Michigan senior Jarrett Irons is in the running for the 1995 Butkus Award, presented annually to the nation's outstanding collegiate linebacker. This year, Dick Butkus will present the award at Walt Disney World. Irons joins fellow Big Ten candidates Greg Bellisari of Ohio State, and Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice of Illinois. Michigan wanders to Indiana Pa October 20, Bench may prove key in Bloomington By Antoine Pitts Daily Sports Editor Michigan and Indiana meet for the first time in three years tomorrow in Bloomington. There will be key play- ers, especially on the Hoosiers' side, that won't be on the field. Several injurieswill definitely change the shape of this game. Indiana's start- ing quarterback and running back will not play. The Wolverines may have to use backup quarterback Jason Carr if Brian Griese is unable to go. Regular starter Scott Dreisbach isn't expectedback for another two weeks. They're expecting the largest crowd of the year at Memorial Stadium. The teams are No. 1 and 2 in the Big Ten in total defense, but are far apart offen- sively. Here are the matchups: Michigan rushing offense vs. Indi- ana rushing defense: Tailback Tshimanga Biakabutuka is coming off his best game asa Wolver- inc -0205 yard performance against Northwestemn. That gapte included Biakabutuka's largest gain of the year, a 47-yarder. There could be more of the same this week. , The Hoosiers have the second-best total defense mark in the conference, giving up 276.8 yards a game. How- ever, Indiana has allowed touchdown runs of 60, 58 and 56 yards this season. The Hoosiers have also given up two touchdown runs of 42 yards. Defensive end Nathan Davis leads the Hoosier defense with 12 tackles for loss. Matt Surface has seven tackles for loss. Behind Biakabutuka are freshman Clarence Williams and sophomore Chris Howard. Michigan has run the ball well in the last two games and should continue tomorrow. Advantage: Michigan Indiana rushing offense vs. Michi- gan rushing defense: The Hoosiers lost star running back Alex Smith three weeks ago to a rib injury. Hisbackup, Michael Batts, went down in practice a week ago, leaving the tailback chores to Sean Glover. Last week against Iowa, Glover ran for 199 yards on 48 carries. This week he'll be going against the best rushing defense in the conference in Michigan.The Wolverineshavegiven upjust90.3 yards agame on the ground. See MATCHUPS, page 14 Injury-plagued Wolverines to face crippled Hoosiers By Ryan White Dsily Sports Editor Picture a dormitory bathroom on a Sunday morning. Now picture tomorrow's Michigan- Indiana football game. The former is a pretty ugly scene, the latter has the potential to be another. The No. 10 Wolverines (1-1 Big Ten, 5-1 overall) head to Bloomington with their starting quarterback Scott Dreisbach still out with an injured thumb. And, to add injury to injury, the sta- tus of Brian Griese, Dreisbach's back- up, is still up in the air for this weekend due to a bruised shoulder. Things could be worse for Michigan, however. It could have the Hoosiers' personnel problems. Indiana (0-3, 2-4) will definitely be without starting quarterback Chris Dittoe, running back Alex Smith and tailback Michael Batts. Senior wide receiver Eric Matthews is questionable for tomorrow's 12:20 p.m. contest at Memorial Stadium. "We've had alot of injury problems and I think we've just kind of run into a rut," Indiana coach Bill Mallory said. "When you have to go to your depth, it gets tough. "It has hurt our continuity and our ability to keep people in the game and keep their confidence up." As for the Wolverines, they have had two weeks to think about their 19-13 loss to Northwestern. the Wildcatsin Michigan Stadiumsi 1959. "Coming off the loss to Northw( em we were ready to play," Michi; coach Lloyd Carr said. "But (the week) has given us the opportunity fix some problems." The bye week may, however, h been a blessing in disguise. Griese bruised his right shoul against the Wildcats and began prac ing earlier this week. "It does not appear to be anytl serious," Carr said of Griese's injt "Depending on how well he practi we'll decide if he'll play." If Griese can't go, the starting: would go to Jason Carr. Carr's bac would be true freshman Tom Brad "I expect both will do a good jo called upon," Carr said. The Hoosiers are coming off of a 13 loss at Iowa last week, but Mall was pleased with the way his to played. "We won everything but the src but that's what's most important,' said. "We had control of the game didn't come out victorious. Indiana has had to compete with both its top quarterback and runt back. Smith has missed the Hoosiers' three games with a ribinjury. Befor went down he had already amassed yards on the ground and was averas 5.4 yards per carry. See HOOSIERS. page The injured Wolverines will attempt to tackle indiana when they travel to Bloomington tomorrow. Hckey open s CCHAslate wvihWesternMcia By Danielle Rumore Daily Sports Writer The official hockey season has ar- rivedandtwoMichiganteamswillbattle in a home-and-home series this week- end to kick off CCHA conference play. Michigan (1-0) faces off against Western Michigan (2-0) tonight at 7 p.m. at Yost Ice Arenaand tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo. The Wolverines lead the series with the Broncos 30-20-5 and are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games against Western. The Wolverines enterplayasthetop- ranked team in the conference. They just recently edged out Boston Univer- sity for the top spot in the nation after their 8-0 dismantling of Guelph last Friday. Western's two early wins were also over Canadian teams. The Broncos de- feated Brock, 11-2, last Friday and Western Ontario, 9-2, last Sunday. "We set out to achievea lot of goals against (Brock and Western Ontario) which we did," Broncos coach Bill Wilkinson said. The Broncos have started this season where they left off. Western finished the 1994-95 season with a sixth-place tie in the CCHA and a 17-18-5 overall and a 9-14-4 conference record. This season, the Broncos held the preseason No. 6 spot in the media's conference poll, but they have the po- tential to be one of the most dangerous teams in the CCHA. "I think (Western) will be one of the top teams in our league," Michigan coach Red Berenson said. "Their pro- gram should be about ready to peak right now in terms of their upperclass- men." The Broncos showcase seven seniors in their lineup, including an experi- enced crop of offensive players. Last season, center Jeremy Browncompiled 25 goals and 17 points. He has two goals and four assists this season. He is joined by center/right wing Jamal Mayers, who had 13 goals and33 assists, and left wings Derek Innanen and Chris Brooks. Last season, Innanen had nine goals and 14 assists while Brooks finished with 7 goals and 39 assists. Brooks is looking for his fourth 40-point season. "They have some strong returning forwards," Berenson said. "I think they have some strong offensive and experi- enced players." Western returns a nearly intact de- fense led by Steve Duke and Darren Maloney. The Broncos only weakness on defense appears to be in goal. Western will have to deal with the loss of goalie Brian Renfrew, who owned a 3.54 goals against average last season. Western has settled on Marc Magliarditi, one of two freshmen goal- ies on its roster, to replace Renfrew between the pipes. Magliarditi has stopped 54 shots and has allowed 4 goals over two games. "They have an experienced defense, (which) I think gained a lot of experi- ence last year," Berenson said. Michigan returned most of its roster from last season's team which finished first in the CCHA with a 30-8-1 overall record.Thehighlytoutedfreshmenclass adds depth to the roster. Twelve Wolverines had points last week against Guelph, led by freshman Greg Crozier,whonotchedtwogoalsand an assist. Berenson has shuffled the line- up this season and will probably continue to do so. Most of the shuffling will prob- ably be done on the defensive end. "I think we're ready to have a good game against a good team," Berenson said. "(We're) not sure about your spe- cial teams. We need more power-play time and penalty killing time and that comes with playing." e Ke *1 * dli 1 S 1220 Soutah University 665-7777 , a - - i ' 0 'S *' *.: Preparing for a career in academe? Plan to attend the....... 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