Neutralized in recent weeks, defensive line plans to step up at Penn StateBy Nate Sandals
Daily Sports Editor
Football players and coaches say the film never lies. But last week it definitely deceived the Michigan defense.
On film, Toledo looked like an inside-running team, but the Rockets came out last Saturday with empty sets and max-protection packages. The Wolverines weren't prepared for the switch, at first.
“When we got to the game, everything changed,” senior nose tackle Terrance Taylor said. “It was seven on three. What really changed the game is how they took the D-line out of it.”
Michigan’s vaunted defensive line had little impact in the 13-10 loss, because of Toledo’s scheme. The Wolverines recorded just one sack, by redshirt freshman Michael Williams, and went without a sack the previous week against Illinois.
Coming into the season, the defensive line was supposed to be Michigan’s biggest strength, with all four starters returning. And it has come up big in key situations already, especially in the final minutes of the comeback win over Wisconsin.
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