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The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
Stars' status in uestion 'M' geared for
BySCOTT BELL ikJ wild weekend
Daily Sprs Editorf
Even though the status of quar-
terback Chad Henne and running
back Mike Hart remains unknown,
there is one certainty: Saturday's
game against last-place Minnesota
is the final chance for the Wolver-
ines to rest their starters before a
stretch run at Michigan State, at
Wisconsin and against Ohio State to
close the season.
Whether that will happen is any-
one's guess.E
Michigan coach Lloyd Carr was
coy when speaking about both stars
at his weekly press conference Mon-
day. Both are listed as starters on
the depth chart, but as this season
has shown, the start-of-week depth
chart isn't always the same as the
one on Saturday. Still, Carr thinks
Hart's chances of seeing the field
are much better than they were last
week.
"I'm sure Mike is going to be alot
better than he was last week," Carr
said. "I think daily he'll improve.
From the time he got hurt, you
just don't know. All you do know is
they're gettingbetter."
As for Henne: "You know, the
only thing I can say is that he's day
to day. We'll see how he feels, go
from there," Carr said.
If neither can go, Michigan (4-
0 Big Ten, 6-2 overall) has capable
backups with game experience
readyto step up.
Sophomore Carlos Brown topped
the 100-yard mark against Illinois
last weekend in relief of Hart. It was
the first time a back ran for more
than 100 yards against the Fighting
Illini all season.
Freshman Ryan Mallett started
two games when Henne hurt his
knee earlier this season. He also
played for about a third of the Illi-
nois game when Henne went down
with a shoulder injury.
Both have shown flashes of great-
ness this season, but each have also
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in the 2007 college
football season.
By MICHAEL EISENSTEIN playing around the corner, either.
Daily Sports Writer The Wolverines have traveled more
than 2,000 miles so far this year.
They're sort of strange, sort of "We've been so busy traveling,
bizarre and, well, sort of cool. it's been like a month since we've
That's the best way to describe been home," Berenson said.
the circumstances colliding this It's also been a while -18 years
weekend for the Michigan hockey - since the last, and only, time
team's home opener againstBoston Boston University visited Yost. In
University. two meetings, Michigan defeated
The Wolverines are off to a 3- the Terriers 4-3 and 6-2. If another
1 start and are undefeated in the sweep happens during Boston Uni-
CCHA, but the two teams they've versity's second trip to Ann Arbor,
defeated have just three combined it'll be the first time in 31 seasons
wins. And even with a roster near- that the Terriers will open with a
ly half full of freshmen, Michigan five-game winless streak.
finds itself ranked third nation- But Wolverine fans are much
ally, its highest ranking since 2005. more concerned about two highly
Keep inmind,thisteamwaspicked touted freshmen struggling to
to finish fourth in the conference score.
by the coaches and media just one Max Pacioretty and Aaron
month ago. Palushaj, Michigan's two high-
"We shouldn't be No. 3, and est-drafted first-year players, have
we shouldn't get hung up on that yet to knock in a goal this season.
because you know how long that'll Pacioretty, a . first-round draft
last," Michigan coach Red Beren- pick, has yet to even tally a point.
son said. But both registered more than 60
A little harsh? Apparently not. points for their respective teams in
"We're overrated," senior Chad the United States Hockey L~eague
Kolarikesaid. "That'ssridiculous, last year, so Berenson isn't wor-
Third overall? ried.
"What are you going to do, "That's a temporary thing,"
though? It's the second weekend of said Berenson, who noted they
the season and we've been playing both play on the No. 1 power-play
well, but we haven't beaten anyone unit. "I'm not worried about them.
very good." They're both in good roles."
Aside fromthe high ranking, the And while it may be weird for
anticipation for the home opener fans not to know a lot of players
seems stronger than years past for on the ice tonight with the home
another reason: The Yost-faith- debut of Berenson's largest fresh-
ful haven't waited more than four man class ever, one thing is certain
games for the first regular-season - a loud crowd welcoming the 12
home game since 2001. new Wolverines into Michigan
It wasn't like Michigan was hockey lore.
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Freshman quarterback Ryan Mallett and sophomore running back Carlos Brown could play extensively Saturday against Minne-
sota if Chad Henne and Mike Hart's injuries keep them out. Both replacements have already had considerable experience this year.
had issues holding onto the ball.
Brown fumbled three times at the
beginning of the season, and Mal-
lett has had issues handling snaps
all season.
Something Mallett and his team-
mates will want to keep a handle on
is the Little Brown Jug - the trophy
Michigan and Minnesota compete
for each year. Michigan has won 17
of the last 18 meetings between the
two teams and regained the Jug
with a 28-14 win last season at Min-
nesota.
Despite the discrepancy between
the team's records - both within the
rivalry and this season - the Wol-
verines contend this game is differ-
ent than just any matchup against a
1-7 team.
"The rivalry really doesn't
change because I watched Minne-
sota and they come out and hit hard,
and if you don't play with that same
intensity anything can happen at
this time in the season," linebacker
Chris Graham said. "You want tobe
on top of your game and just go out
there and treat them like any other
type of team."
Even with the rivalry in mind, it
could be a tough game for Michigan
to get excited about. Minnesota's
defense yielded 394 yards on the
ground against Division I-AA North
Dakota State last weekend. If that
isn't enough, the Gophers
(0-4, 1-7) plan to start three true
freshmen inthe secondary Saturday,
according to coach Tim Brewster.
Still, since Michigan had its own
run-in with a Division I-AA team,
the members of the team have kept
preaching the mantra of not over-
looking anyone.
"I think we learned early in the
season not to take any team for
granted," freshman offensive line-
man Steve Schilling said. "We're just
going to prepare for the game like
any other game we've prepared for.
The coaches are going to get us into
a good game plan, and we're going
to do the best we can to execute."
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- Minnesota K #36
knocked a 39-yard field
goal through the uprights
with no time remaining.
It put an end to Mich-
igan's huge comeback
after trailing 21-2.
- Player of the game
- Minnesota RB # 29.
The Gopher back set
the tone early, breaking
a pair of long runs. He
ended up with 206 yards
on 16 carries, along with
a touchdown catch.
- Press conference
Minnesota coach Scott
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and sweet, Bromwich is
a good coach. This was a
tough game. Luckily, the
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Michigan coach Daniel
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