On New Year’s Day when Michigan football played Alabama in the Citrus Bowl, the opening drive was set up perfectly.
Freshman Giles Jackson returned the opening kick to about midfield, giving Michigan’s offense a chance to put points on the board on their opening drive.
Wide receiver Nico Collins, who announced on Sunday that he will return for his senior season, beat his man down the sideline during a play on that opening drive. He had two steps on the defender. All quarterback Shea Patterson had to do was drop the ball to him in stride on a 20-yard pass and Collins most likely walks into the endzone.