The Wolverine

November 2013

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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Back In Business Linebacker Jake Ryan Is Right On Schedule With His Return B Ryan made his return to the field on Oct. 12, in the loss to Penn State, and he posted a total of five tackles, including a tackle for loss, in his first two games back in action for the Wolverines this fall. photo by lon horwedel By John Borton rady Hoke isn't a doctor, doesn't play one on TV and didn't even sleep in a Holiday Inn Express last night. He spoke with assuring authority, though, when projecting a Jake Ryan return to the lineup as early as midOctober. This occurred all the way back in April, causing some to do a doubletake and others to issue a dismissive wave of the hand. Sure, they conceded, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson came back from a horrific knee injury quicker than anybody expected, but he's the exception. When Ryan crashed to the turf with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during spring practice, many thought the outside linebacker's 2013 season was done. Yet there he was, on Oct. 12, trotting onto the field in the first quarter of Michigan's game against Penn State in Happy Valley. The Nittany Lions were going for it on fourth-and-one at their own 34. Only they weren't going anywhere. Quarterback Christian Hackenberg kept the ball, trying to cover the short

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