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🏈 Is Michigan's slow start be due to weird circumstances?

Michigan wide receiver Nico Collins (4) celebrates his touchdown with quarterback Shea Patterson (2) during the second quarter of an NCAA football game against Middle Tennessee in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Sure, the offense was being worked in all offseason, but it wasn't truly tested until the first game against Middle Tennessee State.

While breaking in a new offense, Michigan was simultaneously preparing for two polar opposite offenses in the first two weeks. MTSU was running four-wide receiver sets and getting the ball quickly out of the quarterback's hands.

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Army brought a triple-option attack into Ann Arbor just a week later and only threw four passes. Michigan had been preparing for that one specific game since the spring, all while breaking in a new offense.

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