The Odyssey will eagerly head up to LA to see a Rose Bowl redux when Michigan visits the Coliseum. OK, the Maize and Blue has not played in the Coliseum in 68 years but you get the point.
Both squads are sporting one loss and desperately need a win today. Michigan has subtle advantages and disadvantages in this matchup. Bryce Underwood is no longer a callow Freshman playing in front of a hostile crowd. Michigan has already played at 2 tough road venues in Oklahoma and Nebraska. As for that “hostile” USC crowd, maybe not so much as many UM fans are expected to be in attendance.
UM’s disadvantage: is a touted defense all it is cracked up to be? The Odyssey is not so sure. We expect Jayden Maiava and his vaunted received corps to do well against a defensive backfield that may be overrated. In other words, we do not expect Michigan to make a Lemon out of Lane in USC’s passing attack.
Thus, more scoring than anticipated? We shall see. What we do know is that this game rates to be close to a toss up.