Brian Gillis

Dec 4, 2024 | offtackleempire.com | Brian Gillis

It was an outcome that few saw coming. No one on the ESPN or Fox pregame shows, at least. Well, not exactly no one. Michigan alums and Heisman Trophy winners Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson picked their alma mater to prevail in the 120th meeting between Michigan and Ohio State. But the rest of the talking heads? All nine chose the Buckeyes – with most going out of their way to say the game wouldn’t be close. But could you blame them? Ohio State is loaded.

Nov 26, 2024 | offtackleempire.com | Brian Gillis

Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Michigan defeated Northwestern Saturday, 50-6. The 44-point victory, Michigan’s best performance of the season, not only ended the home team’s home season on a high note, it was also the sixth win of the season for the Wolverines, ensuring their bowl eligibility.

Oct 29, 2024 | offtackleempire.com | Brian Gillis

Things are never going to be easy for this Michigan team. If we’ve learned anything through the first half of the season, it’s this. Particularly on the offensive side of the ball. Finding a consistent offensive rhythm has been a challenge for Michigan in … well, just about every game it’s played this season. And it was a challenge against Michigan State Saturday night.

Oct 22, 2024 | offtackleempire.com | Brian Gillis

In the movie “Office Space”, there’s a scene in which the movie’s protagonist, Peter Gibbons, profoundly unfulfilled in his life, visits a hypnotherapist. “I’m sitting in my cubicle today,” Peter tells the hypnotherapist, “And I realized that ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So … every single day you see me, that’s the worst day of my life.”“Oh, that’s bad stuff,” the hypnotherapist responded. Bad stuff, indeed.

Oct 16, 2024 | offtackleempire.com | Brian Gillis

After defeating LSU in its season opener, USC’s future brightened. Its expectations increased. Participating in the newly-expanded college football playoff, something not talked about much during the offseason, was suddenly on the table. Since that opening weekend in Las Vegas, however, it’s been a bumpy ride for the Trojans. A pair of one-score conference losses, in particular, have changed the vibe considerably in Los Angeles.