The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 8, 1990 - Page 13- A Power-packed future commences by Ryan Schreiber aily Football Writer MADISON - The leading rusher in Michigan's 41-3 victory over Wisconsin was not Jon Vaughn. It wasn't Allen Jefferson, nor was it Jarrod Bunch. The second half 'saw the emergence of Michigan's brightest future star, tailback Ricky Powers. Powers rambled his way for 106 yards on 12 carries to lead all ground gainers on the day, and established himself as the ball carrier of the future for the Wolverines. "When I got in, Jon Vaughn let me know what was going on, and Allen efferson let me know what was going on also, so I pretty much put erything they said together and it worked out," Powers said. "Ricky played well today. He's no surprise to any of us," Vaughn said. "He may be a surprise to the public because they haven't seen him that much this year. But we knew Ricky could do what he did. He just went in there and did the job he was supposed to do." In addition to the 100-yard game, Powers also.rushed for his first collegiate touchdown - a six yard dash around the right corner. "The touchdown felt great," Powers said. "I really can't explain it. I just hope I get many more. "I couldn't believe how fast that lineman was. In high school, you could q g around the end real quick. I just started jogging at first and then I saw im and had to sprint out of there." While Powers churned out 144 all-purpose yards, which included a pass reception and a kickoff return, he was fighting a cold that hampered him somewhat during the game. "I couldn't breathe out of my nose for anything," Powers said. "They tried to keep me in as much as possible, but I took myself out after a couple of runs. But as soon as I got my breath back, the holes were there again., And while the first-year tailback showed his tremendous ability, he foresees better days ahead. "I feel like I'm getting better every week and in the little time I got in ggainst Maryland, I couldn't really show anything," Powers said. "But, I got a lot of time here, so I got a chance to feel around and stick my cuts. Basically, every running back needs time to get the feeling of the game and as soon as I got the feeling of this game, I got in there." FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Top ranking not kind to Wolverines in past by Mike Gill Daily Football Writer MADISON - Storm clouds hover over whether the Wol erines should they claim the top spot in the polls. Witness these facts. The last time the Wolverines were top ranked by the Associated Press was the 1989 preseason. Michigan then lost their season opener to Notre Dame, 24-19. End of No. 1. The last time the Wolverines were top ranked by United Press International was the 1981 preseason. Michigan then lost their season opener to Wisconsin, 21-14. End of No.1. The last time the Wolverines were top ranked by the Associated Press during the regular season was October 17, 1977. They dropped their next game to Minnesota, 16-0. End of No. 1 BIG PLAY MAN: Todd Plate is becoming known for the big play. Last year, Plate assured the Wolverines a Big Ten title with a key interception late in the game against a driving Ohio State team. He had already broken up a touchdown pass, had six tackles and another interception. Saturday Plate again found plenty of scraps for the er... plate. He tallied- an interception and almost gained a fumble recovery. "(Eric) Anderson recovered (the fumble)," Plate explained. "I had my hand on it and he took it himself." But Plate was more impressed with Michigan's defense of Wisconsin s running game, which could only tally 18 yards. "The big thing on the whole was our defense stopping the run," Platek said. "They just stopped them and gave our offense the chance to gets rolling." Make A Difference Michigan Student Assembly JOSEJUAREMMY Just before halftime, senior cornerback Todd Plate picks off Wisconsin quarterback Tony Lowery's pass. The interception set up a J.D. Carlson field goal to put Michigan up 17-0. SCHREIBER Continued from page 9 evenly, with Wisconsin as no exception to this rule. * "I was proud of the way our kids competed in the first half," Wisconsin head coach Barry Alvarez said. "Basically, we were worn out." Michigan head coach Gary Moeller agreed: "We made some adjustments and we had a chance to wear them down a bit. We have more size than they do and in my mind we try to out-condition everybody." C) Tradition. This is definitely not a new trend. As a matter of fact, it's probably the most recognizable trait left over from the Bo Schembechler era. Just take a look a some of the games in 1988. The Michigan- Miami game saw the Wolverines stifle the Steve Walsh air attack for 55 minutes. Michigan was able to xpand its lead to 30-14 in the third quarter all while holding the defending National Champions scoreless. Later in the season, the Wolverines clung to a 7-6 halftime lead against Indiana before cruising to a 24-0 third quarter margin en route to a 31-6 trouncing. D) Coaching. Then again, maybe it's just Moeller. "It's probably just great coaching," Moeller quipped. "No, let's see it as great head coach- coaching." Well? Maybe, maybe not. So, what is the answer? In reality, nobody can put a finger on any one reason in particular. "I don't know," Moeller said. "Some of it's attributable to making adjustments, but then every team makes adjustments. I just don't know." Maybe there should be E) All of the Above. But so long as it just keeps happening, no one on the Michigan staff is asking any questions, multiple-choice or otherwise. BADGERS Continued from page 1 Alvarez said. "It's very frustrating. I don't know where to go. When you can't run the football every mistake magnifies - they made mistakes too but you can't remember them. That's a good football team." Under sunny skies and a 76 degree game time temperature, it appeared from the get-go that the Wolverines would hold the Camp Randall Stadium crowd hostage to an enemy offensive display. Wisconsin was forced to punt after three plays. Elvis Grbac then led the Wolverines on a nine play scoring drive, culminating in a 21-yard touchdown strike to Desmond Howard. The sophomore reciever caught the ball over the middle at the ten, broke two tackles and went into endzone. Wisconsin then missed a field goal, but proved it could move the ball somewhat - while the Wol- verine offense fizzled. The Wol- verines did not score again until 3:35 was left in the half, when Derrick Alexander left Greg Thomas be- fuddled as he turned around and leapt at the same time to make a spectacular touchdown grab on the right side of the endzone. Then, the route was on, as Grbac threw on the day for three touch- downs and 154 yards with no interceptions, before Ken Sollom mopped up, and the Wolverine bench relieved with mass substitutions. The battle of rookie coaches turned into the expected: the battle of the mighty and the mightless. 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