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Wolverines hold edge in season finale
By CHAD A. SAFRAN
Daily Football Writer
It was once the biggest game of the
year in college football. Now
tommorow, Michigan-Ohio State, tra-
ditionally two of the nation's top
teams, strive for second place in the
Big Ten. Here are the matchups in the
game which determines one of the
Citrus Bowl participants:
Michigan rushing offense vs.
Ohio State rushing defense:
Ohio State is one of the few teams
that can say it has faced the top running
backs in the Big Ten. However, its
success, led, by linebacker Lorenzo
Styles, at halting the run has been
mixed. The Buckeyes stopped
Wisconsin's Brent Moss but could
not contain Ki-Jana Carter of Penn
State.
Those two backs don't have the
size and speed of Michigan's Tyrone
Wheatley. The Wolverines' career
scoring leader has gained 1,006 yards
in just eight games. If he cannot come
through, Ed Davis and Tshimanga
Biakabutuka can be relied upon for
plenty of support.
Ohio State's second-leading
tackler is cornerback Marion
Kerner, which means running backs
must be getting into the defensive
secondary a little too often for the
Buckeyes.
Advantage:
Michigan passing offense vs.Ohio
State passing defense:
With his 352-yard showing
against Minnesota, Todd Collins
proved once and for all he is one of
the top quarterbacks in college foot-
ball. Time after time, he has hit the
key pass in crunch time. However,
his toughness could be his greatest
attribute.
Collins must be prepared to take
some hits tomorrow. The Ohio State
defensive front has 32 sacks for 231
yards for the season. Defensive ends
Matt Finkes and Mike Vrabel have
combined for 18 of those sacks. On
the other hand the Wolverines' of-
fensive line has allowed just 16 sacks
but will be without right tackle Mike
Sullivan.
Advantage:
Ohio State rushing offense vs.
Michigan rushing defense.
The Wolverines held then-Division
I's sixth-best rusher, Chris Darkins, to
93 yards on 24 carries, but in big games
were shredded by the opposition (see
Rahsaan Salaam and Carter). Now the
defense must contend with Eddie
George, who has gained 1,282 yards.
George is fortunate to run behind
right tackle Korey Stringer. The 6-
foot-5, 315-pound lineman holds to-
gether a young front five, featuring
three underclassmen.
Wolverine inside linebackers
Steve Morrison and Jarrett Irons will
have a lot of tackles by the time the
game concludes.
Advantage: none
Ohio State passing offense vs.
Michigan passing defense:
There may not be a worst pass de-
fense in college football than
Michigan's, which permits the opposi-
tion to throw for an average of 244
yards per game. Minnesota lit up the
Wolverines' secondary last week for
nearly 400 yards. The defensive back-
field has picked off a paltry four passes.
The task of shutting down theBuck-
eyes passing attack is no easy chore.
Chris Sanders is a Big Ten champion
sprinter to go along with his football
prowess (eight touchdowns) and pre-
season Heisman candidate Joey Gal-
loway has finally returned to his 1993
level of excellence.
Advantage: Ohio State
Predition:Michigan 24, Ohio State
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advantage, and I'mjust hoping we can
go down there and pull out a big win.
They're trying to squeeze into the Cit-
rus Bowl, just like we are."
"I told our players this is The
Game," Ohio State coach John Coo-
per said. "And even though we are not
*playing for the Big Ten champion-
ship, this game is still about pride."
More than a trip to DisneyWorld
and pride is on the line, at least in
Cooper's case. Cooper, the much-ma-
ligned coach of the Buckeyes since
1988, is 0-5-1 against Michigan, and as
has been the case for the past couple of
years, his unstable position in Colum-
bus would be made even rockier should
Ohio State fail to come through with a
win over Michigan.
When asked earlier in the week
about the frustration of being unable to
knock off the Wolverines, Cooper re-
sponded by saying, "I guess you weren't
listening before when I told you I was
only going to talk about the game."
Cooper then proceeded to hang up
on his weekly teleconference just mo-
ments after it began.
While Cooper may be in a foul
mood when facing the media, his team's
play sincea63-14drubbing at thehands
of Penn State ought to bring a smile to
his face. The Buckeyes responded with
a 24-3 win over Wisconsin and last
week tripped up Indiana, 32-17.
"The one thing you know when you
play Ohio State is they are a team never
short on talent," Michigan coach Gary
Moeller said.
Much of that talent comes in the
way of an improved Ohio State passing
attack. Senior quarterback Bobby
Hoying has recovered from early sea-
son inconsistency to top 2,000 passing
yards including 17 touchdowns. How-
ever, he has thrown 11 interceptions.
So will the air be filled with foot-
balls, especially after Todd Collins'
record passing day last Saturday? Don't
count on it with two of the Big Ten's
top runners - the Buckeyes' Eddie
George and the Wolverines' Tyrone
Wheatley - in the game.
Despite the contest not having any
classic implications as in the past, at
least those longing for the good ol'
days will be able to see something
traditional in the game - a lot of rush-
ing the football.
Top-ranked leers want
revenge against iiami
By DARREN EVERSON
Daily Hockey Writer
Heading into this weekend's series
against Miami (Ohio), the Michigan
hockey team holds the No. 1 ranking in
the nation. The Wolverines feature a
powerful offense, a steady corps of
blueliners and a stingy goalie.
They had all that stuff last year, too
- but that didn't keep Miami from
sweeping them the last time they met.
"If anyone remembers last year,
they were one of the few teams that had
a winning record against us," Michi-
gan coach Red Berenson said. "Miami
might be as tough as any team we've
seen yet."
It sure didn't look like that would
be the case at the start of the season.
Back then, first-yearMiami coach Mike
Mazzoleni was busy searching for a
replacement for departed goalie Rich-
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arm
*Men tankers to square off against Texas
By NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA
Daily Sports Writer
It's time to find out who the best
NCAA men's swimming team is. And
it's time to find out who the best indi-
vidual swimmers are, in the NCAA,
and in the world.
,Cr When No. 1 Michigan (1-0 Big
Ten, 4-0 overall) meets No.3 Texas (1-
0) at Canham Natatorium today and
tomorrow, the lineups will read as a
"who's who" in amateur swimming,
and they promise to provide a plethora
of world-class battles, according to
Michigan coach Jon Urbanchek.
"(Tomorrow's) meet is going to be
exciting," Urbanchek said. "There are
oing to be so many big names in here.
ou'll see world record holders. You'll
see American record holders. And you'll
see numerous NCAA champions.
"It's going to be great races down
the line. Bang, bang, bang."
Arguably, the meet pits the two
best teams in the nation. Texas de-
feated No. 2 Stanford last weekend
and is eying Michigan's No. 1 rank-
"You're going to see the top two
teams in the country," Urbanchek said.
"After (Texas) beat Stanford, they
really became the No. 2 team in the
country. So we have to be ready if we
want to stay No. 1."
The Wolverines and Longhorns
have been here before. They have
been battling for the top spot for de-
cades and they have flip-flopped final
rankings in the last two years. In 1993
Michigan finished second while Texas
ended up third, and in 1992 the Long-
horns claimed the No. 2 slot while the
Wolverines settled for third.
But second and third are not
enough. Both schools want the na-
tional championship. Texas has won
recent national titles, but Michigan
hasn't won one since 1961, despite
winning nine-straight Big Ten cham-
pionships.
Urbanchek sees Saturday's meet
as a good indicator as to whether the
Wolverines are on track to hang their
18th national title banner over the
Canham pool this year.
"We have the tools. We have the
making of a NCAA champion team,"
Urbanchek said. "This is the best year
for Michigan swimming in 32 years.
Having a tough dual meet like this
against Texas will bring us closer as a
team. It will be a step, the next step, to
a NCAA championship."
The medley relay will be crucial
to taking that step and winning the
meet, according to Urbanchek.
"The medley relay is critical,"
Urbanchek said. "Whoever wins it
has a good chance of winning the
meet. I think we have a pretty good
lineup."
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