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ANN ARBOR – Don Brown still can not give up his loss to Penn State more than a year ago.
Statistically, it was a nightmare. The Michigan football team saw the PSU rack up more than 500 meters of total offense in a 42-13 loss, a rare feat under Brown's tutelage.
It was the one and only time in two and a half years that Brown was Michigan, where his opponent had eclipsed 500 meters and scored more than 35 points. And with the Nittany Lions on deck for next Saturday, Nov. 3, the Michigan Defense Coordinator is already starting his meticulous planning.
"They gave it to us last year," Brown said Monday night at the "Inside Michigan Football" radio show. "I did a bad job against them, obviously the players are of the same opinion and we have two weeks of preparation to do our best.
"I feel good about this one."
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He did not feel about the last one. Penn State quickly took the 14-0 advantage with two passes from Saquon Barkley, including a 69-yard run in the second scrum match.
At the end of the first quarter, Barkley had 102 yards on the ground. PSU had 183 yards of total offense.
"In fact, just so you know, I get up every morning and think about it," Brown said. "Honest."
Michigan responded with consecutive touchdowns in the second quarter time, but that was the end of the offense. And the defense has collapsed from there.
PSU ran 75 yards in 53 seconds to advance to 8. His first practice in the second half produced 80 yards in nine games. The Nittany Lions would score 28 unanswered points and would reduce Michigan's hopes of winning a Big Ten title.
"You always want to have all your parts, techniques and fundamentals at your disposal," said Brown. "I'm not sure I provided that to our players, and I told them that.
"We have not played our best game – there is no doubt."
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Even though the task is arduous, it's not the same Penn State team as it was a year ago. A versatile problem, Barkley has since gone to the NFL. McSorley is back and remains a threat to the ground, having accumulated 554 yards and eight touchdowns, but has only completed 54% of his passes this season.
Meanwhile, the Nittany Lions have lost two of their last three games, including a stunning 21-17 against Michigan State on Oct. 13.
"We have to understand what's in front of us," said Brown. "Both run and pass, we understand the formations they will give us. It will be essentially a position, a group of staff – one tight end, three wide receivers with the half run.
"Then we have to identify and play fast."
PSU has one of the most skillful defensemen of Big Ten in Miles Sanders. The junior ranks third in the conference in rushing yards (772), rushing yards per game (110.3) and yards per run (6.5).
But the Wolverines have shown this season that they can limit their halves. Jonathan Taylor, the nation's top scorer, averaged 101 yards in 17 runs in Michigan's Wisconsin 38-13 victory.
Michigan (7-1, 5-0 Big Ten) also comes from a game in which he limited his rival in the state of Michigan State to 94 yards of the total offensive. It probably does not hurt Brown to have two weeks to prepare for Penn State.
"If you train fast and you have the ability to get the necessary rehearsals, I think you give your guys a familiarity with Saturday's approach," Brown said. "The organization (of Jim Harbaugh) allows us to be creative and our guys to play fast.When we go from this level to practice, we find this level that is sometimes rarefied."
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