Michigan moved to 3-1 after a close 30-27 win over Nebraska. The Wolverines found themselves up by 10 points twice in the game, but a Hail Mary conversion and a late Nebraska touchdown might have made the score a touch closer than it really was.
The Wolverines were the more dominant team in the trenches against the Cornhuskers — especially on the defensive side of the ball. Michigan pressured Dylan Raiola 35 times, per PFF. The man who led the way was linebacker Jaishawn Barham. The Wolverines moved him to edge against CMU, and the move has worked to perfection.
Jaishawn Barham led the way
Barham led Michigan with seven pressures on the afternoon and was almost unblockable. On Thursday, Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule told Pat McAfee on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ that the move Michigan made by moving Barham to edge ‘disrupted everything’.
“The week before they moved Jaishawn Barham, they moved him from middle linebacker — he played at Maryland — they moved him out to their outside linebacker,” Rhule said. “I walked up to him after the game, I said, ‘Boy, you’re a Top 10 pick. I mean, that move disrupted everything…