Previously: Indiana Offense We turn attention from a struggling Indiana offense to a struggling Indiana defense. Though the Hoosiers held Ohio State and Louisville, to undefeated teams, to <30 points, they have also allowed 44 points to Maryland and were gashed for 474 yards by 1-5 Akron. Today we'll take a look through the tape and figure out what challenges, if any, IU's defense poses to Michigan's offense. The Film: We're sticking with Louisville, which we used for the offense. Reasonably recent opponent who is also good and a contest where Indiana played pretty well, so we can get a sense of this defense on a good day, as opposed to all the terrible tape. The Personnel: Click for big. [Seth: JJ got his shield. Henderson has LT locked down. I also had to show Bredeson somehow.] Like usual, Indiana is playing with three true defensive linemen and then a stand-up BULL on the defensive line, two true ILBs + a "HUSKY", functionally a slot corner +
Previously: Quarterback, Running Back, Receivers, Offensive Line The Enemy, Ranked now shifts to the defensive side of the ball as we break down Michigan's opponents for the 2023 season. Today we start in the trenches, looking at the opposing defensive lines. While perhaps not quite as grim as offensive line, I can't say I came away from this exercise terribly enthused by the opposing defensive lines. Yet again you can partly chalk that up to the schedule, avoiding Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa, but I also am not sure how great of a year for the B1G on the DL this is in general. Regardless, let's get going: 12. Bowling Green DE DT DT JACK Jordan Porter Anthony Hawkins Dontrez Brown Demetrius Hardamon Ali Saad Davonte Miles Billie Roberts Chasius Howell Today we start off with a tight battle for the bottom of the list between BGSU and the team just ahead of them, but I ultimately opted to go with the Falcons in 12th place. Bowling Green's DL last season w