To say the No. 25 Michigan football team is expecting Michigan State to run screen plays against it would be an understatement.

“We gonna get screens the rest of the year after what we put on tape versus (Southern California), any offense would be stupid not to run screens against us,” graduate defensive lineman Tré Williams said Tuesday.

The Trojans deployed screens frequently two weeks ago to circumvent the Wolverines’ pass rush. With Michigan’s second level and secondary unable to tackle in space, the quick passing game became a death sentence.

USC’s second play of the game was a delayed screen to the running back. So, even ahead of the Wolverines’ ensuing defense meltdown, their weakness was already on tape.

Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale has always been a blitz-h

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