Defend the Block 297 - Nebraska Recap

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Michigan, College, Sports, Ncaa, Jon Jansen, Wolverines, Football

4.8 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The Wolverines jumped back into a tie for first place in the Big Ten with an outstanding defensive effort in Monday's win at Nebraska. Brian and Terry react to the nail-biting road win in Lincoln. Then, the postgame interviews begin around the 10-minute mark, as Brian visits with Head Coach Dusty May, leading scorer Roddy Gayle, Jr., and freshman L.J. Cason. You can listen to how the game played out with the audio recap at the end of the episode.

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0:00.0	On Friday against Michigan State, Michigan did not score in the final four minutes, 12 seconds.
0:05.6	They ended up losing by 13 and dropping out of first place in the Big Ten.
0:10.2	And the refrain right away from Dusty May was trying to not make one loss turn into two or more.
0:17.5	And this was always going to be an interesting matchup for the Wolverines because Nebraska
0:21.6	is an underrated, difficult place to play in the league. The Huskers are right in the thick of the
0:26.6	NCAA tournament conversation. This place was rocking in Lincoln. And yet, here the Wolverines
0:32.8	found themselves, once again, unable to find any field goals in the final 425.
0:38.8	It looked like maybe just maybe Michigan was ready to pull away when they went on an 8-0
0:43.7	run, capped by an LJ Kason 3, his only field goal make of the ball game that forced a
0:49.3	timeout for Nebraska.
0:51.2	From there, Michigan only scored four points, four free throws from Roddy Gale Jr.
0:55.3	and then Trey Donaldson in the final minute of the ballgame. Yet the Wolverines made
1:00.1	enough winning plays. Was it flawless? No, not by any stretch. Was it pretty? Not even close.
1:06.2	It was one of the more strange and very ugly games to watch as it played out. But when you are on the road
1:14.0	in the Big Ten, especially in the final week of February facing a team that is very much on the
1:19.7	bubble, any victory is beautiful, and Michigan found a way to get it done. The Wolverines had a
1:25.7	great couple of days of prep and readiness for Nebraska
1:29.4	after what was a gut punch loss. It felt at times after the game like it was more than one
1:35.6	loss, but it only was one-twentieth of the Big Ten tale. Now, Michigan continues to write that
1:41.6	story where they're seven and two on the road.
1:44.2	They've only lost once away from Chrysler Center in Big Ten play in regulation.
1:50.0	And here they sit with four games left at 13 and three in the Big Ten,
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