,ie Poll ill win the team MVP for Michigan this auise Walker B) Chris Perry !Navatte D) other gandauly.com/sports .dddmmlm S ft * firm4tow Bak "Irmqkl PORTS I MONDAY AUGUST 13, 2001 arr t0 BAs out A clu ri I I gan E I s season F Phillips orts Writer h head coach Lloyd Carr ready to >out the promise of the 2001 11 season at Michigan Media also had to brush on topics of a iscouraging note. told reporters of his discipli- ction for prize-recruit Kelly Baraka was arrested for the time this summer on possession ijuana charges on July 31. rmally, I do not connent on the inary actions that I take," Carr We have a very unusual situation elly Baraka. I'm going to honor scholarship at Michigan, but he > participate in any games, nor e dress for any games for the mason." a did not attend the two fresh- actices prior to media day. TING DEFENSIVE: Last season, Averines' defense was one of the fective in school history, giving average of 19.1 points per game, season-worst 54 points at North- n. Opponents took advantage of xperienced and injury-decimat- nsive line and secondary. But with a year of experience and the return of seniors Cato June and Jake Frysinger, the defense hopes to be the strength of the team this year. "Coach Carr always tells us that you have to have a good defense to win a championship," senior linebacker Larry Foote said. "Last year, we learned that. We had some games we should have won because the offense was doing well, and we let them get away." Foote, senior Eric Brackins and jun- ior Victor Hobson have been recog- nized as one of the best linebacking corps in the country by numerous pre- season publications. "There are a lot of expectations on us and we are certainly ready to handle it," Brackins said. In the secondary, Carr believes that the return of June will spark the young defensive backfield. "The thing we missed a year ago without (June), is he brings a real enthusiasm to a defense," Carr said. "He's a big, heavy-hitting guy, he's a leader. It's great to have him back." Carr also expects freshmen Marlin Jackson and Ernest Shazor to con- tribute this year. Lloyd Carr and his 2001 Wolverines ran out of the tunnel and onto the field on Sat- urday during Michigan media day. "Both Ernest Shazor and Marlin that red-shirt sophomore John Navarre Jackson have been tremendously has the advantage due to the experience impressive in these two days," Carr he gained from starting four games last said. season. ARMS RACE: Carr has yet to name a "We have four young quarterbacks, starting quarterback, but he pointed out See MEDIA, Page 14 Wlng in BySeeJackson Daity Sports Editor The Michigan hockey team is fortu- nate to have two senior netminders in Josh Blackburn and Kevin O'Malley, but the Wolverines have no other goalies on the roster. That means Michigan will need to depend on an unknown fresh- man at the most important position in the game in 2002-03. "It's a bit of a dilemma, but that has been the story of the Michigan hockey __ program for the last 12 years' Michigan head coach Red Berenson said. "We've had pretty much one starting goalie play all four years." Steve Shields started as a true fresh- man. Marty Turco replaced Shields as a true freshman after he graduated. Then Blackburn took over in his first year after Turco's reign. "It is not unusual for us to not have a goalie waiting in the wings;' Berenson said. "But we've been fortunate. Our goalies have survived it early on and car- ried the torch admirably." Blackburn had a very strong freshman campaign. After opening his career with a 2-0 shutout. agaistLake Superior, he posted a 25-10-6 record with a goals against average of just 2.28 - the fourth See GOALIE, Page 14 RECORDS& UTSED CDS 61'7 Packard Upstairs from Subway Paying $4 to $6 for top CD's in top condition. Also bu"ing 4 . premium LP's and cassettes. Open 7 days 663-3441 ,. The selection is ENDLESS c na y enson adjsti to basebal-only ste Weber especially long for Henson. He has been though his batting average has actually everything that you do. It's just got to orts Writer splitting time between football and dropped in that time. flow" baseball the last three years and has "He has a home run swing," Clippers' At the same time, Henson is a $17 UMBUS - Drew Henson is never played Triple-A baseball until batting coach Bill Robinson said. million investment and Yankees' owner Columbus. Still hated because now. "(I'm) just trying to let him know where George Steinbrenner demands updates days as the Wolverines' quarter- Henson hasn't panicked about his his bat should be on certain pitches. It's on his third baseman of the future. Henson hasn't done much to struggles. He focuses on what he needs coming." Therefore, the Yankees' gave Robinson Pat image. in order to improve. Both coaches have remained very See HENSON, Page 15 leading Michigan to a win over "Just continue to work on your patient with Henson, hesitant to rush his 's beloved Buckeyes last season, swing," Henson said. "It's a matter of development. n hasn't been responsible for getting at-bats and experience. That's "You know, if you overload him then . . . Columbus Clippers victories really what I need right now. Things are you go throughparalysis through analy- coming together the more I play. The sis," Hillman said. 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