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Saturday, September 22, 2007
The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com

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B. Graham
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C. Stewart
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D. Dutch

Penn State looks to break streak

By DANIEL BROMWICH
and KEVIN WRIGHT
Daily Sports Editors

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STAFF PICKS
The Daily football
writers do their best
to predict what happens
in the 2007 college
football season.

LG
A. Kraus
J. Ciulla

DT
T. Taylor
B. Gallimore
C.
J. Boren
T. McAvoy.
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R. Mallett
D. Cone

DT
W. Johnson
J. Ferrara
RG
A. Mitchell
C. Zirbel
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M. Moundros
A. Criswell

WR
R T T E A. Arrington
RT TB G. Mathews
S. Schilling M. Massey
M. Ortmann C. Butler

watch list and leads a pass defense
that shuts down opposing quar-
terbacks so effectively the Nittany
Lions can send extra men into the

Penn State wide receiver Deon box to help stop ther
Butler has heard the buzz around
campus. It's been eight years since Edge: Penn State
the Nittany Lions have beaten the
Wolverines, and every Penn State Penn State run
student is ready to see a win. Michigan run defer
Problem is, Michigan just boost-
ed its confidence with a home vic- Penn State coach
tory over a hapless Notre Dame benched startingi
team and is hungry to help fans for- Austin Scott lastv
get the horrid start to the season. fumbled twice. Tomi
The Wolverines have their eyes is expected to go wi
set on redemption with a Big Ten Scott and senior Rc
championship. Penn State is their but neither will mal
first test. Lion fans forget Toni

run.
offense vs.
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running back
week after he
orrow, Paterno
th a tandem of
odney Kinlaw,
ke any Nittany
y Hunt.

M. Hart
B. Minor

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B. Wright

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Z. Mesko

Michigan run offense vs. Penn
State run defense .

The Wolverines
fight on defense
Dame, but that- mi
more because of.

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Kevin Todd
Wright Karazim

Scott manie h
Bell Bromwich

Herman

One team's biggest strength ver- ineptitude thana
sus the other team's backbone. For Brandon GrahamI
Michigan, everything on offense his first start, thoug
starts with senior running back ity to play inside or
Mike Hart and his offensive line. defensive tackles T
Michigan's rush offense ranks 24th and Will Johnson to
in the country, averaging 226 yards sional rest.
per game. And with freshman
quarterback Ryan Mallett likely Edge: Michigan
making his second career start, the
Wolverines will lean heavily upon Michigan passit
Hart, just as they did last week Penn State passing
when 61-of-77 plays were runs.
It won't be easy against the Nit- The Wolverines lo
tany Lions, though. They boast the comfortable last Sa
nation's best run defense, allowing the more traditiona
just 17.7 yards per game. Although offense. And luckily
that statistic has come against the Penn State coach Jo
likes of Florida International, Notre to call a conservative
Dame and Buffalo, Penn State's comes to the Big Hou
defense was highly regarded before Lions use a heavy do
the season. attack, but if Paterni
out, Penn State hasI
Edge: Michigan ons. Quarterback A
has developed into a
Michigan pass offense vs. and he has skilled w
Penn State pass defense throw to in juniorsE
Deon Butler and Jo:

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g defense vs.
offense
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lurday against
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for Michigan,
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game when he
se. The Nittany
e of the ground
wants to air it
plenty of weap-
thony Morelli
reliable starter,
de receivers to
erek Williams,
dan Norwood.
higan second-
with freshman
arting opposite
lichigan's spe-
Tuesday press
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Although Michigan coach Lloyd Meanwhile, the Mic
Carr dropped hints of a possible ary-has settled down
Chad Henne return this week, it Donovan Warren sta
will probablybe Mallett atthe helm Morgan Trent.
of the Michigan offense again. The
freshman threw three touchdowns Edge: Penn State
last week, but he attempted just 15
passes. The coaching staff seems Special teams
reluctant to put too much on Mal-
lett's plate, and Hart indicated that Paterno praised M
the passing part of the playbook cial teams during his'
has been toned down for the Texar- conference. He even
kana, Ark., native. to label Wolverine1
The Penn State secondary is one Mesko one of the b
of the best in the nation. Junior the nation. Mesko w
Justin King is on the Thorpe Award See BREAKD