Detroit News: Article by Bob Wojnowski

Wojo: U-M's in a tough transition

ANN ARBOR -- It began with a terrific blast of noise and energy and nearly ended with the same. And in between? Uh, in between, Michigan looked like a football team in monumental transition, exactly what should be expected.

You can be alarmed Michigan's defense looked so bad for a half before turning dominant in the second half Saturday. You can be disappointed Michigan's new offense was terribly shaky most of the game. But you shouldn't be stunned by the Wolverines' 25-23 loss to Utah in Rich Rodriguez's debut as coach.

It was different, so different, intriguingly different at times, hideously different at other times. But while the outcome wasn't easily acceptable, it certainly was explainable. The Wolverines showed enough fight in a fourth-quarter comeback to confirm they'll be interesting. But they showed more than enough mistakes on offense -- and very little blocking -- to confirm this will be a struggle.

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