2 - ThAichigan Daily - ba y-- October 18, C - r' 0 0 Banks to nm into GAME PREVIEW 9tober 18, 1997 - F - INSIDE FOOTBALL SATURDAY - m3- Just like old times Last w t.knd, No. 6 M iti - n ercised a demon by beating Northwestern. 23- Ther \\c b1 dn 1: Vi npo~i u of the enX /one coe itlylr th tm th time hi she a t ruined lec3ich4's season the revious J 10 rin th i r fir t esboth times Other SportsM The search for a new men's bas- ketball coach is underway. At least three of Athletc Director Tom Goss's top candidates have ths jb but fomeir Mcia great C azzie Russell interviewed for the position Thursday. Plus, outside hitter Karen Chase returns to the volleyball court after suffer- ing a nerve injury in her back. -6- Rags to riches Fifth-year senior Brian Griese almos didn't return to Michigan for his final year of eligibility. v Griese, who wn the quarterback job inder otest, has pro vd to be the Wolaerines mot conMistent oicsive payer. Stillu Daly Sports Editor John Lceroi says Gries e mighnt not be enough t o ca rry M ichigan's oense to victory Instead, the de fense will have to lead. Quick info T he depth charts f or both teams on offense, defense and special teams, as wel asicomplee Plus, the Dailys football writers offer their picks for all the Big Ten games this weekend along with some big non-conference matchups. - 8- The Rosters Complete numeric roster information for both teams, including Michigan's retired numbers The atchups Daily Sports Editor Danielle Rumore breaks down the matchups on offense, defense and special teams for today's game. -11- The Hawkeyes are no longer undefeated after a reality check at Ohio State, but coach Hayden Fry has had two weeks to prepare fr the Wolverines. For star tail- back Tavian Banks, that might b more than enough time. Bank on it Blue's defense Tavian Banks has been a stalwart for Hayden Fry's offense. Banks averages almost 200 rushing yards per game to the lead the high-scoring Hawkeyes. COVER PHOTO BY WARREN ZINN/Daly By Nicholas J. Cotsonika 1\vo weeks ago, on a dark day in Colrmbus iowa tailback Tavian Banks knifed and cut and strained through the line but had nowhere to run every time. Waiting to swallow him was a sea of scarlet and gray. Id by Ohio State n backer Andy Katzenmoyer, that was intent on stopping the nation's leading rusher. Banks, who averages 183.8 yards per game and 8.1 yards per carry. rushed for just 84 yards then as his Hawkeyes failed their first test against a ranked team this season, losing, 23-7. The 15th-ranked Hawkeyes (1-1 Big Ten, 4-1 overall) have had 14 days to think about that - being idle last week - and how to avoid the same problem at 12:30 p.m. today against No. 5 Michigan (2-0, 5-0). But it will be difficult to keep history from repeating itself. Like the Buckeyes, the Wolverines have a good enough defense to shut down the Hawkeyes' Big 'Ten-best offense in a showdown. They have the league's top defense, in fact, one that is better than the Buckeyes'. After Penn State's Curtis Enis ran for 211 yards against Ohio State last week, he said the Buckeyes' crew was a "one-man" show. The Wolverines' defense is not, and that worries Iowa coach Hayden Fry, no matter how suc- cessful his team has been thus far. "I think the defense always has the advantage in a situation like that," Fry said. "It's like having a whole field of pheasant and not knowing which one to shoot. So you just pick the good-looking one." The Hawkeyes have several fat birds. Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said "by far, they're the most explosive team we'll have faced. No one has the weapons they have." No one scores more in the Big Ten. Iowa puts up 45.6 points per game. Banks, quarterback Matt Sherman and wide receiver Tim Dwight are as devastating a trio as the Wolverines have faced all season. Sherman is the nation's 10th-rated passer, averaging 198.6 yards passing per game, and loves to find Dwight. Against Ohio State, Sherman was able to throw to Dwight when Banks was being stuffed. He hit him seven times for 90 yards and added to Dwight's gaudy statistics. Dwight has 441 yards receiv- ing on 23 catches. Of course, the Buckeyes boast no defensive backs the likes of Michigan's All-American, Charles Woodson, who has three interceptions. But Fry has con- sidered that. "I'm kind of hopeful they'll just stick him on Tim Dwight, and we'll know where he is," Fry said. "Because I may want Dwight to come sit down on the bench with me, and it would be nice to have Charles there with us." Fry has very little interest in Woodson on the field, whether Woodson is on offense or defense. Woodson is Michigan's only true big-play threat on a team that wins with depth and discipline. "We have a very versatile attack,"said Carr, who has six players with more than 100 yards receiving and four with more than 100 yards rushing. "Now whether we can continue to be versatile, w 'I1 find out, because defenses are going to get better. We've got a much tougher schedule ahead of us. Teams are going to have more of a chance to study us. "I don't think we have a back that doesn't catch the ball very much. That's an important factor" The Wolverines will have to be smart on special teams, as the Buckeyes were when they held Iowa to zero return yards. Dwight was the nation's leading punt-returner last year, and he isn't even the Hawkeyes' best this season. Tony Collins leads the nation with 24 yards per return. Field position could be vitally impor- tant, even though Fry is down on his defense. "We'd have a hard time stop- ping somebody in pregame warmups," Fry said, even though the Hawkeyes are ranked third in the Big Ten in total defense. "That's no lie." No matter, though. The focus of this game will be on Michigan's defense and Iowa's offense. The winner of that battle likely will win the war. Carr said earlier this week that the Wolverines "don't have a lot of time to get ready for a team that I think is the best team that we've played this year. Offensively, Hayden does more tricks than most guys. It's a very difficult thing to be sound against every play, and we're going to have to be at our best." It's unusual that Iowa's Tavian Banks suffers a setback, but that's exactly though, rushing for over 200 yards against the Golden Hurricaines. 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