Michigan defensive breakdown with Vance Bedford (week 8) - MSU recap; Purdue preview

Michigan defensive breakdown with Vance Bedford (week 8) - MSU recap; Purdue preview

Author: 247Sports, Michigan Football, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan, Michigan athletics, College Football October 29, 2025 Duration: 1:08:36
In this week's episode, Vance Bedford and Sam Webb discussed Michigan's defensive performance in its 31-20 victory over Michigan State, and previewed the upcoming game against Purdue. Bedford praised the defensive line, giving defensive ends an A- and defensive tackles a B-. He also highlighted Jimmy Rolder's standout game and Jyaire Hill's strong performance at corner. He the warned the secondary about unexploited holes and missed assignments on the backend. He also discussed Michigan's blitz rate, which has been dramatically reduced from one of the highest in the country, to seemingly one of the lowest the last two weeks. Bedford advised that Michigan is going to have a higher rate down the stretch - around 20%. He also predicted five sacks against Purdue in a blowout victory.

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