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13 Ryan Van Dyke
49 Dawan Moss
34 Billy Greene
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6 Victor Hobson
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20 Anthony Jordan
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Paul Edinger
Herb Haygood
Amp Campbell
Max Axler
Plaxico Burress
Lorenzo Guess
Jabari Hendricks
Ziehl Kavanaght
LaVaile Richardson
T.J. Duckett
Arric Morris
Dan Orner
Arron Agler
Matt Bitonti
Pierre Wilson
Craig Jarrett
Ryan Van Dyke
David Shaeer
Renaldo Hill
Todd Zayti
Bill Burke
Bradlee Van Pelt
Dan Larlham
Demario Suggs
Derrick Lee
Broderick Nelson
Shawn Foster
Little John Flowers
Richard Brown
Richard Harsant
Mike Austin
Jimel Cofer
Jamie Jayes
Duron Bryan
Terrance Brown
Durocher Miller
Matt Kropf
Shawn Wright
Richard Newsome
Josh Lenaburg
Reuben Gay
T.J. Turner
Jon Arnold
Lloyd Clemons
Cedric Henry
Drew Young
Donvetis Franklin
Wes Kammer
Matt Dawes
Mike Labino
Thomas Wright
Monquiz Wedlow
Travis Wilson
Bill McPherson
Dawan Moss
Josh Thornhill
Brian Grant
Jeff Tazelaar
Mike Neal
Adam Spina
James Smith
Brian Wells
Paul Harker
Dedrick Roper
Matt Branson
Raheem Miller
Joe Brooks
Joe Patrick
Steve Stewart
Marty Wensel
Casey Jensen
Ulish Booker
Desmond Thomas
DeMaro Monroe
Joe Tate
Ray Kouba
Dave Sucura
Shaun Mason
Matt Bono
Brian Ottne
TupePko
Nick Meyr
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Joe Svg
Chris Baker
Brad Rainko
Gan Sctt
Demont Smith
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Jun Peterson
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By Andy Latack
Daily Sports Editor
Michigan placekicker Jeff Del Verne has a
sneaking suspicion about his brother Jim.
Although the older Del Verne played at arch-
rival Michigan State in the early '90s, Jeff thinks
that his brother no longer bleeds green and
white. In fact, he suspects that Jim Del Verne is
a Wolverine at heart.
"I caught him with a (Michigan) coat on the
other day," Del Verne said. "I think when I'm
not around he puts on Michigan stuff and runs
around the house."
But if Jim Del Verne or anyone else has any
allegiance to the Spartans, there's no reason to
hide it right now Michigan State, ranked No. 11
in the nation, has its fans feeling pretty proud to
be Spartans.
When No. 3 Michigan (2-0 Big Ten, 5-0 over-
all) kicks off against Michigan State (2-0, 5-0)
today, it will be the highest either team has been
ranked coming into the game in more than 30
years. With both teams undefeated, the pre-
game hype for this heated rivalry - which
reaches high decibels in any given year - is at
a fevered pitch on the eve of tomorrow's game.
Whether it's around the office water cooler,
on campus or over the phone, members of both
factions are declaring war in their yearly quest
for state bragging rights.
"I think the intensity of this game is very spe-
cial," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said. "The
state is probably pretty evenly divided. It's a
game you know everybody on both sides wa
to win verv badly"
Michigan has recent history on its side, w
ning the last three meetings with the Sparta
And since 1970, the Spartans have managed
beat their hated neighbors to the southeast j
six times.
Which means absolutely nothing to this yet
participants.
"You throw out the records and you throw t
the past matchups, because it is such a t
intrastate game," said Michigan nose tackle R
Renes, a Holland, Mich. native.
But with both teams entering the game at 5
for the first time in series history, there is mu
more at stake tomorrow than merely braggi
rights. The Wolverines and the Spartans are ea
undefeated and enjoying lofty national rankin;
so a loss tomorrow would be crushing to eiti
team's hopes of a conference championship a
beyond.
"This year, because we're both 5-0, there
the extra added incentive," Renes sa
"Whoever wins is still in the hunt for the E
Ten title and the national title:"
Michigan State usually isn't harboring natic
al title hopes midway through the season, t
this year's team has some in East Lansing rea
to forget about last year's 6-6 effort that was 1e
home for the bowl games.
But Michigan State coach Nick Saban ist
going to let his players get distracted by hearii
how good they are.
State fans will have to listen to more N
STAFF P
ICKS
All picks made against
the spread.
Home teams in CAPS.
MICHIGAN (-2.5) vs. Michigan State
OHIO STATE (-2.5) vs. Purdue
Wisconsin (-3) vs. MINNESOTA
INDIANA (-8) vs.Northwestern
Penn State (-28) vs.IOWA
NEBRASKA (-30) vs. Iowa State
Virginia Tech (-29) vs. RUTGERS
NOTRE DAME (-12.5) vs. Arizona State
HAWAII (-1.5) vs. Rice-,,..
TENNESSEE (-11) vs. Georgia
Florida (-14) vs. L.SU
FLORIDA STATE (-18) vs. Miami (Fla)
ARIZONA (-1)vs. Southern Cal
Michigan Daily (-14) vs. STATE NEWS
Best Bet
Last week
Overall (Best Bet)
T.J. Berka Rick Freeman
Michigan
Purdue
Wisconsin
Indiana
Penn State
Iowa State
Virginia Tech
Arizona State
Rice
Tennessee
Florida
Miami, Fla.
Azona
Daily
Arizona State
8-6 (1-0)
29-25.2 (1-3)
Michigan
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Indiana
Penn State
Nebraska
Virginia Tech
Notre Dame
Hawaii
Tennessee
Florida
Miami, Fa.
Souihm Cal
Daily
Ohio State
6-8 (0-1)
27-27-2(1-3)
Josh Kleinbaum
Michigan
Purdue
Wisconsin
Ai
Indiana
Penn State
Nebraska
Rutgers
Notre Dame
Hawaii
Georgia
Florida
Miami, Fla.
Southern Cal
Daily
Southern CW
4-10(0-1)
24-30-2 (1-)
ndy Latack
Michigan
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Indiana
Penn State
Nebraska
Rutgejs
Notre Dame
Hawai
Tennessee
F1rida
Miami, FIa.
Arizona
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By Josh Kleinbaum
Daily Sports Editor
Shhh... You have to be quiet to hear
it. It'll even help to put your ear to the
ground. It's a low grumbling noise,
but it's getting louder.
It's the grumbling of the disen-
chanted Spartans fan.
Spartans fans are sick. They're sick
of losing, and, more specifically,
they're sick of losing to Michigan.
They're sick of those Monday morning
water-cooler conversations where they
have to hear about Charles Woodson's
spectacular one-handed interception.
They're sick of those e-mails from
supposed friends about Desmond
Howard's diving catch in the end zone
in 1991. They're sick of opening the
paper and seeing rankings, with the
Wolverines ranked third.
For them, today isn't about a foot-
ball game, it's not about a Rose Bowl
race or the national title. It's about
redemption.
Redemption that's not coming.
MICHIGAN RUSHING OFFENSE VER-
SUS MICHIGAN STATE RUSHING.
DEFENSE:
After struggling to establish
Michigan's running game over the
first few weeks of the season,
Anthony Thomas had a breakout
game against Purdue last week, rush-
ing for 116 yards.
For the first time all season,
Michigan coach Lloyd Carr put the
ball in the hands of backs other the
Thomas for a significant amount of
time. Walter Cross and B.J. Askew
both carried the ball more than
usual, giving the Purdue defense a
different look and giving Thomas an
occasional breather. Expect to see
more of the same today.
But is that why Thomas and the
Michigan running game were so suc-
cessful? Or was it because 'Purdue's
defense just isn't very good? Probably
a combination of both.
Michigan State's defense is good.
The Spartans front seven have been
ferocious against the run, although
against primarily weak rushing teams.
Take away Notre Dame, which rushed
for 108 yards against the Spartans,
and the most anyone was able to
muster against the Spartans was
Iowa's 42 yards last week.
Thomas is just 74 yards short of
2,000 career yards, a feat established
by just 17 backs in school history.
He'll reach the mark, but probably not
this week.
Advantage: Michigan State
MICHIGAN PASSING OFFENSE
AGAINST MICHIGAN STATE PASSING
DEFENSE:
If it hasn't sunk in yet, it should:
This Michigan team is a passing
team. As sacriligious as that sounds,
it's true. The passing game has been
more effective and consistent than
the running game. Senior Tom Brady
has emerged as the better quarter-
back, but Carr will continue to use
both Brady and sophomore Drew
Henson at quarterback.
Look for sophomore wideout
David Terrell to have the best game
of his career. Terrell is not just a
playmaker, he's a showman. Like
Charles Woodson before him, he's
one of those players with a knack for
making the biggest plays in the
biggest games. Last week, Terrell's
offensive performance was slightly
diminished - he had just 2 catches
and a touchdown - because he
played so much at cornerback, stop-
ping Purdue's vaunting passing
game. With his focus back on
offense today, he just may amaze
you.
Advantage: Michigan
MICHIGAN STATE
OFFENSE AGAINST MICHIGA
ING DEFENSE:
This could be very int
Two weeks ago, Michigan si
Wisconsin's Ron Dayne, a
better than either Lloyd
(90.8 yards per game) or T.J.
(40.8 yards per game).
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