4B - November 24, 2008
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GAME STATISTICS
Team Stats
First-Downs
Rush/Yds
Passing Yards
Offensive Plays
Total Offense
Kick returns/ Yds
Punt returns/ Yds
Comp/Att/nt
Punts/Avg
Fumbles/Lost
Penalties/Yards
Time of Poss
PASSING
Player
Sheridan
TEAM
Feagin
Totals
RUSHING
Player A
Minor 1
Shaw
Odos
Brown ,
Feagin
Sheridan
Totals
RECEVNG
Player N
Odos
Stonum
Savoy
Brwn
Totas
PUNTING
Player N
Mesk I
Totals I
KICKOFF RETURNS
Player
Odoms
Cissoko
McGufie
Totas
PUNT RETURNS
Player
Odoms
Mathews
Totals
TACKLES
Player
lamion
Muton
Stewart
Taylor
Thompson
Wiiams
Harrison
Brown
Warren
Graham
Johns-, W.
Martin
Van Bergen
Trent
Johnsor Z.
Ezeh
Cissoko
Fitzgerald
Totals
PASSING
Boeckman
Tota s
RUSHING
Player A
Wells, C. I
Herron
Wlliams
Wes, M.
Ganz
Saine
Ttas 4
RECEIVING
Ple N
Robiskie
Sanzenbacher
Totals I
NTINGN
Thom d a
Totals
KICKOFF RETURNS
Player I
Toal
PUNT RETURNS
Total
TACKLES
PMayer
Laurinaitis ,
Heyward
Worthington
Moeller
Russel
Williams, N
Gibson
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MICH
11
41/111
87
66
198
7/139
2/10
8/25/0
12/36.5
2/2
3/15
29:25
M IC H I G A N
C-A Yds
8-24 87
0-1 0
0-0 0
8-25 87
osu
13
43/232
184
59
416
2/32
5/110
8/16/1
7/34.7
0/0
2/20
30:35
Att
14
12
1
3
3
8
41
No.
5
1
1
1
8
Yds
67
41
8
3
2
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111
Yds
37
33
14
3
87
Avg.
4:8
3A
8.0
1.0
0.7
-1.2
2.7
Avg
7.4
33.0
14.0
3.0
10.9
TD
0
0
0
0
L8
32
13
8
3
4
8
32
L9
21
33
14
3
33
Int
0
0
0
0
TD
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
TD
0
0
0
0
0
o. Yds Avg Lg
12 438 36.5 55
12 438 36.5 5
No.
2
4
1
7
Yds
43
83
13
- 139
Avg
21.5
20.8
13.0
19.9
Ls .
32
32
13
32
TD
0
0
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No. Yds Avg
1 3 3.0
1 7 7.0
2 10 5.0
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3-3 64
8-16 184
Lg TD
3 0
7 0
7 0
st - Tot
3 8
6 8
3 S
4 $
5 5
0 4
0 4
2 4
2 4
1 3
2 3
2 3
1 2
1 2
1 2
2 2
0 1
0 1
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RODRIGO GAYA ANDJEREMY CHO/Daily
Redshirt sophomore Nick Sheridan (left) and freshman Terrelle Pryor each struggled in their first Michigan-Ohio State game, going a combined 13-for-37. Pryor had tewo touchdowns and a interception.
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5 188 376
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By NATE SANDALS
Daily Sports Editor
COLUMBUS - Redshirt soph-
omore Nick Sheridan didn't enter
Michigan's matchup with Ohio
State on Satur-
day with very NOTEBOOK
much experi-
ence. It was just the fourth start
of his career.
But the Buckeyes' starting
quarterback, true freshman
Terrelle Pryor, wasn't a veteran
either.
In the 105th installment of
the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry,
inexperience shone thi-ough for
both quarterbacks, but especial-
ly Sheridan. -
"He missed some things he
should have made," Michigan
quarterbacks coach Rod Smith
said. "He made a couple throws
we liked. Obviously, we didn't
make enough of them"
That might have been an
understatement. Sheridan was
just 8-for-24 passing, good for
only 87 yards.
Sheridan especially struggled
under pressure from the 01
State defensive line. Though
was sacked just twice, he thr
inaccurately on the run throui
out the game.
Freshman Justin Feagin ca
in for a series late in the th
quarter when Sheridan suffer
a sprained ankle. Sheridan s,
the injury bothered him for t
rest of the game, but he did
miss another series.
Pryor didn't play the ent
game either,butitwasn'tbecal
he was injured. His replaceme
fifth-year senior Todd Boe-
man, came in because it wasl
final home game.
For the most part, Michiga
defense bottled Pryor up on t
run. The true freshman w
just 5-for-13 for 120 yards, t
touchdowns and one intercl
tion. He was held for negat
yardage on the ground, inclu
ing Michigan's three sacks.
"The- game plan was to ma
sure he doesn't leave the po
et," Michigan fifth-year sen
defensive end Tim Jamison sa
"He broke out, of course, he'
Lg
32
No. Yds Avg Lg TD
5 110 22.0 80 0
Solo Asst Tot
4 8 12
1 5 6
1 5 6
0 3 3
0 3 3
2 0 2
2 *0
1 1 2
1 1 2
1 1 2
30 55 85
Michigan's defense
falls apart after half
hio great athlete."
he AN UNFRIENDLY MEETING:
ew As Michigan was leaving the
gh- field following pregame warm-
ups, the team ran by the Buck-
me eyes.
ird Instead of looking straight
red ahead and running to the lock-
aid er room, the teams started
the exchanging words. The squads
n't came together on the south side
of midfield as staff members and
ire game officials tried to separate
use them. No punches were throwr
nt, and officials did not call any pen-
ck- alties.
his "I think just the emotions,
guys start talking and all that, so
n's that shouldn't happen," Michi-
the gan coach Rich Rodriguez said.
ent "I told the guys that it's not a
wo trash talking or talking contest,
ep- it's a football contest."
ive The teams had a similar alter-
ud- cation when the Buckeyes gath-
ered near midfield before las:
ake year's game in Ann Arbor.
ck- MCGUFFIE TO RETURN?:"
ior Rumors flew around the
id. Michigan football blogosphere
s a this week that freshmanrunning
DOMINANCE
From Page 1B
(we lost to the Wolverines)," Ohio
State senior cornerback Malcolm
Jenkins said. "We don't have to
live with that the rest of our lives.
We can always say we beat that
team."
Ohio State's 42-7 win Saturday
was its third biggest over the Wol-
verines and the matchup's biggest
differential since the Buckeyes
won 50-14 in 1968.
In the last five years, Michigan
and Ohio State have entered The
Game from a variety of positions:
2004: No. 7 Michigan at
unranked Ohio State
2005: No. 17 Michigan vs. No.9
Ohio State
2006: No. 2 Michigan at No. 1
Ohio State
2007: No. 23 Michigan vs. No. 7
Ohio State
2008: unranked Michigan at
No. 10 Ohio State
But each game has ended the
same way - with the Buckeyes on
top. Still, the Wolverines lead the
all-time series 57-42-6.
Much of Ohio State's historic
run can be credited to its domi-
nance off the field.
In the last six recruiting class-
es, including the yet-to-be-signed
back and YouTube sensation
Sam McGuffie was preparing to
transfer after the season.
Those rumors were fueled by
McGuffie's decision not to play
against Northwestern last week.
But McGuffie's coach would
be surprised to see McGuffie
anywhere other than Ann Arbor
next semester.
"Yes, I'expect him to be back,"
Michigan running backs coach
Fred Jackson said. "Most defi-
nitely, I expect him to be back."
Jackson said he hasn't asked
McGuffie about his intentions
directly, but would expect any
of his players to tell him if they
were about to transfer.
. McGuffie missed the week
leading up to the Ohio State
game to attend a funeral in his
home state of Texas.
He returned one kickoff for
13 yards and was hit hard on the
play. McGuffie did not return to
the game.
THE FIRST DEPARTURES:
Regardless of whether McGuffie
stays, the attrition has already
begun.
Wide receiver Zion, Babb
was dismissed from the team
(last Sunday) and Rodriguez
announced Wednesday that
defensive tackle Jason Kates is
no longer with the team.
Sophomore safety Artis
Chambers is still listed on the
team's official roster, but he is
not expected to be with the team
next year.
Chambers' facebook.com sta-
tus last week said he "is officially
no longer a Wolverine," and he
was not on the dress list for the
Ohio State game..
SCHILLING'S KNEE: Redshirt
sophomore offensive tackle
Steve Schilling missed the game
after injuring his right knee in
practice last week.
Schilling made the trip to
Columbus but did not dress for
the game. He watched from side-
lines wearing warm-ups, and
used crutches to walk off the
field after the game.
Schilling said he should only
need one or two weeks of treat-
ment to fully recover.
BIG TEN STANDINGS
Team Big Ten Overall
Penn State
Ohio State .
Michigan State
Northwestern
Iowa
Minnessta
Wiscsnsin
Illinois
Purdue
Michigan
Indiana
7 1
7 1
6 2
5 3
5 3
35
3 5
35
2 6
2 6
1 7
11
10
9
9
8
7
7
5
4
3
3
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BUCKEYES
From Page 1B
game with 28 straight points.
It's the sixth time the Wolver-
ines have allowed at least 21
unanswered points this year.
Throughout the season,
Michigan's offense ' hasn't
shown an ability to come back.
If it were to have any chance in
this game, the defense had to
keep the score low. It didn't.
This teamset a schoolrecord
for most points allowed. The
old mark was 23.8 per game in
1962. This team gave up nearly
29 per game.
On offense, Michigan (2-6
Big Ten,3-9 overall) didn'thave
the talent to make a comeback.
The team had negative offen-
sive yards in the first quarter,
didn't pick up a first down until
midway through the second
and converted just one third-
down attempt in the game.
"Like usual, you know,
there's always one group of
guys doing like the whole exe-
cuting well," Minor said. "And
then somebody else is just, you
know, not doing it."
Michigan threw for less
than 100 yards for the fourth
time this season and complet-
ed fewer than half its passes
for the fifth time.
Redshirt sophomore Nick
Sheridan, a former walk-on,
started at quarterback because
redshirt freshman Steven
Threet injured his shoulder.
Michigan's backup quarter-
back, freshman Justin Feagin,
is a slot receiver.
Ohio State freshman quar-
terback Terrelle Pryor was
the nation's top recruit last
year and named Michiganas a
finalist in his highly publicized
recruitment.
Pryor played with enough
poise to become the first start-
ing true freshman quarterback
to win a game in the rivalry.
And Ohio State redshirt fresh-
man Dan "Boom" Herron aver-
aged 10 yards per carry and
scored two touchdowns.
The Buckeyes had first-year
players step up in their biggest
game of the year.
The same couldn't be said
for the Wolverines.
2009 group, 45 recruits have cho-
sen between Ohio State and Mich-
igan, according to Scout.com.
Thirty-six picked the Buck-
eyes.
Three of those players - run-
ning backs Chris "Beanie" Wells,
Dan "Boom" Herron and Brandon
Saine - accounted for 93 percent
of Ohio State's yardage on the
ground and all three of its rushing
touchdowns Saturday.
Buckeye quarterback Terrelle
Pryor, who considered Michigan,
threw for 65 percent of the Buck-
eyes' passing yards and tossed two
touchdowns.
Michigan coach Rich Rodri-
guez and Ohio State coach Jim
Tressel pursued Pryor well past
the first day of the signing period,
when most recruits sign their let-
ter of intent.
So, in large part because of a
group of players who could have
been helping the Wolverines on
Saturday, Rodriguez lost his first
game against Ohio 'State. First-
year Michigan coaches had gone
10-1-1 against the Buckeyes until
Saturday.
"I've been here for one of
them," Rodriguez said. "So that's
the only one I can really comment
on. They've got one in a row on us,
from what I've seen."
For Rodriguez, it was just
another time he didn't want to
look at the past. But Michigan's
15 seniors, including the 11 fifth-
years, will depart without beating
the Buckeyes.
JEREMYcHO/Daily
Freshman quarterback Terrelle Pryor (left) and runningback Boom Herron are
two of 36 recruits who have chosen Ohio State over Michigan in the last six years.
THIS WEEKEND'S RESULTS
OHIO STATE 42, Michigan 7
PENN STATE 49, Michigan State 18
PURDUE 62, Indiana 10
NoRTHWESTERN 27, Illinois 10
Iowa 55, MINNESOTA 0
WSCOSINts39, Cal Poy 35