Fresno State Vs Michigan Wolverines FULL GAME Aug 31 ,2024 2nd-Qtr | NCAA Men's College Football

and they're right in the power football on Third and inches mullings the back give it to him oh he didn't get there he did not the penetration from Fresno State and it's fourth down and how impressive is that and that's exactly what Tim Skipper does the energy he provides his players right there right over the center the center who's a new starter this year just got pushed back into the back field it was Ezra Christensen number 99 who pushed the new center Jadis right back into the back field and forced the loss of yardage play Not only they stop him they stopped him for a loss of yards great play on the inside by Christensen it is not easy to move this offensive line even though it is a brand new look Todd mentioned it this is a talented group Do's going to have to send it away on fourth down fair catch called for and just made by Moss shy of the 40 39 ydd played at Fresno State New Orleans originally look at the measurables 5'7 200 lb you know I mean Jeff tford is a great football coach and and we hope he's doing well and feeling good but Tim Skipper has brought his own personality which is very energetic to the head coach Keane over the middle it's Moss for the first down remember when we talked about Fresno State flipping the field they didn't score they had to punt but they were able to punt Michigan deep then they get the stop there on third down and all of a sudden great field position now for Mikey Keane in this offense important to Come Away with some points on this drive right now will Johnson not on the field for Michigan over on the sideline a little bit more Breathing Room potentially to throw instead a run again this team is very difficult to run on be as we see will Johnson on the sideline but you can't just be pass happy even though this is a team that was top 25 in pass offense last year at 282 yards per game you've got to keep a defense like this honest and you can't completely abandon your run game even if you have these zero yard gains or negative plays Now The Talented freshman Bryson Donaldson is the running back instead try to swing it to the outside and that is probably better that it was incomplete air hall was deepe getting to the tight end bounce but again another high throw by Mikey King and and really not pressure just he's just not quite on it right now 6 for 12 in the ball game so far and again he was a 67% completion guy last year so important for him to settle down on this big third down and 10 play let's not forget this is the biggest environment he's played in played at Raymond James Stadium a couple years back at UCF it's about 70,000 this is an additional 40,000 fans in here for a third down and 10 to the outside incomplete but a penalty is down beim the event was the intended target another high throw from ke holding offense number 76 that penalty is declined fourth down great to hear Jeff sarinsky's voice Kingsley ugu was called for the penalty so declined fourth and long and another punt for the Bulldogs we have seen a shift in the returners soaj Morgan took the first from the third moris had a nice return on the second punt now he's back out there for the fourth of the day for this 22-year-old true freshman Klay Lawrence I don't want to jinx him but he's done pretty good so far catching the ball and then getting it off the broadcaster's Jinx doesn't exist and there's a nice little fake fair catch to keep Fresno off the Cent touch back on a 49 yd boot Davis State back on defense trailing by seven and a huge interception from cam lockage earlier in the game and 2023 was a very difficult year for lockage he was dealing with the tragic loss of his mother and his football season was derailed with a season-ending pectoral injury he told me I was dealing with a lot and then the injury sidelined me and I lost myself Tim Skipper told us he was worried about lockage who reached out to his coaches for help lockage began working with a therapist and skipped said he's grown up so much in that process he has found his why Lockridge told me he was so excited to put his uniform on run out here tonight and said he feels better than he ever has well he's certainly demonstrating that tonight guys a massive play on that interception down the field it felt like it it gave Fresno State some life here so far in this first half and a really great story great to see him back out there so much experience as a transfer from Hawaii his grandfather Ken Griffey Senior his Uncle Ken Griffey junor obviously a very talented family but the only player on this roster this is it was almost crazy that I read this and it was true only player on this roster born in the 1990s wow yeah well one guy that we are anxious to see as is Tim Skipper probably the highest profile guy they brought into the program this year Cory Foreman a former five-star recruit that went to USC a lot of hoopla around him and his recruitment never quite materialized into being the dominant player they thought he would be Jeff Tedford got him to Fresno State this year and they think he has Elite pass rushing skills where he needs to grow and develop still is his being able to play every down and defend the run his position coach has done a great job with him Jethro Franklin who played in the NFL a former Fresno State football player himself has really coached him hard and worked with him but they believe that if they can get this guy to be an every down guy he can be a factor he's already a factor in the past game Todd I've never seen Mike gate before but Chef zinsky finally gets his squared away it is excellent to mention Cory foreman and they're really expecting him to make that impact on third down he was a consensus top five recruit at any and every service you look at and Jeff Tedford said there was one practice this off season he had a couple sacks he had a couple interceptions a one-hander he walked into the defensive room and said he let Lawrence Taylor on that's the type of talent he possesses now first down at the 20 for Michigan Warren quick trigger it is dropped looking for oi on the sideline another tight coverage job by Lockridge INE I like these two corners I mean Lockridge when he got hurt last year Hamilton number three ended up starting 10 games ball was catchable but Lockridge was right close in the area and I think the combination of those two corners plus their third Corner Julian Neil number 15 pretty confident in that group second down carry for Edwards and that hole closes up quick Lockridge was the first one there and just gets back to the line of scrimmage he is having a day maybe even loses a yard phix [Music] Tim Skipper has said the main thing for this team in this game just keep it close going to the fourth quarter and put all the pressure on Michigan then you try to steal it late they're doing that right now if this is a pass situation let's see what Foreman does against miles Hinton the left tackle third and 11 Here Comes Foreman on the outside oh instead it's the inside Warren Gets to foward and it's Christenson on the bolt and a loss of nine well Christensen with his second huge play of The Game and Watch The quickness and that's the shortest path to the quarterback is right up the field and nowhere to go for Davis Warren so this Fresno State Defense kind of getting their feet on the ground right now were hurt and banged up the last three games they gave up 33.3 points per game but they believe they're better than that they believe they're going to prove that through the season as Doan is going to send it away and Moss is going to take it on the run into Michigan territory just shy of the 45 of the flag down this could be a costly penalty on Fresno State because they were about to start out another possession in Michigan territory with great field position and this is probably going to back him up will Jeff sarinsky's microphone work during the return Yes holding return team number one 10yd penalty from the F the foul first down and 10 full media timeout lock called for it still good field position four them and Mikey Keane has not found a rhythm yet but the good news is his defense is playing lights out and it's a one- score game still and the will Johnson once again to start this drive for Michigan's defense Malik sherro is in there he had a couple productive runs earlier in the quarter five attempt 15 yds on the ground I go right there at air Hill the new Corner in the game instead it is sherro pushing the pile got a decent push and picks up maybe three on first down I said Hill Amir Hall it's Jer Hill on the other side but with Will Johnson not in the game I me that that changes things for w marale because you've got a lock down guy in will Johnson and now you've got a now you got a kind of protect both those guys miles par now on the top of your screen so Rod stays in there on second and eight playaction pass go right at Pard it's a catch Jaylen Moss goes up high and vacuums it in yeah you get back up Corners in the game now look they're they're highly recruited kids at Michigan but this is a win that's your best guy he gets quick separation par doesn't get any that's the throw Mikey ke needs to get a rhythm going Moss last year most receiving yards by a freshman in program history since Devonte Adams now you go to the other goto guy it's m Delena around the outside for a couple as we go down to KT guys will Johnson has been on the sideline he is not receiving treatment I am told it is simply a rotation that they are doing on defense with air hall but he has not received any look at by the personal trainers and he's standing on the sideline with his helmet on guys very interesting this is a defense that certainly last year l love to rotate because they kept guys fresh for the fourth quarter we heard that over and over from Jesse Min but this is your best guy and one of the best in the country not playing a ton in this second quarter well you have both of your starting corners on the sideline right now I would say if Fresno State advances into the Red Zone we'll see a change in thaton motions back to the back field shro on first down patient Runner and he disappears into the pile after two good blocking at the point of attack again there's some veterans on this Fresno State offensive line we mentioned the center V vales the left guard is a seconde starter brillan Nelson the right tackle a returning [Applause] starter and they are not afraid of the physicality of the Michigan defensive front and there you see number two will Johnson back back on the field along with Jer Hill yep too close to the end zone you know loock it on the door of this Red Zone with an impressive kicker and Lynch nowhere to go for sherro stonewal at the line and it's third and long now this is Mason Graham I mean he's getting double team and watch him he's going to fight through a double team right there number 55 there's two guys there he fights he fights he turns back inside and he's there to make a tackle there's a reason that that guy's going to be a first round pick third and eight Jaylen Moss is at the top of the screen Keane feeling the pressure lost it end zone Delena can't make the grab matched up with Johnson and he got the separation what a tough ball and it was a perfect route you go after will Johnson with a a two move right he goes like he's running a slant it's a slant and go it's a perfect route and he gets separation and it could have been a better throw by Mikey King could have been caught but could have been an easy touchdown with a better throw excellent route though by Delena so it'll be Dylan Lynn who put on 25 lb of muscle this offseason a 41 y he's got plenty of leg special teams coordinator John bter said he's been kicking it as well as he's seen through camp and he shows it off there absolutely perfect to get points on the board for Fresno State a productive drive and they're back within currently holding on to a 73 lead they hold Fresno State to the field goal 41 y by Lynch and now what does Chiron Moore have as a response we've really mostly seen Davis Warren a quarterback but Alex orgy the one play that he came in he threw the touchdown well whoever is under Center I I would expect to see Michigan try to get back to running the football getting back to their identity not very many yards running the football so far mullings are going to take this from just beyond the goal line and Spilled Out across the 25 the kick return so Warren back out there as Michigan offense that first drive after the interception on the third play of the game they go five plays right down the field the touchdown from orgie to Edwards but since then punt interception punt and another change now up front a new center in Greg krippin number 51 is the new center replacing Dominic Jadis he was in a battle there were three guys battling for the starting center and most people thought it was going to be crippin but now he's in the game as the backup and I would expect to see Michigan try to get back to running the football downhill mullings and Edwards each with four carries play clock down to two it will be mullings and he's hit immediately another nice play by namur one of the captains of this defense you see the hair flowing in the wind and he has made plays really in every angle that he possibly can yeah he does a great job here he is right in the middle watch him read this quickly beats the block now breson slipped a little bit breson should have been the lead block on him and he slipped going into the hole and namura just jumped right over him and made the tackle l cleans it up gain of one so nine total carries between the two running backs for a combined 19 yds worn a pass on second down over the middle he's got a completion it's Bell makes a move he's got the first down lockeridge gets him down but Kendrick Bell whose brother Ronnie was a star receiver here at Michigan shows off the family toage yeah they really like him they feel he is their best deep ball receiver as far as making contested catches now this time he's wide open does a smart thing of catching and getting up field and getting the first down nice ball there from Warren who's five of seven one of those two incompletions the interception deep to lockers hand off mullings Slips Away mulling for [Applause] five Hamilton 43 been more mullings than Edwards so far and Donovan Edwards we asked him about the almost Topsy Turvy feel of what his last season looked like the slow start the fast finish but he said he learned how to be a man and he really learned patience more than anything else well and I think he put a lot of pressure on himself last year to have a great season to be ready for the NFL and it didn't work out the way he envisioned but he finished strong mullings Stutter Step mullings Enough for the first down Mull carrier try to let that offensive line assert themselves I mean this Fresno State Defense has been up for the challenge but if you're Michigan I mean this is your identity mentioned krippin in there now the other guy that's a new starter that was kind of a surprise is the right tackle Evan link a sophomore who went to Gonzaga High School in DC and he kind of beat out a couple older guys was kind of a surprise but had an outstanding camp to earn that starting position at right tackle CR set it down just shy Midfield Morris the motion man mullings the hand up they go right back to him up the gut pushing the pile and picks up five [Applause] more see this is the same kind of play leading bres if you want to know where Michigan wants to run the football follow number 44 they feel like he's the best fullback slh in college football does the dirty work he's going to show you where the ball is going that time he got the block on deura that he missed a couple plays ago we don't see the fullback a ton in the modern day football but we see just the influence that brings Jim Harbaugh and Greg rman now with the Chargers hoping to do the same at the NFL level Warren sling completes lovely move the sticks once again the easy throw off simple play action because you started out this drive running the football with some success single coverage against the safety brona because Fresno State moving bodies up to defend the run and that's an easy throw and catch for Davis Warren but those completions are set up by Michigan's decision to run the football early in this drop first down line brought to you by ticktock power football with Edwards back in there Loveland now with three catches for 28 yds lot of confusion right there good timeout by Michigan they got good momentum going on this drive and Chiron Moore realized there was some confusion on formation personnel and wisely took the timeout and they can use that now because you've got that two-minute timeout I know everyone knows it as the two-minute warning technically called the two-minute timeout instill this year in the second and fourth quarters of the college football world and so you're going to get a stoppage at 2 minutes you still have and Michigan gets the football to start as Fresno State Defense has thoroughly impressed playing with a chip on their shoulder for a lot of the question marks they felt they heard last year and their biggest point of emphasis this season was stopping great plays on the inside by Ezra Christensen a stop on third down this sack on third down Michigan struggling on third down in this ball game still 0 for three even though they got a nice drive going right here bredeson out wide as is Edwards on first down Warren un course it's lovelin again on the Run picks up 13 to the 25 a unique formation for Michigan even though they have two tight ends out they have an empty Back Field and this is their key guy lovelin working on the linebacker and that's a mismatch I mean he just runs a little Shake route and leaves Malachi Langley in the dust you spread the defense out you have a Personnel Group that would not suggest they're going to spread out like that and you get him working on a line backer backer and that's an easy win for coulston lovelin lovelin was easily one of the best tight ends in the country last year and Chiron Moore says he's gotten even better get it Edwards trying to get to the outside he can't good Pursuit by brocka Edward Carri the ball R out of bounds by 22 the two safeties brocka and Dean Clark the best thing about them whether you talk to the Fresno coaches or the Michigan coaches they say they're great tacklers I mean they really do a good job of getting people on the ground from the safety position michigans can take this all the way down to the two-minute timeout if they want or they can take one more play beforehand Edwards in there on second and 12 and they won't [Applause] snap two minutes to play here in the first half Michigan holding on to a 73 lead but threatening Kevin Cole his third year ironically he was The Deco coordinator here back in 1997 to 2000 when tin Skipper was the starting middle linebacker they have a great relationship and he has to be thrilled because they have held Michigan to 32 yards of rushing here in the first half so far and right now the goal is keep him behind the chains and let's see if we can force a field goal attempt here before half time change of pace once again knocking on the door of the Red Zone Alex org in at quarterback for this second and 12 through once in his only play on the day so far it was a touchdown to Donovan Edwards on the first drive here's the handoff mull chopped down he gets to the 25 gets bent backward after the fact Cory Foreman laying the boom Cory foran down now orgy back to the sideline Edwards back in the game clock continues to tick Fresno State with all three timeouts remaining for a third and nine remember Michigan does get the football to start the second half if they get a stop right here you might see Fresno State use one of those timeouts to preserve some time for their offense those are the decisions for new head coach and Tim Skipper Warren Edwards sniffed out that was Julian Neil the third Corner he's the bigger of their Corners brought down by jul 62 200 lb they made a nice tackle in the open field on Donovan [Applause] Edwards Skipper told me his nickname is Hitman which I guess is appropriate here close to Detroit where Thomas herns no timeout taken by the way here Todd so this clock is going to be able to DND all the way down to trying to do the quick math in my head about 28 seconds yeah I don't get that I mean you've got three time outs in your pocket 45 yd attempt and zavada drills it so 31 in all three Fresno State timeouts but you go from having potentially a minute plus to having 31 seconds to go down the field well it's still a one- score game so you have to be thrilled with where you're at but particularly with Michigan getting the ball to start the third quarter and not your offense if you have faith like I know they do in Mikey Keane I would have wanted to give him as much time as I could with two timeouts play somebody who's been in two-minute drill type of situations you don't have to get it all and again they've got a kicker in Lynch who has put on extra weight to try to get some of that extra oom on some of those kicks for some of the deeper ones so you just got to get to the Target line they've seen a make from 54 in practice that would put you right around the 36 37 yd line if you can get there you can at least give it a ride yeah well and and for Mikey Keane right now look he's not completely on his game he's 8 for 16 72 yards and an interception and so he cannot afford to make a big mistake here right your team is right in it your defense is playing outstanding it's a oncore game don't try to force the issue with under 40 seconds left the ball in the first half coming up on the xinity halftime report highlights from top 10 teams in action like this you call a screen or something safe you see if you can make a quick first down then maybe you get aggressive and use your timeouts but again only 31 seconds left in the half and a long field ahead of you against this Michigan defense it looks like conservative here just based on how they're lining up and it is Gilliam up the middle scampers forward Gillian will pick up nine will Tim Skipper take the time out doesn't look like he will so he's content going to the locker room down by seven not forcing any issues not making any mistakes in these final moments of this first half a Fresno State defensive effort that has turned a lot of heads not just here tonight but certainly around the country in the Mountain West as we go to the break the number team of the country and the defending national champions holding just a 103 advantage over a very proud Fresno State Bulldog program Michigan will get that second half kickoff now just at 97 yards total offense for Fresno State 89 for Michigan as we go down to KT coach the majority of quarterback play in this Game Belongs to Davis Warren what have you seen from him so far far yeah I thought he's played good football he's taking care of the ball he had the one pick up there we got to do a better job at receiver going going and fight for it and playing some good defense but thought he's in a good job with the offense on defense we're seeing a rotation with Will Johnson and Amir Hall how would you describe the decision to do that I mean I think it's been really good those guys have played really good uh will Johnson almost had a couple picks they're playing physical up front so uh defense did an outstanding job coach thank you very much thank you appreciate it it is the