Men's and Women's Cross Country Football at Notre Dame Invitational vs. Iowa Today, 2 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. Tomorrow, 3:30 p.m. (ABC-TV) South Bend, Ind. Michigan Stadium The Michigan Daily Friday, October 2, 1992 Page 11 M' begins Drive for Five vs. Iowa Blue should overpower Hawkeyes by Jeni Durst Daily Football Writer QUARTERBACKS: STARTING quarter- back Elvis Grbac is back after sitting out two weeks with a sprained left ankle. Grbac's previous game experi- ence will more than make up for the potential rust from the two-game lay- off. And if Grbac's injury forces him to come out, the offense will fall into the hands of the leading passer in the Big Ten, backup Todd Collins. Iowa touts the second leading passer in the conference, Jim Hartlieb. Hartlieb posses a good arm, good running ability, and good genes. Advantage: Michigan RUNNING BACKS: Rickey Powers again leads the way at tailback, backed by Tyrone Wheatley, who broke a Michigan record last week with a 99- yard kickoff return. Burnie Legette and Chi Foster provide strength at fullback. Marvin Lampkin is Iowa's great- est threat in its running game. The senior ranks ninth in the Big Ten in rushing, averaging 4.3 yards percarry. At fullback, third-year starters Lew Montgomery and Paul Kujawa both bring strength and experience. Advantage: Michigan RECEIVERS: Walter Smith and Derrick Alexander lead the way, but first-yearplayers AmaniToomer and Mercury Hayes both experi- enced their first collegiate grabs last weekend, and it's doubtful that it stops there. Tight end Tony McGee is another threat. Yet, Iowa owns one major weapon in all-Big Ten selection Danan Hughes, arguably the best receiver in the conference. As of now, Hughes is second in the league in receptions, registering 377 yards on 24 catches. Tight end Alan Cross, Montgom- ery, and Lampkin are also targets. Advantage: Michigan OFFENSIVE LINE: This could have been a difficult choice towards the start of the season. Anchored by all- Big Ten center Mike Devlin, Iowa was touted one of the top lines in the conference. Yet, the Hawkeyes gave up ten sacks last weekend versus Colorado, leaving the strength of the line in question. Michigan's top offensive line has become a tradition and this year is no exception. Though he doesn'treceive as much hype as Devlin, Wolverine center Steve Everitt fills his spot just as well. Advantage: Michigan DEFENSIVE LINE: Michigan's ag- gressive defensive style has proved successful. The Wolverines man- handled Houston's run-and-shoot last weekend. The Hawkeyes suffered many key loses along the line, including tackle Ron Greater. Though all-Big Ten mention Mike Wells returns at tackle as well as some other experienced players, Iowa has continually been exploited by speedier teams. Advantage: Michigan LINEBACKERS: Though, Michigan backup outside linebacker Greg McThomas broke his leg against the Cougars and will miss up to six weeks of action, sophomore Shawn Collins should be a quality replacement. Iowa's linebacking crew is young, starting Mike Daily, a reserve from last year, and freshman Bobby Diaco. Advantage: Michigan SECONDARY: Michigan's second- ary was as deadly asitcouldbe against Houston, executing the pass rush and destroying the Cougars passing game. Strong safety Shonte Peoples was named Big Ten defensive player of the week for his two sacks. Three of the six defensive players that Iowa lost from last year were from the secondary. Only cornerback Scott Plate returns, but seniors Carlos James and Doug Buch have experi- ence. Advantage: Michigan KICKERs: Pete Elezovic still gets the nod at placekicking; he recorded six PATs last weekend. Punter Chris Stapleton came in for regular Eddie Azcona, lofting one punt 51 yards against the Cougars. Iowa's kicking game has been sus- pect the last two years, and this sea- son isno different. Senior ScottFisher will handle the punting while sopho- more Andy Kreiger will kick off. Advantage: EVEN Todd Collins, who will be replaced by Elvis Grbac Saturday, takes the snap from Steve Everitt. The Wolverines are 20-point favorites against Iowa. IOWA Continued from page 1 starters from a year ago, 28-12. And now come the Michigan Wolverines, who rumbled through the Hawkeyes last season in Iowa City in a game which, in effect, de- cided the Big Ten title. Michigan finished 8-0 in the conference, Iowa was 7-1. But two years ago, in Ann Arbor, the Hawkeyes pulled a 24-23 upset that catapulted them into the Rose Bowl. "It still lies in me as an embar- rassment," Michigan coach Gary 0-0 Big Ten, 2nd place Zvi 2-0-1 Overall To orrow p.m. (ABC) Moeller said. "It is not embarrassing that we got beat by Iowa; it's just the fact that we lost here in a game that I felt we should have won." Michigan lost that game when Iowa, down 23-17, drove 80 yards down the field for a last-minute ' touchdown. The Hawkeyes then cranked up an impromptu version of the team's traditional "Hokey- Pokey" dance. "It seems like it was yesterday," senior strong safety Pat Maloney said. "The year after that, in Iowa, all they talked about was 'The Drive.' They did the Hokey-Pokey in our lockerroom. We'll never for- get stuff like that." Not that Michigan, ranked No. 4 in the nation, needs any added incen- tive. It is the Big Ten opener, after all. "We keep getting fired up be- cause we have that goal to win the national championship," said Shonte Peoples, who was named the Big Ten's defensive player of the week for his performance against Houston. "If we go out there with the attitude that our goal can be stripped from us, we'll go out there and play very aggressively every Saturday." That sort of aggressive play - a style that has been the focal point for Michigan's new defensive scheme - has given Iowa trouble this year. Hartlieb, who has decent quick- ness and mobility in the pocket, has been forced to scramble often as op- posing teams have shown a speed advantage in nearly every game. "What do you do?" a bewildered Hartlieb asked after the Colorado debacle. "I don't know. That's the test." It's a test the Hawkeyes failed miserably in the non-conference slate. And looking ahead to Saturday, the advantages on both sides of the ball seem to point to a repeat of last year's final. A lopsided Michigan victory. But the Wolverines insist they are going to go about this Big Ten Championship thing as they should: one game at a time. Griddes At Yale, they say it is the last man tapped for Skull and Bones. At Harvard, it is the editor of the Harvard Lampoon. At Michigan, the consensus leader of the future is the weekly winner of Griddes. Past winners of this vaunted trophy include James Earl Jones and Louise Ciccone. Turn in your Griddes picks by Friday at noon to the Stu- dent Publications Building at 420 Maynard. If you win, you receive a $15 gift certificate to O'Sullivan's Eatery & Pub. 1. Iowa at Michigan 2. Indiana at Michigan St. 3. Illinois at Minnesota 4. Ohio St. at Wisconsin 5. Northwestern at Purdue 6. Penn St. at Rutgers 7. Stanford at Notre Dame 8. Florida St. at Miami 9. Southern Cal at Washington 10. Texas Tech at Texas A&M 11. South Carolina at Alabama 12. Tennessee at Louisiana St. 13. UCLA at Arizona 14. Iowa St. at Oklahoma 15. N. Carolina St. at Ga. Tech 16. Georgia at Arkansas 17. Kentucky at Mississippi 18. Vanderbilt at Auburn 19. Ball St. at Western Michigan 20. Columbia at Colgate Tiebreaker - Total points: Iowa at Michigan: Name: Phone: "If one week we come out and take a team lightly, we're gonna get beat," Maloney said. 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