The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan football back. Last year, the duo combined for 258 total tackles. But there is one big area in which the Chips have to get better: getting to the quarterback. Central Michigan ranked No. 103 nationally in sacks per game in 2012 (1.4) and No. 110 in 2011 (1.1). "They need a pass rusher," Livingston said. "They haven't had a good pass rusher since Coach [Dan] Enos has been here. Having a guy who can come off the edge from a safety or linebacker spot or having a reliable defensive end — they need something. They haven't had it, for whatever reason. Defensive end, in my mind, in the past has been guys who have basically been a smaller defensive tackle." — Andy Reid Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson went 187-of-318 passing for 2,405 yards with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions in 2012. Photo by Bill panzica Notre Dame In his first year as a starter, quarterback Everett Golson, now a redshirt sophomore, started slowly, but he really came into his own while the Fighting Irish got better offensively as the year went on. He finished 187-of-318 passing (58.8 percent) for 2,405 yards with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions. He added 298 yards and six touchdowns on the ground. Head coach Brian Kelly, now entering his fourth year in South Bend, finally has a seasoned player that fits his system at the position, and the Fighting Irish are expecting to see gains on that side of the ball. "The fact that Everett has a year under his belt is big," Blue & Gold Illustrated senior writer Lou Somogyi said. "This is the first spring since 2010 where inquiring minds aren't thinking who the quarterback will be. They feel they've found