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They can play like that because they recruit and pay for first-round corners. Michigan plays a ton of man coverage with lesser athletes and we are seeing the results. I think we've recruited good DBs under Manny and have mostly gotten good results. All I'm saying we need better athletes to get...

Agree with this. The point wasn't to celebrate the number. I just think we tend to overreact to pass defense because it looks so bad when one of our corners can't find the ball. Teams around the country are getting smoked in the air. We're not great, but we aren't so bad to justify bringing in...

Gurvan still has time. He’s not a heady player like Jaquan Johnson who gets it right away. Still a little slow to pull the trigger. Hopefully he finishes strong and carries some confidence into 2021.

We just need better athletes. Ohio State, Alabama and LSU have freaks. We’ve pursued those guys but haven’t signed them.

My favorite stat to evaluate pass defense is Yards per PA. Because it is adjusted per attempt, it doesn't penalize teams for scoring a lot of points and forcing opponents to pass. Since 2011, three of the national champions finished #1 overall in Yards per PA. Three more were Top 10. The...