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ran and Barnum game.
Hoke didn't sound too opti-
ill recovering, mistic about the chances of Bar-
num playing against Iowa.
re day-to-day Hoke's assessment of Lewan
wasn't much better. Hoke made it
with injuries clear that he will be careful with
Lewan in practice this week.
By TIM ROHAN "Barnum's probably a
DailySportsEditor guy who's the furthest away
(between the two)," Hoke said,
higan coach Brady Hoke before adding that Barnum
ght scholarship offensive is one of the tougher players
n - he'd like 16. he's coached as far as pushing
has six he comfortably through pain.
in games - two are "Taylor, I would hope he will
up. play too."
r depth at our offensive All season, redshirt sopho-
probably as low as I've more Michael Schofield has
een at the University," been the primary backup at both
aid Monday. guard and tackle.
r offensive coordinator Al But if a situation arises like
made a concerted effort it did briefly against the Boiler-
back to the power running makers, when both Lewan and
nd pro-style passinggame Barnum are out, the inexperi-
:he bye week, Michigan enced and unproven redshirt
w have to rely on those six junior Elliott Mealer could see
n more than ever. playing time.

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The offensive line proved its
worth by demolishing Purdue at
the point of attack, leading red-
shirt sophomore running back
Fitz Toussaint to a career day
and giving junior quarterback
Denard Robinson plenty of time
to throw.
"That's really what we've
wanted to do all year," Borges
said. "The offensive line moved
some people, not only on the line
of scrimmage but also on the
perimeter."
For that to continue against
Iowa - the latest team Hoke
has labeled "the toughest" team
Michigan will face all season -
Michigan may have to hope it
stays healthy up front.
Redshirt sophomore left tack-
le Taylor Lewan has been deal-
ing with ankle and knee injuries
and left last Saturday's game for
a few plays. Redshirt junior left
guard Ricky Barnum has injured
both his ankles this season - the
second of which forced him to
miss the majority of the Purdue

"There may
not be a lot of
them, but I like
them."

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MARISSA MCCLAIN/Daily
Redshirt sophomore left tackle Taylor Lewan was injured against Purdue last Saturday. Michigan coach Brady Hoke called him day-to-day with the injury.

hands of the running attack, spe-
cifically the offensive line.
Fourteen of the Wolverines'
And redshirt junior Rocko next 19 plays were runs, includ-
Khoury is the last lineman Hoke ing three Toussaint carries
could call on, but he has primar- - which went for 16, 16 and 17
ily backed up fifth-year senior yards, respectively.
David Molk at center. In the second half, Borges fed
Hoke said he would give the ball to the running backs,
Khoury and Mealer more snaps sprinkling in a few designed runs
this week, or at least the amount for Robinson, too.
they "need" to be prepared if Once Michigan got the ball
called upon. back after the two interceptions,
Last Saturday, the unit leading 9-7, the Wolverines ran
answered the bell after Robin- the ball 39 times and passed it
son and sophomore quarterback just seven the rest of the game,
Devin Gardner threw intercep- building a commanding 36-7
tions early in the second quarter. lead.
Borges placed the game in the Toussaint ran for 170 and two

touchdowns. Senior running
back Mike Shaw had a 37-yard
touchdown scamper.
And all this success came
while Robinson enjoyed his new
less-intensive role in the shadow
of the offense - Borges could
pick his spots to run the quarter-
back.
With Toussaint, when Borges
called the power play to the left,
Molk and Schoefield, who was
playing left guard, would pull
and get out in front to block for
the running back.
Meanwhile, the two lineman
on the other side of the play
sealed off the backside in case
Toussaint needed to cut back

toward the middle of the field.
No matter the combination, no
matter who was running the ball,
Michigan's offensive line created
enough space that the ball carri-
er usually had a sizable chunk of
yards before he had to deal with
any would-be tacklers.
But in order to effectively exe-
cute a blocking scheme where
multiple linemen are pulling, or
any of Michigan's man or zone
schemes for that matter, commu-
nication is "critical," Borges said.
Molk, Lewan, Omameh and
fifth-year senior right tackle
Mark Hugye started on the line
last season, and Borges noted
their communication was great

already.
Yet the questions remain: Who
knows how Mealer or Khoury
would react to facing a physi-
cal Iowa front four, running an
offense that suddenly seems ded-
icated to the power run game?
And how could one weak link
affect the other four lineman?
Already, Borges conceded that
the lack of depth has affected
what they can do offensively.
"Yes, we're not very deep,"
Borges said. "But we have some
good players, and we have to play
with what we have, and I like
them.
"There may not be a lot of
them, butI like them."

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