Redshirt junior defensive back Michael Taaffe is impressed with his teammates performance but still wants more intensity in the fourth quarter.
The Texas defense dominated the Michigan offense in every way except one: It gave up a fourth-quarter touchdown. Junior defensive back
"You have to impose your will on a on a team, to where they don't think that they have life anymore," Taaffe said. "That's something that we preach all the time. Too many times in the last four years that I've been here, we've let teams crawl back in in the second half." Taaffe said he wants the defense to "take the opponent's soul." When asked about it during Monday's media availability, he said that he never thought that Michigan's soul was gone. Even after one lost fumble and two interceptions, Michigan still scored a touchdown."I think they probably went to bed Saturday night knowing that they're gonna wake up Sunday morning, pretty sore," Taaffe said.
Gbenda was not the only one that stood out physically as the Texas defense eliminated almost all of Michigan's threats. Senior defensive backintercepted his first pass in a Texas uniform along with sophomore defensive back Derek Williams Jr. grabbing the first of his career. Senior Jahdae Barron also recovered a fumble.
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