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And as the season went along, fifth-year senior Jake Rudock provided as positive an answer as Michigan could have hoped for. Rudock came as a graduate transfer from Iowa, where he started for two seasons, throwing for 4,819 yards, 34 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. In August, he emerged from a crowded quarterback competition after beating out junior Shane Morris and redshirt freshman Wilton Speight, among others. Initially, he was seen as a stand-in. With his one year of eligibility, he would come in and keep the offense under control while the defense, the team’s strength, carried the Wolverines. The label of “game manager” followed him for most of the season. He was successful in that role. After a three-interception performance in the season- opening loss at Utah, Rudock slowly began to limit his turnovers while a dominant defense led Michigan to a 5-1 start. Then, the Wolverines suffered their second loss of the season, and they were in danger of taking their third when Rudock went down with an injury Oct. 31 at Minnesota. At that point, Speight provided some temporary relief. Though he struggled at times this year, Speight put it all together for one gutsy comeback drive in Minneapolis. He threw the go-ahead 12-yard touchdown pass to redshirt junior wide receiver Jehu Chesson with 4:57 left, helping Michigan escape with a win. Rudock returned to action the next week in top form, putting together a memorable November in which he threw for 1,296 yards, 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions in four games. His brief Michigan career will come to a close Jan. 1 in the Citrus Bowl against Florida, but he became a valuable asset to the Wolverines in his one year. HIGH POINT: In the first half of the season, for the most part, Rudock merely avoided mistakes. But on Nov. 14 at Indiana, he helped win Michigan the game. That day, he threw for 440 yards and a school-record six touchdowns in a double-overtime, 48-41 win. He also carried seven times for 64 yards. His experience showed in the final moments of the game. With 2:52 left in the fourth quarter and the Wolverines trailing, 34-27, he led an eight- play, 66-yard drive, culminating in a five-yard touchdown pass to Chesson with two seconds left. In overtime, he threw touchdowns on back-to-back plays, first a 21-yard toss to junior tight end Jake Butt and then a 25-yard bomb to redshirt junior wide receiver Amara Darboh to give the Wolverines the lead. LOW POINT: Rudock’s Michigan career got off to an inauspicious start in the season opener at Utah. He threw three interceptions, including one pick-six to provide the difference in a 24-17 loss. His performance was a surprise given that he threw just five picks in 2014. But Rudock quickly recovered, never again throwing more than one interception in a game. THE FUTURE: Next season’s situation is promising but uncertain. Rudock’s departure will leave a hole in the Michigan offense, but the cupboard isn’t bare. He is questionable to play in the bowl game with a shoulder injury, perhaps opening the door for Speight to gain more experience. As for next year, Speight will return as a redshirt sophomore. Junior John O’Korn, a transfer from Houston who was ineligible this season due to NCAA transfer rules, will enter the fold. Morris and freshmen Zach Gentry and Alex Malzone all redshirted this season and will be back in action, too. Finally, four-star quarterback recruit Brandon Peters, the No. 6 pocket passer in the class of 2016 according to ESPN.com, will be on campus with a chance to compete as well. If last season is any indication, Harbaugh could even recruit another graduate transfer for 2016. No quarterback battle appears to be too crowded for Harbaugh, and as he would say, it’s shaping up to be another “fair, honest, healthy competition” for the job next season. RUBY WALLAU/Daily Fifth-year senior quarterback Jake Rudock improved throughout the season to become one of Michigan’s most valuable assets on offense, finishing with 2,739 yards. Albrecht balancing rehab, game action By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Editor With time running down in the Michigan basketball team’s rout of Houston Baptist on Saturday, the Wolverines and the Huskies scrambled, scrapped and skipped into the air to fight for a loose ball. A handful of players tipped it around the key before it finally got deflected toward half-court. There, senior guard Spike Albrecht elevated — his back to Michigan’s basket — and rifled a two-handed, over-the-head, volleyball-like pass to redshirt freshman forward D.J. Wilson, who was all alone. Wilson took one dribble and two steps, then dunked. Not even a week earlier, on the last day of November, Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein said that he planned to shut Albrecht down. Beilein said he was concerned about the time it has taken Albrecht to rehab from his two hip surgeries over the summer, and that for the foreseeable future, Albrecht would prioritize rehabbing over practicing with the team. Despite limiting his on-court practice time, however, Beilein didn’t rule him out from playing in games. The very next day, when junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. left the Wolverines’ game against North Carolina State in the first half because of a foot injury, Beilein didn’t hesitate to play Albrecht. In five second-half minutes, the guard recorded just two statistics — a personal foul and an assist — but showed that despite still being on the mend, he’s capable of being on the court in games. Saturday, against Houston Baptist, with Walton still sidelined, Albrecht came off the bench again to give sophomore guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur- Rahkman — who replaced Walton in the starting lineup — some rest. Albrecht recorded four assists in 12 minutes in the contest, including his acrobatic dish to Wilson. After the game, Albrecht admitted he’s still not sure where he stands health-wise and what the plan is going forward. “I don’t really know what’s going on,” Albrecht said. “Right now we’re kind of just — I’m not practicing every day — I’m always game ready, though. I’m always available to play, but just between school, classes and then practice for two to three hours, I don’t really have a window to go and get rehab done for like an hour and a half, two hours.” Given the choice between two hours on the floor or two hours doing rehab, Beilein and Albrecht both said that for now, he’ll do rehab. “It’s kind of like a day-by-day thing,” Albrecht said. “Coach Beilein and our trainer, Alex Wong, get together and help game plan for a two- or three- day period, and I just show up wherever I’m supposed to be.” Not on the stat sheet from the game against the Huskies: a loose ball Albrecht dove for in the second half — hips be damned. “I’ve been playing like that since I was 7 years old,” Albrecht said. “I’m not going to change the way I play.” Walton was on the bench again when Michigan went to Southern Methodist on Tuesday, but Beilein opted to play Albrecht for just three minutes in the first half. In eight games this season, Albrecht is averaging fewer than nine minutes per game. Last year, with injuries to Walton and senior guard Caris LeVert, Albrecht was forced to take on a larger role. He averaged 32 minutes per game and started 18 contests. Physical ability aside right now, Beilein stressed he wants Albrecht on the court given his experience. The senior has played in more games than anyone else on the roster. “We need his head out there,” Beilein said. “We need his brains out there as much as we can have it.” RUBY WALLAU/Daily Senior guard Spike Albrecht has played in eight games this year even as he recovers from two offseason hip surgeries.