The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN FOOTBALL dropped back to pass, but for one stretch against Ohio State in the third and fourth quarters, the line surren- dered a single QB takedown on 27 drop-backs. The reason? Fifth-year senior Devin Gardner thinks his five blockers played with a sense of ur- gency after he broke his foot late in the third quarter. "I feel like once I got hurt, I went to them and told them I wouldn't be able to run, wouldn't be able to move as well as I can, and they took that to heart and put it on their shoulders," Gardner said. "I've watched those [four] series after I got hurt a mil- lion times and I got sacked one time. That's pretty impressive by them." However, former U-M All-Big Ten first-team lineman, and current The- Wolverine.com analyst, Doug Skene cautions against overreacting to the OSU performance. "Is that where the bar is? That we SUSPENDED Sophomore wide receiver Csont'e York was suspended indefinitely on the eve of fall camp, head coach Brady Hoke announced. "Csont'e is suspended indefinitely for failing to meet team standards and will not report for fall camp," Hoke said, in a statement. "We demand that every person in our program represent the University of Michigan and the Michigan football program the right way on and off the field. When people fall short of that, there are consequences." The 6-3, 191-pound sophomore appeared in one game in 2013 as a reserve wide receiver. He did not record a catch. The Harper Woods, Mich., native was a three-star recruit ranked the No. 75 receiver nationally in the class of 2013. He was one of three wideouts signed that year, joining fellow three-stars Jaron Dukes and Da'Mario Jones. NEW RIVAL? The Michigan and Ohio State rivalry has consistently been voted one of the best in all of sports, but with the Wolverines 1-9 in their last 10 against OSU, the Buckeyes have seemingly focused their attention this season on Michigan State, while 42 percent of subscribers on TheWolverine.com — the greatest percent- age among 632 cast ballots — voted MSU as U-M's biggest game this season. "Once Ohio State gets past the Michigan State game [Nov. 8], regardless of the outcome, all of the hate will come out for Michigan, and it will reclaim its place in where it needs to be in the hierarchy of the rivalry," BuckeyGrove.com publisher Kevin Noon said. "But Ohio State fans have definitely enjoyed a lot of success against Michigan, and that is probably fueling the reasons why Ohio State fans FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK CSONT'E YORK