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The PFF grades are not kind for Michigan this week
The Michigan Wolverines dropped their first game of the season on Saturday, losing to Texas, 31-12. It was a tough game to watch if you’re a Michigan fan, and the advanced stats from Pro Football Focus (PFF) agree with the eye test.
Let’s get into this week’s player grades and snap counts.
Offense
OL Evan Link – 57 snaps / 27.2 overall player grade
OL Dominick Giudice – 57 / 59.3
OL Myles Hinton – 57 / 55.6
OL Giovanni El-Hadi – 57 / 66.0
OL Josh Priebe – 57 / 65.6
QB Davis Warren – 54 / 76.5
TE Colston Loveland – 44 / 55.7
WR Tyler Morris – 40 / 58.1
WR Kendrick Bell – 39 / 53.1
RB Donovan Edwards – 32 / 71.9
WR Semaj Morgan – 31 / 68.1
WR CJ Charleston – 19 / 62.3
TE Marlin Klein – 17 / 57.8
WR Peyton O’Leary – 15 / 72.9
RB Ben Hall – 14 / 62.8
TE/FB Max Bredeson – 13 / 73.0
RB Kalel Mulings – 13 / 64.5
WR Fred Moore – 7 / 52.3
QB Alex Orji – 3 / 56.6
WR Amorion Walker – 1 / 59.0
Takeaways: After rotating in Greg Crippen with Dominick Giudice last week against Fresno State, Crippen didn’t see the field at all against Texas. It appears that position battle is over, as Giudice played every snap along the offensive line on Saturday.
Additionally, it’s interesting to see Kendrick Bell’s snap counts increase from Week 1 (30) to Week 2 (39). He was a guy that kind of flew under the radar this offseason, with guys like Fred Moore, Amorion Walker and CJ Charleston garnering more attention at the position. The coaching staff seems to trust him the most as the team’s WR3 at this point.
Surprises: It’s a shock that Kalel Mullings and Max Bredeson only got 13 snaps each on Saturday. For a ground and pound team like Michigan is, it’s stunning that these two hardly played at all. But I guess that’s what happens when you give up 24 points in the first half and only put a field goal on the board to counter that. Being down by three touchdowns to start the second half likely had a role with that, but to have two of your better offensive players on the bench more often than not is … not great.
Defense
CB Jyaire Hill – 65 / 57.2
LB Ernest Hausmann – 65 / 43.9
LB Jaishawn Barham – 64 / 43.7
S Makari Paige – 61 / 56.2
DT Kenneth Grant – 60 / 61.7
CB Will Johnson – 58 / 70.3
DT Mason Graham – 58 / 67.9
S Quinten Johnson – 57 / 58.3
CB Zeke Berry – 50 / 63.0
Edge Derrick Moore – 46 / 64.3
Edge Josaiah Stewart – 45 / 75.9
DT Rayshaun Benny – 28 / 74.4
Edge TJ Guy – 26 / 64.6
Edge Cameron Brandt – 25 / 52.3
S Wesley Walker – 21 / 55.8
CB Aamir Hall – 17 / 59.9
LB Jimmy Rolder – 13 / 55.3
DT Trey Pierce – 7 / 60.8
DT Ike Iwunnah – 6 / 82.3
DT Enow Etta – 4 / 62.4
CB Kody Jones – 3 / 60.0
CB Myles Pollard – 2 / 60.0
Takeaways: Kenneth Grant playing 60 snaps and Mason Graham playing 58 snaps could be detrimental for them as the season goes on. They are two of the best defensive tackles in the country, but if you’re playing that many snaps per game, even the best of the best are going to get gassed.
A season ago, Graham played 442 total snaps while Grant played 403 snaps. Through two games, Graham is already up to 104 snaps while Grant is at 101. For them to already be a quarter of the way to what they played all of last year is insane.
Additionally, the linebackers were graded pretty harshly by PFF, with Ernest Hausmann and Jaishawn Barham both grading out below 50. They gave Barham a very good tackling grade of 80.4, but nothing else was graded higher than 52.6. PFF also dinged Hausmann for three missed tackles, and for giving up five catches on five targets in coverage. It was a really rough day for the linebackers.
Surprises: Where in the world was Ja’Den McBurrows? The player to relieve Zeke Berry in the slot was redshirt sophomore Kody Jones, who only had 59 snaps in his entire career until yesterday. Perhaps McBurrows had a last second injury pop up, but that was an interesting thing to see on the player report.
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When it comes to training the doctors and researchers who will staff hospitals, Texas holds its own on the world stage.
Several Texas health and medical institutions landed on U.S. News and World Report’s 2026-27 Best Global Universities list, with three cracking the global top 500 — led by UT Southwestern Medical Center at No. 113.
The list considered 13 indicators and weights to measure global research performance and reputation, ranking the world’s 2,250 top universities.
Here’s a look at how some major public and private health care and medical universities in Texas fared on the list.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Global Ranking: No. 113.
Location: Dallas, Texas.
Type: Public university.
Baylor College of Medicine
Global Ranking: No. 144.
Location: Houston, Texas.
Type: Private university.
University of Texas Health Science Center — Houston
Global Ranking: No. 324.
Location: Houston, Texas.
Type: Public university.
University of Texas Medical Branch — Galveston
Global Ranking: No. 599.
Location: Galveston, Texas.
Type: Public university.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Global Ranking: No. 1,871.
Location: Lubbock, Texas.
Type: Public university.
Mateo Rosiles is the Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and its regional papers in Texas. Got a news tip for him? Email him at mrosiles@usatodayco.com.
AUSTIN – Texas officials are rolling out a new online hub aimed at helping residents spot and report the New World screwworm, a pest Gov. Greg Abbott says threatens livestock, wildlife, and the state’s rural economy.
Abbott announced the launch of screwworm.texas.gov, an enhanced website housed in the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s Disaster Portal that he described as a “one-stop shop” for information and resources tied to the state’s response.
The New World screwworm poses a direct threat to Texas livestock, wildlife, and our rural economy,” Abbott said. “This new website puts essential tools in the hands of our producers, veterinarians, and families. Screwworm.texas.gov delivers the facts, maps, identification methods, and certification resources Texans need to detect problems early and report cases without delay. Now every Texan has the information to act. Texas will protect our land, our animals, and our way of life from this pest.
According to the governor’s office, the site is designed to provide “actionable and reliable multimedia information” about the New World screwworm, including fact sheets, videos, and educational materials.
The portal includes background information, guidance on how to spot the pest, sample collection procedures, Texas Animal Health Commission New World screwworm zone maps, the U.S. Department of Agriculture case dashboard, links to best practices for livestock and wildlife, and details on registering for a new no-cost New World screwworm Certified Inspector Training.
The governor’s office said state and federal partners are working together to detect, control and contain the spread, and that expanding public outreach and providing clear information is a key part of reducing risk.
Abbott’s office also highlighted actions taken by the governor in response to the pest, including:
- Directing the creation of a joint Texas New World screwworm Response Team
- Joining USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins to announce a $750 million investment in a new sterile fly production facility in Edinburg
- Issuing a statewide disaster declaration ahead of the first detection
- Deploying state resources and activating the State Emergency Operations Center after the first confirmed Texas cases
- Visiting the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory in Kerrville for a briefing
- Launching a free online training course to certify more inspectors
- Announcing federal funding to strengthen inspection capacity.
Texans are urged to inspect livestock and pets for wounds and report suspected cases immediately, including in wildlife.
For livestock and pets, suspected cases should be reported to the Texas Animal Health Commission’s 24-hour veterinarian call line at 1-800-550-8242.
For wildlife, reports should be made to Texas Parks and Wildlife’s 24-hour biologists’ call line at 512-389-4505. Officials also warn people not to move affected animals.
More information and updates are available at screwworm.texas.gov and screwworm.gov.
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