The Michigan Daily - SportsTuesday - September 7, 2004 - 19A h' e The ]ant Box r Jackson says he's feeling better after bad bruise By Bob Hunt Daily Sports Editor 1After playing a good portion of last sea- son at less-than-full strength because he was nursing a hamstring injury, corner- back Marlin Jackson wanted to come out of the blocks hitting on all cylinders in his first game back at his old position. And he did. Momentarily. ~ Jackson - who was moved to safety prior to the beginning of the 2003 season - put a crushing hit on Miami tight end Dan Tyler on the first play of the game and looked very comfortable back at cornerback. "I was feeling real good about the whole day," Jackson said. But the injury bug bit Jackson again in the second quarter. The senior made a hit in the backfield and badly bruised his shoulder. Jackson said that he played for about 10 plays after the incident and that he could have still played more if necessary. But the training staff, likely cautious due to Jackson's previous injury Woes, starting rubbing down his shoul- der. Jackson did not suit up for the sec- ond half and walked out of the locker room after the game with an ice park on his shoulder. Although Jackson said after the game that he would undoubtedly be back for next Saturday's contest against Notre Dame, Michigan coach Lloyd Carr didn't give any indication as to his status. Jackson attended yesterday's media luncheon and appeared to have the injury behind him. He said that the ice packs really made the injury feel much better. "I'm playing on Saturday," Jacksen said'- Monday. On other injury fronts, Carr would not give any information on the status of defensive end Lamarr Woodley. THE RATH OF "WOLVERINE": In prepara- tion for Saturday's game, Miami created a special play called "Wolverine" that was specifically designed to be used against the Michigan defense. Little did the Red- Hawks know that the play would change the face of the game - against them. Miami ran "Wolverine" when the momentum of the game had turned its way, early in the fourth quarter. Down just 24-10 and driving to the Michigan 16, a Miami receiver ran the wrong route, leav- ing quarterback Josh Betts' pass ripe for picking by Michigan cornerback Ernest Shazor. Shazor ran back the interception to score his first career touchdown. "We probably won't run it again this year," Miami coach Terry Hoeppner said. "They didn't give us the coverage we had hoped to get, plus we got a little push from a defensive lineman. If (Betts) had to do it over, I know that he would throw it away." Before the play, the Miami coaches were reminding their players of their game in 1995 at Northwestern, where the Redhawks came from a 28-7 deficit in the fourth quarter to win 30-28 against one of nation's best scoring defenses that year. RUNNING TO A HALT: Michigan's runningf backs came into Saturday having a gigan-t tic void to fill with the graduation of Doak Walker Award winner Chris Perry. After Saturday, the void still remains.I The running backs were less than stel-1 lar by all accounts, averaging about three1 REDHAWKS Continued from page 13A suffered minor injuries and are expected to play against Notre Dame. In the second half, the RedHawks continued to give the ball away deep in their own zone. On first and ten, Betts dropped back to pass, but the ball slipped out of his°hand 'as he started his throwing motion. Linebacker Pierre Woods fell on the ball at the Miami 17. Michigan again rode Underwood - who finished with 64 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries - into the endzone, and took a 17-0 lead. With their next possession, the Wolverines put together their only real drive in the game, moving the ball 61 yards on eight plays. The drive culminat- ed with Henne's first touchdown pass of his career. Off of play action, Henne rolled to his right and spot- ted Edwards wide open over the middle..Edwards caught the ball and instantly vaulted into the end- zone, putting Michigan up 24-0. Henne sprinted to the endzone and into Edwards' arms. "Chad made a great throw," Edwards said. "That's something we did in the first half that was open and we decided to come back to it. I told Chad, 'What- ever you do, just stay calm 'cause it's gonna be open.' Miami grinded out a 14-play, 61-yard drive that ended with a Jared Parseghian 36-yard field goal. Following a 70-yard punt return by Robinson, Miami's Mike Smith cut Michigan's lead to 24-10 early in the fourth quarter with a one-yard touch- down. With just over nine minutes left in the game, Ernest Shazor put the game away by jumping a Betts pass intended for tailback Luke Clemens and return- ing it 88 yards for the score. "I read the quarterback's eyes real well," Shazor said. "I saw it come off his hands and I just tried to look the ball in." For Michigan's final two scores, Edwards added a juggling touchdown grab and Jerome Jackson dove over center into the endzone. Carr was impressed with the overall effort, espe- cially on the defensive side of the ball, but said that the Wolverines' ground game left much to be desired. "As far as the running game goes, it was not what I would call good," Carr said. "And we've got to work on that." RYAN WEINER/Daily Shazor took advantage of a mistaken route to score his first career touchdown. yards a carry. Michigan's longest run of the day was a 13-yard scamper by true freshman Mike Hart on the final play of the game. Senior David Underwood took almost all of Michigan's carries in the first half, running 17 times for 47 yards. Underwood looked nervous, juking frequently before Jerome Jackson was featured more promi- nently in the second half. NOTES: Fifth-year senior Kevin Dud- ley received his first career carry in the fourth quarter ... Michigan has never lost to a Mid-American Conference team ... Miami wide receiver Ryne Robinson finished up with a combined total of 249 return yards. blasting through the hole. Sophomore WHO'S NEXT: NOTRE DAME The Fighting Irish have had this date cir- cled on their calendar ever since the Wol- verines blew them out 38-0 at Michigan Stadium last year. In fact, Notre Dame has taken this game so seriously, that it asked Brigham Young to reschedule its Oct. 30 matchup against the Fighting Irish to last week so Michigan wouldn't be its opener. Notre Dame got its prep game, but it cost them a win. BYU won 20-17. Now coach Tyrone Willingham brings his team Eback to South Bend with a loss, and the memory of an embarrassing loss just a year ago. In the second game of the year, there mau aIradv he a cne of urgencv. BIG TEN STANDINGS Team Big Ten Overall 1v0911 vmb wn vwwm Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin Michigan State Northwestern 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 WEEKEND'S BEST KICK START: In a sloppy game that was delayed almost an hour for a thunderstorm, No. 4 LSU trailed the Beavers for over 55 minutes. With 1:05 left in the game, and the Tigers trailing 15-7, LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell hit Dwayne Bowe for a 38-yard touchdown pass. Rus- sell then dove into the endzone on the ensuing two-point conversion to send the game into overtime. In overtime, Oregon State appeared to have tied it up when quarterback Derek Anderson found Joe Newton in the endzone on HOW THE AP TOP 25 FARED Associated Press Poll for the week of Sept. 7. Games updated through Sept. 6. NEW AP - TOP 25 (first-place votes in parentheses) Team: 1. Southern Cal. 2. Oklahoma 3. Georgia 4. LSU 5. Florida State 6. Miami 7. Texas 8. Michigan 9. Ohio State 10. West Virginia 11. Florida Last week: beat Virginia Tech 24-13 beat Bowling Green 40-24 beat Georgia Southern 48-29 beat Oregon State 22-21 DNP DNP f beat North Texas 65-0 beat Miami (Ohio) 43-10 beat Cincinnati 27-6 beat East Carolina 56-23 DNP This week: Colorado State Houston at South Carolina Arkansas State at Miami Florida State Arkansas at Notre Dame Marshall at Central Florida Eastern Michigan TEAM 1. Southern Cal. (51) 2. Oklahoma (10) 3. Georgia (4) 4. Florida State 5. Miami (Fla) 6. LSU 7. Texas 8. Michigan 9. Ohio State 10. West Virginia 11. Florida 12. California 13. Kansas State .14. Tennessee 15. Virginia REC 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 PTS 1,609 1,548 1,481 1,326 1,306 1,292 1,276 1,260 1,012 987 840 839 732 662 642 PVS 1 2 3 5 6 4 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 14 16 THIS WEEKEND'S RESULTS M~cRGw4 43, Miami (Ohio) 1O OHIO STATE 27, Cincinnati 6 WISCONSIN 34, Central Florida 6 IOWA 39, Kent State 7 I