Despite everything that's happened to the Michigan football program over the past month, the players held their own against Texas in what ended up as a 41-27 loss.
The Wolverines had their chances. Michigan led 27-24 in the fourth quarter after a touchdown run by Bryce Underwood, which was his third touchdown of the game, after two TD passes in the first half.
There were just too many mistakes. A missed tackle on a key fourth down in the final stanza sticks in my mind, along with the Underwood interceptions.
A win or loss wouldn't have changed much in the future, but there were some important things to take away from the Citrus Bowl, and here are three observations that matter moving forward.