That fake punt is absolutely on rr. His trick play punting formation is designed so every punt can be a fake. Clearly zoltan was not given a red light, either before that play or in general, in a situation like that.
The defense has major issues, but they found a way to keep UM in the game with redzone stops.
Kovacs is still a limited player, but he capitalized on his frequent opportunities to pursue unimpeded from the back side.
The defense was a sieve at times, but kept holding MSU's scoring drives to 3. Their offense did nothing but punt for the most part, yet they were only down by 4 at halftime.
The offensive adjustments were largely non-existent. Msu stacked the box and walked their corners up,, daring UM to beat them deep, yet UM kept running the ball and not attacking downfield with the pass.
It was eerily similar to wvu-pitt games, and the griping you heard from mountaineer fans. Coaches tight in big games, does not make adjustments, doesn't attack downfield, etc. The other team was even swamped with devastating penalties. (like that late hit call - when junior was starting to drive back upfield, and the hands to the face - when no hands came close to Tate's helmet)
The offense was going to finish the game with 3 pts - the defense gets the first 3 imo - until msu went into prevent mode (like carr used to do). If they keep attacking, Tate never has a chance to comeback.
MSU's defense can't stop the pass nor are they very good at stopping the run without stacking the box.
RR made offensive recruiting and numbers a priority at UM. He needs to be scoring 35 ppg to compensate for the lack of depth and talent on D.
