September 13, 2006 (vol. 117, iss. 8) • Page Image 10
… Wolverines' first two games, it doesn't look like he'll have to listen to Biggs talk smack anytime soon. The Saginaw native's four sacks rank first in the nation, as do his 55 sack yards. Woodley's five…
… to lead by example, provide a lot of the motivation behind his fero- cious play this year. With the Wolverines traveling to South Bend to take on No.2 Notre Dame this weekend, Woodley might want to…
… went to Notre Dame, it tossed chances to win out the window. Yesterday, Wolverine quarter- back Elvis Grbac threw his team's chances for victory straight into the hands of Irish free safety Jeff Burris…
…. To be sure, Michigan (0-0-1 overall) did have chances to beat Notre Dame (1-0-1). Plenty of them. But the Wolverines settled for a 17-17 tie in their season opener. "I had very high expectations coming…
… Alexander and a Tyrone Wheatley 16-yard run up the middle. Wheat- ley's run set the Wolverines up with a first down from the Irish 30 with 1:23 remaining. On the next play, Grbac faked to Johnson and made a…
… stepped into the hole and hit Bettis, forcing the ball loose, and Michigan linebacker Steve Morrison caught the ball in the air and returned it to the Wolverines' 49-yard line. "Both teams hit very hard and…
… lofted a pass to the left corner of the end zone, where Derrick Alexander cradled the ball for the touchdown, giving the Wolverines a 17-7 lead. But Notre Dame responded quickly. The Irish took the kickoff…
… around, and we weren't making the plays. But we came back in the second half and played like we have to." While the Wolverines final- ly contained the Irish ground attack in the second half, Notre Dame…
