At halftime I said that if the Wolverines were going to have an easy time in the second half of their contest against Bowling Green then the Michigan defense was going to have to tighten up. It did, allowing only seven more points over the final 30 minutes. Though the way the Michigan offense played with Tate Forcier at quarterback for an injured Denard Robinson, the defense could have relaxed a bit.Forcier was fantastic for the Wolverines in Robinson's place. After leading the Wolverines to a touchdown in the closing minutes of the second half, he picked up right where he left off in the second half. Forcier led the Wolverines on six more touchdown drives and finished the day completing all 12 of his pass attempts for 110 yards and picked up 30 more with his legs en route to an easy 65-21 win.
In a year that saw Forcier starting fall practice without wings on his helmet, and was followed by seeing Forcier on the sidelines with a towel over his head during Michigan's opening victory over UConn before transfer rumors broke, today had to feel great for the sophomore quarterback. Of course, who knows what this will mean as far as further playing time is concerned.
Before leaving the game with his knee injury Denard Robinson was playing like his usual amazing self. He's in no danger of losing his starting gig, but given his history of getting dinged up during games, odds are that Forcier will see the field a bit more this season.
No doubt Michigan is happy to still have him.
