some of which is inexperienced but we saw a number of guys step up and make plays on that drive and also understanding look this the first half was not my best right I have not had a the kind of game that I wanted to have coming in here but that drive was outstanding 50% in the first half seven of 10 since then in that last drive and the throws he made against pressure rolling to his left rolling to his right and then with a inside Blitz coming right at him as good as you can do as a quarterback Drive goes seven plays 75 yds in 2 minutes and 37 seconds it was all set up by the 28- yd catch by Jaylen moss and eventually sharp does the rest on his second grab of the day to bring Fresno State back within a score a lot of time still left in the ball game with 10:06 so Michigan can't just take the air out of the football they've got to be aggressive too it's a one- score game mullen's going to take it out Mullen sandwiched and down at the 25 all right you look at this Michigan offense here Todd we've seen both quarterbacks how hard is it to get a rhythm for both of these guys right now with the way they're being subed back and forth well they're not asking him to do the same thing no I mean you know the guy who's playing the game for the most part is Davis Warren right he's the guy that they're throwing handing off when orgy does come in yes he threw the touchdown pass but he's primarily in there to run the football and be a running threat and he hasn't had as many snaps nearly as many as Davis Warren again I say Donovan Edwards in this offensive line it's their time to shine right now Edwards on first down Collision after a gain of two good look at this new offensive line for Michigan Chiron Moore said even those Joe Moore award-winning offensive line groups in years past the last couple years with him as the o line coach they needed to improve through the season he expects this group to do the same each week get a little bit better and this is a huge moment for them to prove themselves it's the hardest group to develop right I mean because you have to have Five Guys working as a unit in cohesion and that takes time especially against live competition more said to win a championship you need 10 and a nice tackle there by brona again he safey making plays when Chon Moore knows what it means to play that position never a starter at Oklahoma but he was a key piece to those teams that were excellent in the Big 12 miles Hinton the starting left tackle got up hobbling a little bit two plays ago he still kind of limping on the left side on this big third down and short play orgy in at quarterback third down and [Applause] one org keeps he's got a lot of space and a first down really sold to fake The Fresno's defense thought he had given the ball off he was patient with the fake he rode it in for a long time before pulling and then he had a crease watch how long he holds his fate hold hold hold commit that guy on the end of the line that was Brock of the safety and that's why it opened up he was not impatient with that play and it set up beautifully five carries 32 yds to go along with a passing touchdown for orgy Mullins mullings mullings dragging tacklers with him B gain of 21 kle mullings power a really nice job of running power football watch bredes leading up on the middle linebacker good blocking at the point of attack and then just the strength and power of play of the day for Michigan mullings up to 71 on the ground lovelin in motion on first down Mullin Cuts Mullin chewing up yards they cannot stop him this is the first time in the ball game that Fresno State's defense has looked a little bit fatigued to me they're not getting off blocks on this possession credit the offensive line and tight end group of Michigan and the hard running of kle mullings but some of those two three yard gains are springing for more here on this [Applause] drive 86 yards on the night showcasing this offensive line here in the fourth quarter this is what Michigan did all last year run it down your throat down the stretch to end these games and mo is too tough to bring down get six more well and again Colston lovelin watch this block he this is an insert he's going to come and Lead right here on the inside linebacker we know what kind of a receiver he is watch him block likes to put his face on people and block be physical and right now this offensive line and the tight ends have the most juice they've had in the game they're feeling it right now and they want to drive this thing all the way into the end zone that's what makes Colton lovelin extra special Chiron Moore loves the fact that he loves to hit and he loves to block on top of his allor receiving capabilities play action laen over the middle it's lovelin in stride lovelin stays up touchdown [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Michigan 18 yds for p for number 18 in the first career passing touchdown for Davis Warren you run and run the ball with success you force the defense to commit bodies and play manto man and then you go to your go two guy colon L Zada makes it a 13-point Michigan lead hard game with the first was a low scoring Affair end of the fourth quarter here but backto back touchdown drive seven plays 75 yard drive for Fresno State resulted in the touchdown pass from Keane then a seven play 75 yd drive for Michigan results in the touchdown pass from Davis Warren to Colston lovelin now up to eight catches 87 yards and the touchdown Dolan is going to send it away with 543 to play and now Fresno State is going to have to play with a little bit more urgency in these last couple of minutes here in an arbor jiron Moore his first game as the full-time head coach here at Michigan all the players were so excited for him and what he brings is a continuation of what Jim arbaugh built the last couple years but energy excitement a players coach through and through as that one will sail into the end zone for a Touchback back's best friend and he has shown it tonight eight catches 87 yards in that last touchdown shiron Moore compared him to Travis Kelce at media days this year and that right now is feeling fairly similar and that could be a nail in the coffin Johnson comes away with it Quinton Johnson on another Tip Drill second interception for Mikey Keane and the second takeaway for this Michigan defense yeah another high throw by Mikey King off the fingertips is it catchable yes but if the ball is lower on the numbers it's a completion instead it's a tip ball and it ends up we think as inter ception uh maybe not that one's not going to be an interception hands were under ball bounced off the turf and Fresno State luckily is going to maintain possession of this one yeah I think uh Quinton Johnson might have to bring those sunglasses back yeah looks good on him but he's got to put him away he's rocking so Chef cinsky in This Crew will take another look but this feels like a pretty open and shut case that hit the ground before Johnson could secure possession and this should be a quick review yep I think he just realized it sunglasses back in the case and the Fresno State offense realizes it themselves as Johnson asks for his helmet it's worth a try right yeah got just sell it as much as you can I've been told if you walk with confidence people generally believe yeah but it's high relief for Fresno State still within two possessions here Rod Moore who was voted a captain this year despite the injury yeah he didn't love it but still happy for his team he's Iced Out himself after review the really has changed the ball touched the ground therefore it's an incomplete pass ball go back to the 25 yd line and be second down so Johnson back out there another look at Rod Moore you know Chiron Moore I love the quote he said it's like having another Coach Moore on the sideline and just his presence despite him not being on the field it feels like it means so much for this defensive unit says he sits in the front row of the meeting rooms every day he's taking notes he's talking to other players he's he's helping them you know he is as engaged as he can possibly be without being able to play he's going to be out for a while as Keane delivers oh this one is picked off mcui Pig looking to take it the other way dump down shy of the 20 a 20 ydd return and Michigan just takes it right back flag is down I don't know if they're going to get TJ guy for a penalty or not but another high throw by Mikey Kean got away with it the play before but this time he didn't [Applause] we have something on the sideline as well I mean that I don't know Terry that doesn't look like enough to draw a flag it's not roughing the passer there's a flag in the back field and there's a flag over by the Fresno State sideline as well so we probably have a couple infractions to work through here well Paige has taking Johnson's sunglasses now and this defense we saw last year how great they were returning interceptions that was something they worked on the last couple years they actually studied Iowa's defensive tape because of how much of a strength that was for them the passer number 42 15yd penalty for us from the previous spot includ so negate two consecutive interceptions this one TJ guy I think this is a very very weak call Terry what do you think uh I I agree with you Todd this you know there's a slight shove he doesn't he doesn't punish him he doesn't really knock him down he just pushes quarterback kind of seems to fall down on his own as he's looking down field I'm with you Todd this is not a [Applause] foul so Ticky Tac and I would say that the fans here disagree with the eventual call made so now two Signs of Life yeah the jaws of life in some ways for this Fresno State offense after what appear to be final nails for Michigan's defense to secure this win and now what was the other penalty because look where Fresno s is getting the football there there had to be something in addition it says to the r baram was penalized on top of it so a dead ball foul possibly wow so as a result ball on the 45 it was unsportsmanlike on Barham after the play that easily could have been a false start Movement by the right tackle it this will come back prior to the ball being snapped FSE start off number 75 brayan Nelson [Applause] yep so what has been oh this is the unsportsman like from baram sherod gets up he and baram go a little bit you know shod took baram's Town Y how what did Barham do there Keane outside caught cherro Shifty spins into Michigan territory stays on his feet extra yards after the fact Paige finally brings him down but he gets to the 39 new life is right for Fresno State 4:45 and the clock moving they've got to have a little sense of urgency because they're down two scores here quick pass on wow that's a there and there it is the flag comes in there's the catch and run from as vetto of all the penalties they've had here against them and this drive that's the only one that looks legit face mask and behind the back I mean he could have called either one Michigan had one penalty this entire game up until this drive they now have three face Mas grabing a helmet opening Defense number 42 15 penal results all first down and that's the second on TJ guy who has been expected to take a major step for this defense this year [Applause] so the continuous opportunities for Fresno State and now you've got to punch it in Red Zone opportunity 434 to play you've got all three timeouts or defense has played outstanding football today can Mikey Keane the veteran get the job done here Keen looking to throw pressure felt lost it to the sideline another completion goes to beum a really nice design they had beum over there with Jaylen moss and Michigan was more concerned with moss who kind of sold the screen you see both Defenders take steps towards moss and Beach him opened up for the completion it'll be first and goal oh picked off will Johnson one of the best quarterbacks in the country seals it for Michigan pick six touchdown over me the play before this they faked the screen to Moss and threw to beich was a touchdown after the play was over on Sportsman like conduct number two that reinforced and kickoff 86 yds for some sunglasses and a w here in an Alber you know you said it a little while ago Fresno State was not afraid to go after he's been close to a couple interceptions that time he read the wide receiver screen to Moss jumped it guessed right and took it to the [Applause] house don't poke the bear too many times you know he read this right away and stepped in front of the throw and made an All-American kind of play preseason first team AP All-American preseason Big 10 hore First Team all big 10 last year second team by his defensive coordinator wink bendale knows just how specially what he is and Shone Moore's head coach knows that he is one of the Heart and souls of this defense he said if captains this guy will John so many of the number supported just how dominant they were every single week didn't allow a touchdown defensively until the second half of the regular [Applause] season and they prove to be dominant once again as we go to KT well guys will Johnson has been leaning heavily on the experience and the knowledge of wink marale he asked marale who's the best defensive back you ever coached and Wink's response Michigan Legend Charles Woodson Johnson told me he's gotten close to Woodson over the years especially wearing his number two Jersey he said I want to follow in his footsteps any chance I can get to pick his brain I take advantage of it and that includes advice on training Johnson is known to train like an NFL player and as you can see the Hall of Famer mentorship has been playing paying off well he wears that number two because that's the guy he idolized and he has certainly played to that level for this Michigan defense Fresno State is looking to find anything they can here as beum is chopped down after a gain of nine Fresno will hurry up with Keen gerro split to the outside R through that ankle injury and he's played a number of snaps tonight Kean feeling it delivers a strike and it's caught by James the Michigan's defense did what they wanted to do in this game which was make them onedimensional they stopped the Run 20 yds rushing total for Fresno State and then they put pressure on Mikey Keane and they were opportunistic in the back end forcing two inter receptions again with the new college football playoff expanded this was easily the toughest game on the schedule for Fresno State but we see just how good they can be their offense maybe hasn't looked like we expected to through this season but their defense was Stout really start to finish as that one's knocked away we mentioned the comparisons will Johnson and Charles Woodson the iconic Rose bow photo from 98 recreated this past year from will Johnson after they beat Alabama will Johnson's dad Dion was a three three big 10 championships during his time here playing at Michigan find the soft spot for Delena and a first down into Michigan [Music] territory 15yd pickup Keen up to 230 yds Fresno State shod can continue to get healthier we've got the experience of the captain Keane we've seen the explosiveness from Jaylen Moss a look out down goes Kean Josiah Stewart with another sack again when when you take the run completely away it's just one-on-one pass blocking against outstanding Edge rushers and dominant interior guys and Josiah Stewart the transfer from Coastal Carolina with another sack in the ball game that's the third sack of the game for this Michigan defense and that'll take us to the two-minute timeout here in the fourth quarter is just about at its conclusion 2 minutes remaining a second and 24 for Fresno State who fought valiantly here and gave Michigan quite the test to open the season and they forced a lot of the Frontline guys from Michigan to play a lot of snaps you know which may come into play next week when Texas Comes To Town swing it Delena good blocking in front trying to weave his way through and gets it back to the 45 I mean Fresno State will not face an offensive line or a defensive line nearly as good as what they saw tonight and they held their own Tim Skipper can they can fly home and say you know what we played well uh we did if we play this way and eliminates some of the turnovers some of the mistakes we'll be just fine with the rest of our schedule that's what you hear from the Michigan offense all the time is how much they've been sharpened by having to go up against this Michigan defense every day in practice Fresno SE getting that taste shro on the ground picks up a yard and a half Derek Moore adds a tackle and I think if you're Michigan look you knew Fresno State was was going to fight that they were not going to to be afraid to come in here and play they pushed they pushed back your offensive line it took them almost three and a half quarters before your offensive line kind of took control of the game and your defense was was extremely Stout last year they led the nation in scoring defense 10.4 points per game and they're under that tonight with a new cast of characters and a new defensive coordinator in week number one Lawrence will pun it away final 30 seconds here and gets a clean one that's been one of the best developments for Fresno State is this 22-year-old true freshman in his first ever organized football game getting off clean punts all the way through pin them inside the 20 next wers and Travis hunter that is going to be uh exciting to watch Dylan riola The Freshman quarterback played well today see him in that big stage next week well on this big stage here tonight Davis Warren the former walk-on who has been through so much through his young life makes his first start at Michigan and it's a victory 30-1 the defending Champion start the season with a win final score mutual respect between these two head coaches Tim Skipper in his first game since taking over for Jeff Tedford coach The Bull game last year now in the interim role Chiron Moore first game as the full-time head coach and continued winning and Excellence for the Wolverines tonight