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Your password is also your last name in lower case. WHAT IS THE WOLVERINE NOW? This online publication is INCLUDED with your subscription to The Wolverine! The Wolverine Now is posted on www.TheWolverineOnDemand.com on Wednesdays (game previews) and Sundays (game reports) throughout the football season to deliver you up-to-date information in a timely manner! To receive email notifications, please send an email to: thewolverine@comanpub.com or call 1-800-421-7751 www.thewolverineondemand.com GAME ANALYSIS WHAT WORKED shows how important one player can be to a team, especially if the player is a tal- ented quarterback. The line is better and the receivers have a better understanding of the offense, but none of it matters if the man under center can't play. Forcier's in- nate sense of when to run and when to throw, along with his ability to keep his eyes downfield while scrambling, make him a special talent. He accounted for 310 of Michigan's 430 yards. • Tate Forcier and the offense. This game • Third-quarter defense. Head coach Rich Rodriguez said Michigan didn't change much on defense after halftime. Junior safety Troy Woolfolk said they played more press coverage with the cornerbacks. What- ever the reason, the defense responded af- ter giving up 302 first-half yards, allowing only 27 (with the help of a holding penalty on a 76-yard gain) in the third quarter. They also forced a key game-changing fumble with senior linebacker Stevie Brown's blitz, setting up U-M's go-ahead score. • Brandon Minor's all-around game. It wasn't just the senior's 106 yards, but his pass protection, especially on the final drive. Minor sacrificed his body to protect Forcier and was outstanding picking up blitzers. The Michigan offense is at its best when he's on the field. WHAT DIDN'T WORK In Tate Forcier, head coach Rich Rodriguez may have a quarterback tailor-made to run his offense. PHOTO BY ERIC BRONSON/BRONSONPHOTO.COM • Pass defense. Notre Dame max-pro- tected most of the game, keeping a tight end or a back in to help against Michigan's line, and it gave quarterback Jimmy Clau- sen plenty of time to find outstanding re- ceivers Golden Tate and Michael Floyd. The tandem combined for 246 yards receiving, and it might have been more had Floyd not left midway through the fourth quarter with a knee injury. • First-down defense. The Irish averaged nine yards per first-down play in the first half, including seven plays of 10 yards or more with two over 30. Notre Dame's bal- ance on offense — 154 yards rushing, 336 passing — kept the Michigan defense off balance. • Avoiding big plays. The Notre Dame offense had four plays over 24 yards, but a 76-yard catch-and-run was nullified by a penalty. Another big play, a 41-yard screen for a touchdown, became a 19-yarder when it was reviewed and determined run- THE WOLVERINE MICHIGAN 28, NOTRE DAME 24 SEPT. 11, 2010 • NOTRE DAME STADIUM, NOTRE DAME, IND. • ATTENDANCE 80,795 14 ning back Armando Allen stepped out of bounds. Notre Dame Michigan ND Crist 1-Yard Run (Ruffer Kick) 11:19 U-M Roundtree 31-yard Pass From Robinson (Gibbons Kick) 08:06 Drive: 1 Play 31 Yds 0:06 7 7 U-M Hopkins 1-Yard Run (Gibbons Kick) 01:26 U-M Robinson 87-Yard Run (Gibbons Kick) 01:51 Drive: 5 Plays 65 Yds 1:40 SECOND QUARTER ND Jones 53-yard Pass From Crist (Ruffer Kick) 12:42 ND Ruffer 24-Yard Field Goal 08:48 fourth-and-three froze Notre Dame's Dar- ius Fleming in his tracks. Forcier took ad- vantage of cover zero defense and found the seam down the middle for a 31-yard touchdown run that put Michigan up 31- 20 early in the fourth quarter. grab over a Notre Dame cornerback in the first quarter gave Michigan needed mo- mentum. U-M's offense had been held in check to that point, but the third-and-12 big gainer on the Wolverines' second pos- session led to a touchdown and got it roll- ing. 3. Forcier's step fake right, cut left on a 14 7 Drive: 5 Plays 98 Yds 1:56 THIRD QUARTER Drive: 2 Plays 53 Yds 0:12 ND Rudolph 95-yard Pass From Crist (Ruffer Kick) 03:41 U-M Robinson 2-Yard Run (Broekhuizen Kick) 00:27 28 24 Drive: 12 Plays 72 Yds 3:14 • Page 9 THE WOLVERINE toss sweep to Brandon Minor not only lost two yards, it gave fifth-year senior kicker Jason Olesnavage a poor angle to try a 26- yard field goal. Olesnavage missed wide left, leaving Michigan with no points after starting first-and-goal at the 1 early in the third quarter. 2. The Irish were backed up first-and-25 THREE WORST PLAYS 1. An early second-half, third-and-goal Drive: 8 Plays 66 Yds 2:14 FOURTH QUARTER Drive: 1 Play 91 Yds 0:34 21 24 from their own 16 trailing 14-10 in the sec- ond quarter, but Irish quarterback Jimmy 21 7 21 14 21 17 1. Freshman quarterback Tate Forcier's game-winning four-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Greg Mathews was set up by two great plays; a third-and-four grab of a low pass by sophomore Mar- tavious Odoms for eight yards and a 17- yard scramble and bullet from Forcier to fifth-year senior LaTerryal Savoy that set up first-and-goal. Without either of those two plays, Michigan might have had to settle for a game-tying field goal attempt. 2. Senior Mathews' one-handed, 40-yard THREE BEST PLAYS 7 FIRST QUARTER Drive: 13 Plays 71 Yds 3:41 7 0 U-M ND 0 7 10 0 Total First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Net Yards Rushing Net Yards Passing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Rushing Attempts ning 37 in the first half and picking up 302 yards. 10 Total Offensive Plays Total Net Yards Seven of 12 possessions lasted 2:06 or less. Yards Per Completion Percent Completion Yards Per Attempt Avg. Gain Per Play Fumbles: No-Lost Penalties: No-Yards Punts: No-Yards Avg. Per Punt Avg. Net Punt final, 57-yard scoring drive — and the one he missed was a tipped ball that could have been caught. 3:46 85 10.2 18.1 81 76 Punt Returns: No-Yards Kickoff Returns: No-Yards Interception Returns: No-Yards 3-19 0-0 Fumble Returns: No-Yards Miscellaneous Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Percentage Sacks By: No-Yards Fourth-Down Conversions Percentage Defensive Line: Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier was sacked twice and scram- bled away from blitzes by stepping up several more times to buy time. A mobile guy certainly makes it easier on the line, which played well even when fifth-year se- nior guard David Moosman left with injury 100.0% 0.0% 1-11 0-0 18.8% 28.6% 1-1 0-0 34:09 25:51 3-16 4-14 0 0 Offensive Line: It was a frustrating af- ternoon for Michigan's line, which often faced seven, even eight, blockers when they rushed. They didn't sack Irish quarter- back Jimmy Clausen once and (unofficially) hurried him only twice, both times with the blitz. Running back Armando Allen had a career day with 139 yards, many coming in- side the tackles. Edge: Notre Dame U-M's Offensive Line vs. Notre Dame's MATCHUPS U-M's Defensive Line vs. Notre Dame's 10-375 8-310 37.5 38.8 34.6 38.8 0-0 1-9 8-99 4-29 532 535 6.6 7.0 1-0 0-0 4-101 3-63 0-0 0-0 Michigan's time of posses- sion on its longest drive. The percentage of passes Tate Forcier completed on Michigan's 60.0% 47.7% 6.1 8.7 288 154 244 381 40 44 24 21 0 3 The number of plays Notre Dame ran in the third quarter after run- 288 179 0 25 41 32 BY THE NUMBERS 13 12 0 3 route, leading to a fourth-quarter inter- ception that Notre Dame turned into the go-ahead touchdown. He atoned on U-M's final offensive play. 7 7 — 28 — 24 U-M ND 22 23 9 8 Clausen threw a 33-yard jump ball to Mi- chael Floyd to get the Notre Dame offense out of a hole. Sophomore cornerback Bou- bacar Cissoko never found the ball. 3. Senior Greg Mathews misread his EXTRA P INTS Rushing No Gain Lost Net Avg TD Lg Robinson 28 258 0 258 9.2 2 87 Smith 7 17 0 17 2.4 0 6 Shaw 5 12 0 12 2.4 0 5 Hopkins 1 1 0 1 1.0 1 1 MICHIGAN INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Offensive Individual Statistics The writers of The Wolverine weigh in with their take on U-M football. Total 41 288 0 288 7.0 3 87 for Michigan Stadium. After three weeks of the 2009 campaign, the Wolverines are No. 3 nationally rushing the football, at 270.7 yards per contest. Yes, the competition is about to get tougher, but it's pretty obvious U-M's ability to move it on the ground has done the same. Passing Att Comp % Int Yds TD Lg Robinson 40 24 60.0 0 244 1 31 Total 40 24 60.0 0 244 1 31 Receiving No Yds TD Lg Odoms Roundtree 8 82 1 31 Stonum Shaw Grady Smith Total 7 91 0 31 4 33 0 16 3 28 0 12 1 7 0 7 1 3 0 3 24 244 1 31 Kick Ret No Yds TD Lg Stonum Total Punt Returns: None Field Goals: Gibbons 0 of 2. Punting: Hagerup 9 (average 38.3, longest 53.0), Robinson 1 (average 30.0). 4 101 0 30 4 101 0 30 — John Borton • Michigan finished No. 59 in the NCAA in rushing offense a year ago, averag- ing 147.58 yards per game. Given the success Rich Rodriguez's teams experi- enced running the ball at West Virginia, those sorts of numbers weren't long Defense Tac Ast Tot TFL Sac PD FF FR Mouton 6 7 13 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 Kovacs 6 4 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gordon 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Floyd 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gordon 4 1 5 2-12 1-11 0 0 0 Ezeh Defensive Individual Statistics Rogers 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Roh Van Bergen 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Demens 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jones 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1-6 0-0 1 0 0 Leach 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Martin 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Moundros 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Stonum 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Williams 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Interceptions: Kovacs 1, Mouton 1, Floyd 1. Punt Blocks: None. Kick Blocks: None. • While both Michigan and Indiana are undefeated heading into the conference opener, the Wolverines have proven significantly more, defeating a good Notre Dame squad, and winning decisively against both Mid-American Conference opponents. By contrast, In- diana's only decisive win came against Akron, with narrow margins of victory versus Eastern Kentucky and Western Michigan. As long as the Wolverines do not turn the ball over excessively, they should 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ten titles … Hold up. We're not there just yet. In fact, winning one of two road • Now that the Wolverines are back and ready to compete for Big Banks 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Furrha 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Herron 2 2 4 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 strative flair. When he makes a good play, he lets the opponent know about it, but he has also been victimized by big plays this fall. On Saturday, he will match up with three Indiana receivers standing 6-3 or taller, and each will be salivating over the prospect of picking on the 5-8 Cissoko. It's time for the young Wolverine to prove he can back up his talk with a shutdown performance against a worthy adversary. His performance, after all, will play a vital role in the success or failure of the Michigan secondary in future weeks against Michigan State, Iowa, Penn State and Ohio State. • Sophomore cornerback Boubacar Cissoko plays with a demon- — Michael Spath XXXXXXXXXX GAME WEEK POLL How have your expectations THEWOLVERINE.COM for Michigan changed this fall? 1 more win IU Seeks First 4-0 Start Since 1990, First Win Over U-M Since 1988 plaThey haven't not have much trouble pulling away in this game. and Michigan, the two foes never met this432 votes "When you get through three games, you — Matt Pargoff n 59 previou meetings between Indiana ying one of he great programs in college football. Our guys are excited and ready. A RARE OPPORTUNITY I 2 more wins 3 more wins 4 more wins 5 more wins BY MICHAEL SPATH games at Michigan State and Iowa is going to be a chore, and we're still a few years away from the day that Michigan is expected to win those games, let alone compete for a Big Ten title. But this program is right on schedule, much the way John Beilein's Rushing No Gain Lost Net Avg Td Lg Allen Montana 4 23 0 23 5.8 0 10 Crist Gray Wood 6 19 9 10 1.7 0 10 Riddick 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 3 Total 32 179 25 154 4.8 1 29 4 30 11 19 4.8 1 19 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 Passing Att Comp % Int Yds Td Lg Crist Montana 17 8 47.1 1 104 0 37 Rees Total 44 21 47.7 3 381 2 95 25 13 52.0 1 277 2 95 2 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 15 94 5 89 5.9 0 29 Receiving No Yds Td Lg Rudolph Jones Floyd Riddick Eifert Gray Allen Total Player is. Make a big step in year two, continue to progress and — eventu- ally — win championships. Believe Rich Rodriguez, though, when he tells you there will still be some adversity this year. There almost always is when you have such a young team. Field Goals: Ruffer 1 of 1 (longest 24). Punting: Turk 8 (average 38.8, longest 47). The play of Boubacar Cissoko and the secondary will be key this weekend • PAGE 8 when U-M faces an Indiana team with a big, physical group of receivers. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN RB Fitzgerald Toussaint Collarbone Three Out OL Tim McAvoy TB Brandon Minor 8 164 1 95 3 73 1 53 5 66 0 17 2 39 0 37 1 17 0 17 1 13 0 13 1 9 0 9 21 381 2 95 Injury Missed IU? Knee Returns: Wood 2 kicks for 44 yds. (longest 22), Riddick 1 kick for 19 yds, Allen 1 punt for 9 yds. THE WOLVERINE OG David Moosman Shoulder One Will play OC David Molk S Mike Williams QB Tate Forcier Ankle Foot Ankle Ribs • PAGE 13 None Out — Chris Balas U-M Football Injury Report Games late in the season while both were still un- defeated. U-M has prepared for IU boasting an unblemished record often, most recently in 2006 when the Wolverines were a perfect 10-0 heading to Bloomington, but winning is not as common an occurrence with the Hoosiers. In fact, Indiana is seeking just its sixth 4-0 start in school history and its first since the 1990 campaign when it finished 6-5-1. While the Cream and Crimson are 3-0, 15% 37% 15% 2% 15% 13% Michigan Vs. Notre Dame All-Time Head To Head In Winning Percentage Three Probable One Probable None Probable None Will play fans are still in a wait-and-see mode, due in part to the perceived weakness of IU's first three opponents. Football Championship Subdivision foe Eastern Kentucky and Mid- American Conference opponents Western Michigan and Akron are a combined 3-5. Indiana struggled in each of its first two wins also, beating the Colonels and Broncos by six and four points, respectively. This week's matchup with the Maize and Blue will be a much stiffer test. "Anytime you're competing in Big Ten play, it's a good measuring stick," head coach Bill Lynch said. "If you look at our season and compare it to a game, we're done with the first quarter and we held our own; we had a good first quarter. Now we're in the second quarter and we have a big challenge. That's how we're looking at it. "We're ready. We're going on the road and 2009 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Sept. 5 W. Michigan Sept. 12 Notre Dame get a feel for what a team is — each team has its own personality and chemistry, and by this point, it starts showing itself. Our kids are ready to see where we are." After traveling to Ann Arbor, Indiana will School G W L T Pct. U-M 1,206 875 295 36 .7405 ND 1,160 833 285 42 .7362 return home to host Ohio State and will then play at Virginia before welcoming Illinois. If IU's fans are cautious in celebrating their team's success, they will have a greater feel for what the Hoosiers are capable of the next four games. "They're 3-0, but there really isn't a buzz Sept. 19 Eastern Michigan W, 45-17 Sept. 26 Indiana W, 38-34 Oct. 3 at Michigan State Noon/BTN Oct. 10 at Iowa 8 p.m./ABC or ESPN Oct. 17 Delaware State Oct. 24 Penn State Oct. 31 at Illinois Nov. 7 Purdue Noon/ESPN2 Nov. 14 at Wisconsin Nov. 21 Ohio State compete against U-M because of the balance the Hoosiers have found in their first-year pistol offense and because of a defense that ranks fourth in the Big Ten in scoring (17.7 points allowed per game) and total yards al- lowed (312.3 per game). 3:30 p.m./TBA TBA/TBA TBA/TBA TBA/TBA TBA/TBA TBA/TBA about this team because no one knows if it has the potential to be special or if it just beat up on some really weak competition," Insi- deIndiana.com beat writer Ken Bikoff said. "Everyone is waiting on this week's game for one of three possible results. If they beat Michigan, it's euphoria; I think everyone will be stunned and will start going crazy for this team. If they are competitive, and lose 28-21 or 21-17, that's a good sign. Or they could get blown out and that's a script seen here too many times before." Lynch likes his team's opportunity to Time/TV W, 31-7 Head coach Bill Lynch has compiled a 13-15 record in his three seasons guiding the Hoosiers. PHOTO COURTESY INDIANA UNIVERSITY What: Indiana at Michigan. When: Sept. 26, 12 p.m., in Ann Arbor. Radio-TV: The game will be televised nationally by ESPN2. Pam Ward will handle the play-by-play with Ray Bent- ley serving as the color analyst. The contest will be carried by the Michi- gan Sports Network (104.3 FM) and its 38 affiliates and can also be heard on Sirius Satellite Radio. Coaches: Michigan: Rich Rodriguez (6-9, second season). Indiana: Bill Lynch (13-15, third season). History: Michigan leads the series with Indiana, 50-9. Last Meeting: Michigan 34, Indiana 3, 2006. Indiana Notes: This is the first meet- ing between the two programs at Michigan Stadium since 2005 … IU has trailed for only 5:38 in 180 minutes this season, outscoring its rivals 22-14 in the first quarter and 53-31 through 30 minutes of play … The Hoosiers have lost 15 in a row to Michigan, dating back to 1988 — the longest active los- ing streak of any U-M opponent. SEPT. 23, 2009 GAME FACTS iPad Ready!