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FORMATION NOTES: Michigan spent virtually the whole game in a 3-3-5, aside from some goal line plays. Army started off in a traditional flexbone, so this was the most common setup for the first quarter and change:
Michigan barely varied from this presnap. Army started poking at the general lightness of this formation and spent most of the back half of the game in a relatively jumbo setup:
The two tight-end-type substances to the bottom are actually OL. You can see that Michigan has responded by shifting Uche to the line of scrimmage bringing their safety level closer to the LOS. Army did some work in this formation but Michigan had their plan and did not deviate from it, and it all worked out.
SUBSTITION NOTES: Almost no rotation. On the DL it was Paye/Kemp/Hutchinson almost the whole way, with Danna getting about a dozen snaps and cameos from Mason and Jeter.
Glasgow, Hudson, and Uche got every snap. Ross probably would have as well but a stinger forced him out at halftime; Anthony took over. This was not much of a glimpse at Anthony since it seemed like Michigan's scheme with the MLB was to get him annihilated on every snap.
Gray spotted Thomas and Hill for just under half the game. Aside from that and a couple J'Marick Woods snaps the secondary was Thomas/Hill/Metellus/Hawkins the whole way.
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