The Michigan Wolverines Front 7:
Over the offseason, the Michigan Wolverines lost their 2 leading pass rushers, in David Ojabo and Aidan Hutchinson who accounted for 25 of the Wolverines’ 34 sacks last season. As a result of losing their top 2 pass rushers, there were a lot of questions about how the Michigan front 7 would fare and how the Michigan pass rush would look like without Ojabo and Hutchinson. In Michigan's first game this season against Colorado State, the Wolverines 7 total sacks as a team. The depth of pass rushers for the Wolverines has improved from last season, as 9 players on the Michigan defense had at least .5 of a sack in there against Colorado. Last season in 14 games, 12 players on the Michigan defense had at least .5 of a sack. Even though Michigan will not have the same amount of superstar talent rushing the passer as they had last year, Michigan more players will successfully contribute to the Michigan pass rush, which will allow the Wolverines to have the potential to be one of the best pass rushing units in the country, like how they were last season.
The Florida Gators Offense:
Even though the Gators did not lose too much talent during the offseason, Florida had to adapt to a whole new system, as their head coach Dan Mullen was fired and Billy Napier, who was formerly the head coach at Louisiana was brought in as their new head coach. The Gators also have a new offensive coordinator, Rob Sale, who also came from Louisiana. The Florida offense adapted nicely in Napier’s new offensive system. The Florida Gator also have a new quarterback one, in Anthony Richardson, who in limited appearances last season showed his potential as a great dual threat quarterback, in a game last season against USF. Richardson and the Florida offensive showed how dangerous they could be as a unit, scoring 29 points on a Utah defense that was one of the best in the country last season, and that did not lose a ton of talent to the NFL. Richardson showed more of his great dual threat ability against Utah, passing for 168 yards, while completing 70.8% of his passes and rushing for 106 yards and 3 touchdowns, on 11 carries, while averaging 9.6 yards per game. The Florida offensive line opened up some holes for Richardson in order for him to run, and Richardson took advantage of what the offensive line gave him. Ricky Pearsall and Xzavier Henderson helped Richardsons success as a passer, as Pearsall had 4 receptions for 67 yards, averaging 16.8 yards per reception, and Henderson had 6 receptions for 41 yards. The Florida Gators offense showed that they could compete with almost anyone this week after there strong showing against Utah.