Michigan handled New Mexico, 34-17, in a game that shouldn’t have been as close at it was. The Wolverines did some very good things offensively but will be a work in progress on both sides of the ball heading into a showdown at Oklahoma Saturday night.

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Head coach Sherrone Moore was pleased with the line in Saturday’s win, acknowledging there’s still room for improvement.

“I thought the offensive line overall, the consistency that I saw throughout the game was really good,” the Michigan coach said. “There’s always the ‘hey, you could have made this block — you could have done this’ — but when you rush for over 200 yards, you feel pretty happy about that.

“I know we had some explosive plays in there, but there were also some four- or five-yard gains and three-yard gains that turn into those big plays, so I think that’s super important. I think the progression they’re taking, especially from the bowl game to now having new guys in there, has been really good. It’s been fun to watch.”

Michigan freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood, meanwhile, was the real deal. He threw for 251 yards and a touchdown and looked the part.

“For this young man, I thought he played really well. He’s going to be very critical of himself when he watches film,” Moore said. “He’s critical of himself during the game. He has a high standard for himself, and we have a high standard for us as an offense. But it’s not just him. It’s everyone on offense together, pulling on one string.

“To play the way he did, not turn the ball over, throw touchdown passes, go down on that two minute drive. I couldn’t do that as a freshman. That was impressive.”

Chris Balas and former Michigan offensive lineman Doug Skene break it down in today’s podcast.