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SEATTLE — Michigan football plummeted in the latest polls after its first Big Ten loss in nearly three years.

Washington beat Michigan 27-17 on Saturday night at Husky Stadium — earning a revenge of sorts after the Wolverines beat the Huskies in January to clinch the 2023 College Football Playoff title — and as a result, UM fell by 11 Ranks down to No. 21 The U.S. LBM Coaches survey was released Sunday afternoon.

It was a day of chaos for the rankings overall, as five of the top 11 teams fell, and four of them (Michigan included) fell to unranked opponents. Texas, the first team to beat Michigan this season (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten), is the new No. 1 seed.

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As for the Wolverines, it was another sloppy performance on the West Coast on Saturday. It started with the offense, initially orchestrated by quarterback Alex Orji, who stumbled out of the gate and punted three times in a row to open the game while gaining 47 yards on 16 plays (2.9 per snap).

Meanwhile, quarterback Will Rogers and the Washington offense dismantled Wink Martindale's defense. He completed three of his first four throws, including two deep shots of 36 yards to Jyaire Hill and a 39-yard bomb over the head of Makari Paige. That was simply a sign of things to come, as UM allowed an incredible nine passes of at least 15 yards or more and 315 yards of passing total.

In the process, Washington built a 14-0 lead, leaving head coach Sherrone Moore no choice but to make his second QB change of the year and go with his third passer (who was probably the first option all along if it were). health permits) to intervene Jack Tuttle.

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It excited the Wolverines for a while, as its first three possessions resulted in a seven-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, an eight-play, 56-yard field goal drive, and another 11-play, 75-yard touchdown drive Michigan took the lead 17-14 with 8:38 minutes left in the third period.

From then on it was just huskies. Steve Belichick's defense made the necessary adjustments and stopped UM's offense on the next five possessions.

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The Wolverines were well prepared for the contest as they were missing two starting offensive players in LT Myles Hinton and C Dominick Giudice, as well as superior Derrick Moore and several key backup players such as Jaden Mangham, Aamir Hall, Ja'Den McBurrows and Wesley Walker. UM is now entering the first of two bye weeks.

The Wolverines next face No. 23 Illinois (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten), which dropped two spots in its bye week, on Oct. 19 at Memorial Stadium. Kick-off time and TV will be announced next week.

See the rest of the top 25 below.

US LBM Coaches Poll Top 25, October 6

The complete ranking can be found here. First place votes in parentheses.

1. Texas (44), 5-0

2. Ohio State (11), 5-0

3. Oregon, 5-0

4. Georgia, 4-1

5. Penn State, 5-0

6. Miami (Florida), 6-0

7. Alabama, 4-1

8. Mississippi, 5-1

9. Tennessee, 4-1

10.LSUI, 4-1

11. Clemson, 4-1

12. Notre Dame, 4-1

13. Iowa State, 5-0

14. Texas A&M, 5-1

15. BYU, 5-0.

16. Oklahoma, 4-1.

17. Utah, 4-1.

18. Missouri, 4-1.

19. Kansas State, 4-1

20. Indiana, 6-0

21. Michigan, 4-2

22. Boise State, 4-1

23. Illinois, 4-1

24. Pittsburgh, 5-0

25. SMU, 5-1

On By John Fenwick

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