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Michigan's defense struggles with tempo, but finds positives in loss at Utah

ANN ARBOR -- A pair of "T's" stood out for Michigan defensively at Utah on Thursday night.

Tackling and tempo.

Michigan absolutely had its positive moments defensively during a 24-17 loss in Salt Lake City, but after the game, the veteran unit wasn't really interested in picking apart the various highlights.

Instead, they were upset with their execution, and admitted they struggled with Utah's tempo periodically throughout the contest.

"Our offense isn't a tempo team, so we only really saw it for the last two weeks against the scout team to prepare for it," junior defensive tackle Chris Wormley said afterward.