Men's Soccer vs. Spring Arbor Today, 6 p.m. Mitchell Field S S Women's Soccer vs. Detroit Mercy Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Elbel Field Wolverines look to bolster ground attack Moeller wants better production from offensive linemen and running backs , , :> , By RACHEL BACHMAN Daily Football Writer Gary Moeller's teamjust beat tele- vision powerhouse Notre Dame. His No. 4 Wolverines'sport a 2-0 mark. None of his players have new injuries and he has the weekend off. The eu- ,phoria from Michigan's 26-24 vic- tory over the then-No.3 Irish is just now starting to fade. What could be better? The Wolverines' blocking. { Yesterday in his weekly press con- ference at Weber's Inn, Moeller told ;reporters he was pleased with his team's overall performance, but said the offen- sive line has much room for improvement. "We've got to block people, andwejustaren't doing it," Davis -Moeller said. Di "We're going to be a better running team and we've got to be that." SeniorEd Davis, Michigan's start- ,ng tailback in place of Tyrone :Wheatley for the first two games, rushed for just nine yards on seven carries against the Fighting Irish. Moeller replaced Davis with sophomore tailback Tshimanga Biakabutuka who racked up 100 yards on 25 carries, including a ten-yard run for a touchdown. "Rushing the football is still the name of the game," Moeller said. "If you can't rush ... you're going to have a long afternoon." Davis had his second consecutive sub-50 yard game. He is averaging less than two yards per carry, prompt- ing questions about his position in the starting lineup. Moeller didn't say which running back would start against Colorado Sept. 24, but he did stress Davis' value to the team. "You're always going to need three tailbacks," Moeller said. "When you've got good people that work hard, they're going to protect you. (Davis) hangs in there well. "I'm not just giving him some- thing ... just to be a nice guy." In addition to opening better holes for the tailbacks, Moeller realizes the offensive line must improve its pass protection as well. "Todd Collins played it as well as you can play it," Moeller said. "He got hit several times. The last drive, he was good. He was really good." Moeller added that except for the time Collins ran out of bounds on a scramble, "on every one of those passes, he got hit just as he was deliv- ering the ball." When asked if he was going to change his offensive schemes to try to improve the blocking, Moeller re- plied, "This isn't a scheme thing. This is a get-your-nose-dirty-and-get-out- there (thing)." The line might need some senior leadership, something it's been short on because of the absence of veteran guard Joe Marinaro. Marinaro, still recovering from a spring knee injury, is questionable for Colorado. He is more likely to start 'We're going to be a better running team and we've got to be that.' - Gary Moeller Michigan coach against Iowa. "He put his pads on last week, I think just to see if they were going to fit," Moeller said. "He's so excited (to come back)." Several other Wolverines are on the mend. Senior linebacker Matt Dyson underwent surgery last week to repair a broken foot. He is expected to start running within the next 14 days. Doctors operated on senior wide receiver Walter Smith yesterday to repair a torn anterior cruciate liga- ment. Moeller said the injury "wasn't quite as bad a they thought it was." Senior tailback Tyrone Wheatley, nursing a separated shoulder, was run- ning and making catches last week. The shoulder has healed but is still tender. Moeller planned to keep Wheatley, a preseason Heisman Tro- phy candidate, out of full contact prac- tice for the time being. When Wheatley rushes for over 100 yards the Wolverines are 13-1-1. "(Having a 100-yard rusher) along with the turnover difference will be the two things that'll indi- cate more than any other statistic who's going to win the game," Moeller said. Michigan had one turnover during Saturday's game. Compare that with Notre Dame, which had three turn- overs, all fumbles. More unusual was the fact that two of them came from tailback Lee Becton, who had just one career fumble in three years . Moeller gave his players yester- day off to "settle in with academics" before they begin preparation for the Buffaloes. The vacation might have been a reward for a momentous vic- tory, too. "I'm obviously very pleased with what happened on Saturday. 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