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September 7, 2010- 3B

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C-A Yds TD
19-22 186 1
19-22 186 1

Att
29
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15
1
1
61
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3
3
3
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1
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197
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Yds
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15
0
16
43
16
0
43

int
0
0
TD
1
7
1
0
0
3
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0
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0
0
0
0
0

Michigan sophomore quarterback Denard Robinson secured the starting position after Saturday's performance.
Robinson will start
against N next week

BIGGER HOUSE
From Page 1B
more of an echo, and it gets you
riled up. It's nothing like last year,
it's way louder."
Of course, 113,090 fans - the
largest crowd ever at a football
game according to Michigan offi-
cials - may have had something to
do with that.
"That's why they call it the Big
House," junior tight end Kevin
Koger said. "We have the most
seats, we have the craziest fans.
I was thinking during the game,
'Dang there's a lot of people here,
more than usual.'"
Added freshman punter Will
Hagerup: "When you have a crowd
in there, the biggest crowd in foot-
ball history, and they're all yelling
and they're all into it, I can't see
how that can't be a problem for the
other team."
TATE TRANSFER?: After sitting
on the bench with a towel over his
head and shoulders for much of fel-
low sophomore Denard Robinson's
record-setting performance on
Saturday, quarterback Tate Forcier
told Ann Arbor.com, "All you need
to know is that I'm out."
Forcier declined comment to the
Daily after the game.
When Robinson went down in
the third quarter, both Forcier and
freshman Devin Gardner began
to get loose, but ultimately, it was
Gardner who spelled Robinson
for the few plays that he was out,
despite the fact that Forcier started
every game for the Wolverines last
season.
Forcier quelled rumors earlier
in the summer of a transfer, but
his comments following the game

brought questions of him leaving
the program to the forefront.
In a tweet from MGoBlog's Tom
Van Haaren, Forcier's father, Mike,
responded to questions about his
son possibly transferring.
"As Tate's father, and someone
who would advise him, a trans-
fer isn't something I want to be a
part of," Mike said. "Sometimes
you think, 'Man, do they want him
there?' But we don't think that's
the situation. Rich Rodriguez has
also been straight with us."
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES: Of
all the areas Rodriguez had shown
concern this summer, special
teams was one of the most worri-
some.
And after Saturday, which
brought windy conditions for most
of the game, questions aren't nec-
essarily answered about the young,
inexperienced position group.
Hagerup only attempted one
punt on the day - aroll punt which
landed and rolled for a total of 51
yards. Meanwhile, redshirt fresh-
man kicker Brendan Gibbons was
1-for-2 on field goals, missing one
short earlier in the game due to
the wind. He also missed an extra
point and struggled to fight the
wind on a few kickoffs.
Special teams coach Tony Gib-
son said the weather was too much
of an issue for the two to be prop-
erly evaluated.
"The wind was just swirling all
day," Gibson said. "We couldn't
ever get it down. It was with us
once, against us once. We just have
to keep trying at it."
INJURY NOTES: Freshman
hybrid safety Carvin Johnson has
a sprained MCL and is day-to-day
after going down in the second
quarter.

No. Yds Av La
1 51 s1.0 51

No.
1
1

Yds
4
19

Avg
4.0
1.0

L9
4
19

TDO
0
0

No Yds Avg g TD
1 7 70 7 0
Solo Asst Tot
6 3 9
6 2 8
3 3 56
2 3 5
2 23 25
1 3 24
3 1 24
2 2 2
1 1 2
1 1 12
3s 30 2
C 1 2 eci ei
28-7 05 2 0
35-3 0 63

Att
20
4
3
2
1
30
No.
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
18

Yds
10s5
9
138

Avg
.3
4.5
46

Ls
20
13
2

TDO
1
0
0
0

Yds Avg Lg TD
87 290 2
28 93 24 0
17 8.5 7 0
0 0.0 6 0
20s 11.4 47 0
No. Yds Avg Lg
3 98 32.7 66
3 98 32.7 66

By NICOLE AUERBACH
Daily Sports Writer
Sophomore quarterback
Denard Robinson is going
to start in Saturday's game
against Notre Dame, Michigan
coach Rich Rodriguez said on
Monday.
Finally, no waiting until the
night before to name a starter.
"Do the same thing you did
last week," NOTEBOOK
Rodri-
guez joked with the media at
his weekly press conference
Monday. "Ask me if he's going
to play, who's going to be the
starter.
"You think it would be a
surprise if (Robinson) doesn't
start? He's earned the start for
sure."
Rodriguez said he would
still give other quarterbacks
reps in practice this week, even
after Robinson set a school
rushing record (197 yards in
one game) for a quarterback
and was 19-for-22 through the
air.
Since the end of Saturday's
game, Robinson's perfor-
mance has garnered quite a
bit of attention from local and
national media outlets. Rob-
inson was named the Walter
TRENCHES
From Page 1B
right at them," Schilling said
after the game. "We made down-
hill runs and we tried to take it
to them. It work for us early, and
it kind of set the tempo for the
rest of the game."
That physicality was abigrea-
son the Wolverine offen-
sive line was able to push
around the undersized
Husky defensive line all
day long, which was how
Michigan held onto the
ball and kept its defense
off the field.
The Wolverines held
possession for 36:52. The
Huskies? 23:08. Michi-
gan's offense racked up
scoring drives of 14, 7, 8,
19 and 11 plays.
It was winning the
time of possession battle
that allowed the Michi-
gan defensive line to
continue to rush the
quarterback and stuff the
run all game.
"That was absolutely
amazing," redshirtjunior
defensive end Ryan Van
Bergen said. "I don't
knowfor how many plays
I was on the field but I
honestly feel pretty fresh
right now.
"The offensive line did
a really great job and the
whole offense did a great
job of picking up first
downs when weuneeded
them."
The defensive line
gave up just 138 yards
rushing to Connecticut,
almost half of which
came in the fourth quar-
ter. And despite not
recording a sack, the line

was all over Frazer.
Especially active was
sophomore Craig Roh.
Roh was all over the field,
recording five tackles,
two for a loss.
"Myself and the
defense as a whole was
just hungry," Roh said.
"We were so hungry ..
We were making plays,
we came out, we were
hungry."
Many on the Wolver-
ines' defense expressed
their satisfaction with

Camp player of the week and "Is the coach making a big
the Big Ten offensive player of issue out of it? No," Rodri-
the week. guez said. "Any time some-
Still, Rodriguez didn't seem body doesn't play, whether it
concerned with those acco- is Tate or somebody else, they
lades going to Robinson's head. are probably going to be disap-
"He's a pretty humble guy pointed. I don't see a problem
anyway," Rodriguez said. with guys being disappointed if
"I'll talk to him about staying they don't play.
humble and staying hungry, "Now, if it crosses the line as
but that's in his nature anyway. far as not being a team player
He'll be able to handle the pats and all that, then we'll have a
on the back. conversation. If we need to do
"That's the same thing I told that, I'll do that."
the team: 'You're just one bad Rodriguez said he would
day away from everybody else probably have a conversation
saying what they were saying with his three quarterbacks
about you last week.' It's that (Robinson, Forcier and true
old thing: It's like poison - it's freshman Devin Gardner)
OK as long as you don't swal- soon, and he reiterated that he
low it." wasn't worried about Forcier's
Rodriguez not concerned demeanor.
about Forcier's mood on Sat- "Am I concerned it will
urday: Rodriguez didn't want affect the team?" Rodriguez
to answer questions about the said. "I want all my players to
only quarterback not to take be happy all the time. Inevita-
any snaps in Saturday's win - bly, all 110 won't be. But if you
sophomore Tate Forcier. win, you would expect most of
Each time questions arose them to be happy - or fake it."
about Forcier's behavior - he Injury update: Rodriguez
sat on the sidelines with a towel announced Monday that red-
over his shoulders during the shirt sophomore wide receiver
game - Rodriguez got worked Roy Roundtree is doubtful
up. He said he would prefer to for Saturday's game at Notre
answer questions about Robin- Dame with internal bruises.
son's performance rather than Roundtree has been coughing
Forcier's game-day demeanor. See RODRIGUEZ, Page 8B
watching another defense try to It's a problem the lineman are
keep up with Robinson. happy to have.
But Sometimes just as chal- "Sometimes you don't know
lenging as catching up with him where he's at and you've got to
is staying in front of him as a keep your head on a swivel but
blocker. With Robinson's com- he's back there for a reason,"
plete disregard for the concept Schilling said. "That's part of his
of a pocket, at times it's hard for game is to make people miss and
the offensive line to know where get out of the pocket and create
he is on the field, makingit hard- some plays on the run. If that
er to know who to block. helps us, it helps us."

Michigan foobtall players touch the banner at the rededication game on Saturday at
Michigan Stadium. A record crowd of 113,090 fans attended the game.


No. Yds Avg ig TD
3 41 13.7 26 0

Solo
b
10
9
5
4
4
3
1
4
4
3
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
58

Asst
6
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
32

Tot
12
11
10
8
8
7
6
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
90

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Michigan State
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwestern
Penn State
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Purdue
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Big Ten Results
Michigan 30, Connecticut 10
Mich. St. 38, Western Mich. 14
Ohio State 45, Marshall 7
Indiana 51, Towson 17
Penn State 44, Youngstown St.14
Iowa 37, Eastern Illinois 7
Wisconsin 41, UNLV 21
Notre Dame 23, Purdue 12
Missouri 23, Illinois 13
Minnesota 24, Middle Tenn. 17
Northwestern 23, Vanderbilt 21