Trey Pierce

Michigan's Players Said Soft, And The Box Score Names The Half

Michigan hosts No. 11 Oklahoma at noon Eastern on Fox, in the first meeting the two programs have ever played in Ann Arbor. Michigan is 1-0 after beating Western Michigan 13-12 on a 47-yard throw on the final play. Four players called the team soft in public afterward, at a meeting the defensive tackle Trey Pierce called himself on the Sunday morning after the game. Three of those four play defense, and the defense is the half that allowed no touchdowns while it was on the field for 40:08. The offense held the ball for 19:52, gained 276 yards, lost three turnovers, drew nine penalties for 80 yards and scored no points between its opening drive and the final play. Oklahoma beat UTEP 51-0 with 12.2 yards per pass attempt and 10 tackles for loss, and its quarterback John Mateer beat Michigan in Norman last September. At DraftKings, read through ESPN's odds feed at 8:14 a.m. Eastern Saturday, Oklahoma is a 5.5-point favorite at -108 with a total of 43.5. The same book opened Michigan as a 2.5-point favorite. Kyle Whittingham said Monday that Bryce Underwood is Michigan's quarterback right now and that the job is not set in concrete.