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Michigan State at MichiganGAME INFODate: Oct. 17, 2015Site: Michigan Stadium (107,601) in Ann ArborKickoff: 3:30 pmTelevision: ESPN Radio: Michigan Sports Network (950 AM in the Detroit

area, Sirius channel 81 and XM channel 81) with Dan Dierdorf and Jim Brandstatter, and sideline reporter Dough Karsch, a regular contributor to TheWolverine.com.

Series Facts: Michigan leads the all-time series 68-34-5 and has won 23 of the last 35 games … This is the 63rd meeting for the Paul Bunyan Trophy, with U-M holding a 35-25-2 advan-tage.

Preview: Spartans Playing The Underdog Role Again

Michael SpathTheWolverine.com Managing Editor

Michigan State is one of 16 teams nationally, and 12 in Pow-er Five conferences, still undefeated, at 6-0. The Spartans have won 10 games in a row, dating back to last season, and are 6-2 against Michigan under coach Mark Dantonio, yet the Green and White find themselves an eight-point underdog to the Wol-verines.

"I think you're only underdogs if you think you're under-dogs," Dantonio said at his Tuesday press conference. "I will say Michigan is playing outstanding football right now, and we need to play better.

"We are undefeated and have found ways to win football games. We're looking forward to going down there and the challenge."

Dantonio fought for attention early in his career in East Lan-sing, providing his program the perfect motivation to dethrone Michigan and eventually climb to the top of the Big Ten (win-ning titles in 2010 and 2013) by demanding that his team take what no one wanted to give it - respect.

It is a formula that, perhaps, no coach has utilized more con-

sistently or better than Dantonio. He turned a program that had three consecutive losing seasons before his arrival (2004-06) into the Big Ten's second-winningest since 2010 (59-14) - Ohio State is 62-11 in the same six-year span - with Outback, Buffalo Wild Wings, Rose and Cotton bowl victories over the past four seasons, respectively.

This was the year, though, that MSU could not play the dis-respect card, beginning the season ranked fifth in the AP poll and rising to No. 2 with a week-two victory over Oregon.

However, the Spartans fell back to No. 4 after a ho-hum 24-21 victory over unranked Purdue (1-5) Oct. 3 and have since dropped three more spots, to No. 7, after escaping Rutgers (2-3) with a 31-24 last-minute victory Oct. 10.

Thus, once again, the Green and White find themselves be-ing overlooked and pushed aside for the Maize and Blue. While Dantonio wouldn't bite on questions from the media purport-ing that once again Michigan State is playing second fiddle to Michigan, he is likely relishing the development in preparing his team for Saturday's showdown.

"I think there is something to be said for that," SpartanMag.com writer Matt Dorsey said. "Michigan, from a national per-spective, sort of just automatically gets respect, while Michi-gan State has to earn the respect. They have to go out and beat people.

"[Big Ten Network analyst] Gerry DiNardo said that Mark Dantonio has to be loving this, and I think to an extent he does love that it's all Michigan, all [Jim] Harbaugh, Big Blue is back. That's usually when Michigan State plays their best ... when they have a chip on their shoulder, and all this stuff does help develop a mentality.

"That said, you still have to have the horses to get the job done, and that's the big question: does Michigan State have the horses to win?"

MSU is banged up. Starting right tackle Kodi Kieler missed three games due to injury, but returned last week to man left tackle with regular starter Jack Conklin out. Conklin has missed the last two contests. All-American center Jack Allen went out with a bad ankle sprain against the Scarlet Knights last Satur-day and is not expected to play against U-M.

Four players - left tackle Dennis Finley, cornerback Vayante Copeland, linebacker Ed Davis and safety R.J. Williamson - have already been lost for the season.

OCT. 15, 2015


"I don't think Jack Allen will play," Dorsey said. "He is argu-ably the toughest kid on the roster, and he came out in crunch time against Rutgers, the last minute when they needed to score, but he couldn't do it. They had to cart him off after the game.

"I think he has a pretty severe high-ankle sprain and, even if you can tape that up and he plays through it, you can't develop the power you need to push the line of scrimmage. I'd be really surprised if he plays.

"Conklin and Kieler might come back. The issue they're facing is the domino effect along the line. When you lose one piece, or two pieces, or three like they have, guys are moving around. You have people playing positions they're not best suit-ed for and some other guys in there, like maybe [redshirt fresh-man] David Beedle, that just aren't there yet."

Dantonio, though, isn't making excuses, understanding that six games into a season both teams are banged up. Michigan has lost sophomore nose tackle Bryan Mone and senior Buck linebacker Mario Ojemudia to season-ending injuries, junior tailback De'Veon Smith is playing on a bad ankle, junior cor-nerback Channing Stribling has missed the last two games with an injury and redshirt junior tailback Drake Johnson is also lim-ited.

You move forward with who you have.

"Those that are able to play will play," Dantonio said. "We're going to always try to do the best of our ability in everything we do, and this will be no exception."

MSU is no wounded dog without capable personnel. Senior Connor Cook remains one of the top quarterbacks in the coun-try while his receiving corps of Aaron Burbridge, Macgarrett Kings and R.J. Shelton is probably the best unit in the Big Ten.

The Spartans rank third in the Big Ten for scoring with 31.3 points per game and will be the biggest test this Michigan de-fense has faced all year.

The MSU defense is not the dominant unit it has been in recent seasons, ranking ninth in the conference in scoring (21.3 points allowed per game) and ninth in total defense (372.2 yards surrendered per game). What the unit does boast is a strong front four - State is second in the Big Ten with 21 sacks - and a solid linebacker corps.

No one needs to feel sorry for the Spartans.

They're a formidable foe, like always, with a swagger and confidence against Michigan built from winning six of the last seven. Once again they find themselves, remarkably, playing the role they thrive on: David to the Wolverines' Goliath.

"For me, personally, and for a lot of players, there are cer-tain games you measure yourself against because you measure

yourself against the best," Dantonio said. "What is your record against these teams? Not to say the other games aren't import-ant, but we put a little more emphasis on this one."

Offensive Players To Watch

WR Aaron Burbridge: MSU has been waiting four years for the uber-talented Burbridge to break out, and finally, he has. The 6-1, 208-pounder from Farmington Hills, Mich., caught 29 balls his rookie season but averaged just 25 for 276 yards his next two years.

This fall, he is proving why he was a four-star recruit ranked the No. 103 player nationally by Rivals.com, hauling in a team-high 35 balls for 570 yards and four touchdowns. He's had four 100-yard efforts this season, including a 10-catch, 156-yard performance last weekend against Rutgers.

TE Josiah Price: It is unlikely MSU will find much success running the football against the conference's top rush defense so Cook and his receivers/tight ends will have to be responsible for most of Michigan State's offense.

Enter Price, who is expected back in the lineup after miss-ing two games with an injury. The 6-4, 252-pound junior is a touchdown machine, scoring on 14 of his 50 career receptions, including four of his seven catches this year.

Defensive Players To Watch

DE Shilique Calhoun: The 6-5, 250-pound senior surprised many when he passed on the NFL Draft a year ago (he was a likely first-round pick) to return to Michigan State, but perhaps he did so just to continue terrorizing the Wolverines.

In two games against Michigan, Calhoun has recorded 3.5 sacks among four total tackles for loss, nine stops and three quarterback hurries.

He is off to another strong start this fall, with five sacks, and could eclipse his career best of eight QB takedowns in 2014.

S Montae Nicholson: Spurned by Michigan during the re-cruiting process, the four-star Nicholson ended up at Michigan State and has to be salivating over the prospect of lining up against the Wolverines in his first season a full-time starter.

The 6-2, 215-pounder has been boom or bust this year, re-cording two interceptions and 30 tackles, but he has allowed receivers to get behind him for big plays - MSU has surrendered eight pass completions of 30 yards or more.

Special Teams Player To Watch

PK Michael Geiger: MSU has a history of excellent special teams, but the Spartans aren't sure what to expect this fall when the junior placekicker lines up for a field goal. Geiger has made only five of nine attempts (55.6 percent), including misses from


28 and 35 yards.

Geiger began his career superbly, connecting on 15 of 16 attempts (93.8 percent) in 2013 but made just 63.6 percent of his 22 tries last season.

Junior kickoff specialist Kevin Cronin appears to have the bigger leg, but the Spartans remain committed to Geiger.

By The Numbers: Michigan State

.750 • Dantonio's winning percentage against Michigan in eight meetings, the best mark by an MSU coach in program history.

1-8 • MSU's record in road games against ranked opponents under Dantonio.

16.3 • Average margin of victory for the Green and White in their six most recent wins over the Wolverines (2008-11, 2013-14).

21 • Consecutive games that Michigan State has scored at least 24 points, the longest streak currently in the country.

801 • Michigan State's advantage in total offense (2,922 yards to 2,121) over Michigan during the eight games of the Dantonio era.

Notes & Quotes

• Michigan State is off to its first 6-0 start since the 2010 season and for the eighth time in program history. In 2010, the Spartans went 11-1 in the regular season and lost to Alabama in the Capital One Bowl.

• The Spartans current 10-game winning streak is the fourth-longest active streak nationally, behind Ohio State (19 wins), TCU (14) and Memphis (12).

• With a win over Michigan, Cook would become just the second Spartan signal caller in school history with three straight wins over the Wolverines (Kirk Cousins did it from 2009-11), and he would increase his career won-loss record to 30-3.

• Despite starting four different offensive line combinations in six games due to a myriad of injuries, MSU has allowed only four sacks this season, ranking first in the Big Ten.

• "In past years, they had corners that could lock on guys, and because they could, the safeties could come down and crash. You had Isaiah Lewis, Kurtis Drummond and Trenton Robinson that came down with reckless abandonment.

"Not having the corners able to lock up receivers is causing the safeties to stay back a bit more, and if a running back does get through the front seven, he has more time at the second lev-el. And if the safeties do crash to stop the run, we have seen that

the cornerbacks aren't as good one-on-one." - Dorsey on why the MSU defense has slipped some this season.

• "These games are played one at a time. I have tremendous respect for Coach Harbaugh, what he has accomplished in his career and is accomplishing now. All I can tell you is every play of every game means something. It has its own life, and if you keep that perspective, you have a chance to win that play. To go beyond that or look back serves no purpose for me." - Dantonio on refusing to consider how this game impacts his overall re-sume at Michigan State.

Keys To The Game: No Time For Mistakes


Michigan fans are already dreaming of possible inclusion in the College Football Playoff, but Wolverine Nation is getting way ahead of itself. First, U-M has to beat a very good Michi-gan State team that, like a coiled snake, is ready to attack.

An Oldie But A Goodie: Sometimes statistics can be mis-leading, and this one is pulled out every year when the rivals play - the team that has won the rushing battle has been victori-ous in 42 of the last 45 meetings.

However, one only need to look at the past eight matchups between the schools, and the way that Michigan State has dom-inated this series since Mark Dantonio became coach in 2007, to see just how critical the ground games are.

The Spartans have outrushed Michigan 1,490-632 (an 858-yard advantage), and in six of those eight games, MSU held U-M to fewer than 100 yards rushing, including minus-48 yards in 2013.

Meanwhile, the Green and White have largely had their way with Michigan's front seven, going off for 219 yards in 2014, 142 in 2013, 213 in 2011 and 249 in 2010.

Considering how vital the rushing attack, led by bruising junior back De'Veon Smith, is to the Maize and Blue offense this season, it is imperative the Wolverines establish the line of scrimmage, setting up grad-senior quarterback Jake Rudock for favorable third downs in which the Spartan front four cannot just attack.

On the other side of the ball, MSU is expected to be without All-American center Jake Allen (though tackles Kodi Kieler and Jack Conklin, who have been injured, are expected to play), but the Spartans will be determined to run the football.

Much of Michigan's success defensively this season has been predicated on its ability to take away the run - opponents


are averaging just 65.8 yards per game on the ground against U-M - putting quarterbacks in bad spots.

The only time Michigan allowed 100 yards rushing (127), it lost to Utah.

No Time For Mistakes: After tossing three interceptions on his first 31 attempts in the opener at Utah, Rudock has steadied himself, throwing three picks in his last 140 passes (one every 47), which is pretty consistent with the 60 other quarterbacks this year that have at least 150 pass attempts (one interception for every 41 throws).

When Michigan has turned the ball over (nine times), its de-fense has risen to the challenge, having not allowed a single point - Utah did return an interception for a touchdown, but the U-M defense was never on the field - while shutting down three sudden-change possessions that began at the Michigan 24-, 28- and 45-yard lines.

Opponents have converted six interceptions and three fum-bles into seven points, and failed to move the ball against the Wolverines on the eight non-pick-six possessions with an aver-age field position of the 50-yard line.

This Michigan State team, though, has turned 11 turnovers gained into 41 points, scoring six touchdowns when MSU has had an average starting field position of the opponent's 45-yard line. In fact all three times the Green and White have taken pos-session off a turnover inside an opponent's territory, they have scored a touchdown.

Conversely, on the five possessions in which they didn't score after a turnover, MSU had an average starting field posi-tion of its own 24-yard line.

This is a potent offense with an outstanding quarterback, and big-play receivers and tight ends. Rudock and the Michigan of-fense haven't turned the ball over in two of the last three games and need to avoid the costly mistakes Saturday.

Get Up Early: In each of Michigan's last four games, the Wolverines never trailed their opponent, leading for 54:30 against UNLV, 51:52 against BYU, 36:00 against Maryland and 59:47 against Northwestern.

The Maize and Blue were able to overcome an early deficit to Oregon State, trailing for 23:56 before taking its first lead at 4:03 of the second quarter and maintaining control the final 34:03 of the game.

In the opener, U-M trailed just 4:30 into the contest and nev-er even tied the game, let alone went ahead, while losing 24-17 to Utah.

While Michigan isn't the fastest-starting team - with the exception of the opening kickoff return against the Wildcats, U-M's first score has taken an average of 11:49 in its other five

games - the Maize and Blue have largely enjoyed leads this season.

Michigan might be a team that could come back from a late-game deficit, but the Wolverines clearly have a formula of suc-cess and should aim to stick to it.

Michigan State also likes to play with a lead, trailing in six games for a grand total of 20:18. The Spartans fell behind to Oregon in week two, but only for 1:08 before tying the score.

This past week, MSU trailed Rutgers for 19:10 in the second and third quarters before taking a 17-14 lead with 9:01 left in the third. State would not trail again.

Both teams have faced adversity this year, but only Michigan has trailed in the fourth quarter, and it was just once. On Satur-day, one of the two will be forced into comeback mode, and it remains to seen if that team can respond.

Michael Spath's Prediction: Visiting Arizona frequently to see family, I've had the pleasure (misfortunate) to see a rattle-snake up close, and it's terrifying to watch them strike.

Michigan State is that rattlesnake. The Spartans, much to the chagrin of many a Michigan fan, have been cast aside, giv-ing enough ammunition for coach Mark Dantonio to play the 'no-respect' card he's made a career off of.

And this is a very good MSU team that just hasn't played up to its potential yet in so many ways.

However, there are two vulnerabilities that we haven't seen the past few years - average cornerbacks that struggle to play the tight man-to-man defense that is a Green and White hall-mark (and has been the critical component to their dominating 'D' the past few years); and an offensive line that has consistent-ly missed key parts.

Conklin and Kieler are expected back, but Allen will likely miss the contest, and that's a huge loss. Think about taking Da-vid Molk off the Michigan team in 2011 or Graham Glasgow off this current one - U-M would be in disarray.

The latter potential weakness plays right into Michigan's hands and should be the biggest factor in this weekend's game. U-M is already playing lights out defensively, and with a slight edge up front, the Wolverines should be able to effectively neutralize State's best player - QB Connor Cook - consistently enough to limit the Spartans to 20 points or less.

That puts the onus on the Michigan offense. This group is finding its rhythm, and Jim Harbaugh and his offensive coaches have shown week after week they have plenty of tricks (in the form of great play designs and play-calling) to put points on the board.

Back in Arizona, a number of animals are just fine staring a


rattlesnake down and even killing the reptiles. So take your pick of an owl, a hawk, a roadrunner, a coyote or a wild cat. This weekend, Michigan pounces.

Michigan 27, Michigan State 17

TheWolverine.com Staff Picks

The Wolverine Editor John Borton: Michigan 23, Michigan State 13

This year, the stake goes in the heart.

TheWolverine.com Editor Chris Balas: Michigan 34, Mich-igan State 23

Michigan State is wounded, but still dangerous. Michigan, meanwhile, is on a roll. It's hard to envision the Spartans win-ning in Ann Arbor against this group, under these circumstanc-es.

TheWolverine.com Recruiting Editor Tim Sullivan: Michi-gan 27, Michigan State 17

It's easy to be hesitant about picking a Michigan win over MSU, given the recent history in the series. However, U-M is playing great football, and even though they're highly ranked, the Spartans haven't been yet.

TheWolverine.com Staff Writer Brandon Brown: Michigan 31, Michigan State, 17

Jim Harbaugh has got things rolling and it'll continue this weekend over Michigan State. The Wolverines will be a top-10 team by this time next week.

TheWolverine.com Analyst Doug Skene: Michigan 27, Michigan State 17

U-M defense is too much for the MSU offense.

News & Views: Harbaugh on Monday

John BortonTheWolverine.com Senior Editor

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh met with the media on Monday, giving out as much raw meat regarding the MSU ri-valry as witnessed at a vegan convention. Here are some topics, Harbaugh's comments and our take.

News: Michigan's offensive line is coming along nicely.Harbaugh: "It was good [against Northwestern]. [Fifth-year

senior center] Graham Glasgow stood out the most. He was our Offensive Player of the Game. Also, [redshirt junior guard) Ben Braden has now continued to be an ascending player. He might even have gotten the silver medal.

"It was good to see. The line play has been ascending."

Views: Michigan fans know where this offensive line and the Wolverines' rushing attack have been in recent seasons. They might not have paid close attention to this year's totals.

Those involve 226.4 yards per game on the ground over the past five, following the struggling start at Utah. Many heard talk about commitment to the run, bringing the offensive line along, etc., and took the Missouri ("Show Me") approach, perhaps for mental self-preservation.

Harbaugh, offensive coordinator and line coach Tim Drevno, and U-M's personnel up front are showing everyone. Next up is their toughest test since Utah, but there's no denying they're moving strongly in the right direction.

News: Junior cornerback Channing Stribling should be ready to go against MSU.

Harbaugh: "He was very, very close this past weekend. He could have played, but we thought it was more prudent to not play him."

Asked if he thinks Stribling can play this weekend, Har-baugh responded: "I do."

Views: How's that for a luxury? You're playing a ranked team with the best defense in the nation against the score in North-western, and you can afford to sit a starting cornerback who might have been able to go.

That speaks to a number of items. One, Michigan's second-ary is deep and talented, with redshirt junior Jeremy Clark step-ping up strongly at cornerback and redshirt freshman Jabrill Peppers able to do a little bit of everything back there.

Two, it tells you a little about the import of the upcoming game with Michigan State, even though Harbaugh and his play-ers refused to hype the game. Junior tailback De'Veon Smith and redshirt junior tailback Drake Johnson also received quick hooks once the Wolverines took control against the Wildcats.

Harbaugh shows only as much of his offense as he's compet-itively required to show in any given week. He's doing the same with personnel.

News: Harbaugh wanted no part of the question about taking down the countdown clocks for the Michigan State and Ohio State games, or other prodding regarding the Spartans.

Harbaugh: "That [the clocks removal] was a while ago. What does the rivalry mean? It's a trophy game. We really want to get


the best grades, win the most awards, want to excel at sports and this is a game that has a trophy associated to it. It's an award — we want to win it."

Views: The MSU questions were packaged 99 different ways, and it didn't matter. Harbaugh wasn't about to stir any-thing up. He'll wait until Saturday and do it without a word.

He's been that way since he stepped on campus — the model of respectfulness and decorum toward Michigan's rivals. He'd much rather beat them than talk about them, and the preparation for beating them has already begun.

He did dip into Rafiki sagacity when asked about MSU's recent physical dominance, noting: "In 'The Lion King,' Sim-ba gets hit over the head and he tells him, 'Yeah, the past can hurt. You can either run from it or embrace it and learn from it.' Those seem like very wise words.

Just when you thought "The Lion King" was in the past …

News: Michigan will face perhaps the most talented quarter-back it has seen in MSU's Connor Cook.

Harbaugh: "He's an outstanding quarterback. The record speaks for itself ... 29-3? That says it all. They're the most out-standing wide receivers we have played against or may ever. This is an explosive, talented group of eligible receivers."

Views You can't knock the results Cook has managed in leading the Spartans. Two particulars come into play in this game, though.

MSU could be in some trouble protecting him because 1. He'll be facing perhaps the best pass rush/secondary combina-tion he'll have encountered this year, and 2. The Michigan State offensive line has been ravaged by injuries to this point.

How ready the walking wounded are for this one remains to be seen. They'll definitely be tested and so will Cook.

News: Michigan State has won six of the last seven games in the series, and Harbaugh isn't discounting the Spartans in the slightest, particularly their defense.

Harbaugh: "This is a very good scheme. They know it ex-tremely well. They play it, they execute it. In order for this de-fense to be really successful and good, they have to have great corner play, which they have again.

"They've repeatedly had that. It's a must. The inside rushers get a pass rush, they contain and they do it all with the front four. They do it very effectively. They're sound and they under-stand it well. They play the defense very well."

Views: Well, let's clearly recognize a couple of items. Michi-gan State is 6-0, No. 7 in the land and has owned the series since Lloyd Carr got out of Dodge.

That said, there are a few cracks in the kingdom at present. If that were not the case, the Spartans wouldn't be in fourth-quar-ter games with the likes of Western Michigan, Purdue and Rut-gers.

Former defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi is gone, and MSU's secondary isn't nearly as imposing as it has been. Toss in the injuries and the Spartans have been struggling to maintain an undefeated mark.

Maybe they still will escape again on Saturday and find a way to win. But they'll have their hands full, certainly more than they have while playing three of the last four in the series at home.

Football Notes: No Bulletin Board Material For MSU


Wolverines Refuse To Take Michigan State Bait

The room for Michigan's weekly Monday press conference was more crowded than usual, with an assortment of Lansing reporters in town and a larger presence of national media to break down the matchup between rivals Michigan and Mich-igan State.

U-M head coach Jim Harbaugh was asked repeatedly about the stakes of the game, which pits the No. 7 team in the country (MSU) vs. No. 12 (Michigan). It's a matchup that would cement the Wolverines' status among the college football playoff con-tenders, but he dismissed every query for a sound byte.

"There will be attempts made to build the game up, but we're working and not worrying," the coach said. "Winning the next game is the goal."

The last time both Michigan and MSU were ranked was a 2013 No. 24 vs. No. 23 meeting. The last time the rivals were both in the top 15 of the Associated Press poll was 2003 (No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 9 Michigan State).

"We don't [have to pay attention to the hype]. We just have to keep working," junior cornerback Jourdan Lewis said. "Every single game is our next biggest game. We know Michigan State is a great team, but we're taking it one game at a time."

The Maize and Blue are favored by 6.5 (with the betting line always changing), and they have become a bit of a national sen-sation with numerous columnists writing the Wolverines are the


team to beat in the Big Ten.

In this week's teamrankings.com, Michigan is the odds-on favorite to win the league with a 43.0 percent chance, ahead of Ohio State (26.9 percent) and well ahead of MSU (3.7 percent).

In the CBSSports.com ranking of all 128 FBS teams, Michi-gan is slotted ninth while Michigan State is No. 13.

However, the Wolverines promise they are not a team caught up in the excitement.

"We have a lot of guys so focused on our goal of succeeding each week and we're just going to prepare how we have been because it seems to be working for us," said junior tight end Jake Butt, who credits Harbaugh with setting the tone.

"It helps having a great leader, and great leaders in all the coaches. They won't let us get a big head. They're going to keep us working as hard as we can."

For fifth-year senior linebacker Desmond Morgan and fifth-year senior fullback Joe Kerridge this one means a little more. The two are 1-3 in their careers against MSU, having experi-enced success only in 2012. Overall, U-M is just 1-6 in its last seven against the Green and White.

"It's something you look forward to, and as a fifth-year, you will live with it the rest of your life," Kerridge said.

"It's always a big thing for the seniors, but Michigan State is a very good program, a team that has proven themselves year after year so we know we have a tough challenge ahead for us," Morgan added. "We know it will be a big physical football game, and we're excited to play."

Jenkins-Stone Earns Praise In Starting Role

Senior Royce Jenkins-Stone came into fall camp a potential starter at the Buck linebacker spot, but by the end of August, he had slipped to second on the depth chart behind classmate Mario Ojemudia.

Still, he figured to play plenty. However, week by week, Ojemudia assumed a greater role at the rush linebacker posi-tion, gobbling up the majority of snaps.

With Ojemudia's season-ending Achilles' tendon injury against Maryland in week five, however, the onus was on Jen-kins-Stone to seize a newfound opportunity.

In his first start at the Buck, and the third start of his career, Jenkins-Stone recorded four tackles and a quarterback hurry.

"I thought he played really loose, focused," Harbaugh said. "He's an experienced ball player. He's been there before.

"We've seen him many times in practice — he gives you ev-

erything he has, which is a lot.

"He's a very talented player who brings you a real good di-mension to the defense. I've always liked his demeanor. He's real serious about being good and doing his job, and he does it very well.

"We had high expectations for him and he delivered."

There is still room for improvement: Jenkins-Stone was not the pass-rush threat Ojemudia had developed into, but he was stout against the run. With more experience and coaching, he should blossom further because the desire is there.

"Mario was a huge player for us, a great football player and a guy that was a leader as well, but Royce stepped up," Morgan said. "He got in with Coach [Greg] Mattison a lot more this past week and worked on a little more film. On Saturday, he played pretty well.

"[There are] always things to clean up, but he did a good job stepping up when the team needed him defensively."

Three Wolverines Named Player of the Week

Michigan almost had a clean sweep of the Big Ten Players of the Week awards for Oct. 12, claiming Special Teams (redshirt junior Jehu Chesson), Freshman (redshirt freshman defensive back Jabrill Peppers) and Defensive laurels (junior cornerback Jourdan Lewis).

Lewis received the honor following an all-around outstand-ing performance against Northwestern in which he tallied four tackles, including one for loss, had one pass broken up and re-turned an interception he returned 37 yards for a touchdown.

Lewis' pick-six is one of nine by a Big Ten defender this season and was one of two in the Big Ten this past weekend, joining Minnesota's Jalen Myrick (27 yards).

Peppers recorded five tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and had a career-high three passes broken up in the win over Northwest-ern.

Meanwhile, Chesson made the biggest special teams play of the weekend in the Big Ten, returning the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown — the only kickoff or punt return for a score in the conference Oct. 10, one of only four kickoff returns for a TD all year and one of eight special teams touchdown returns overall.

Lewis is U-M's first defensive player to pick up the league accolade since former linebacker Jake Ryan on Nov. 3, 2014, while Peppers became the first freshman since current senior James Ross on Nov. 19, 2012, and Chesson is the first special teamer since placekicker Matt Wile on Oct. 13, 2014.

Chesson's kick return is the fourth-longest kickoff return in


Michigan program history, one of 18 plays all time of 90 yards or more, and the sixth-longest play overall by a Wolverine.

Miscellaneous Notes & Quotes

• Michigan rose to No. 12 in the AP poll and No. 14 in the coaches poll this week — U-M's loftiest ranking since being No. 11 in week four of the 2013 season.

• Using a scale that rewards 2.0 points for every positive play and -2.0 for a negative play, ProFootballFocus.com deemed Lewis the top cornerback in college football heading into the Northwestern game with a +11.1 ranking. Lewis went out and earned a +4.2 against the Wildcats.

"He's doing a great job. He's putting a lot of work in off the field with the film, and working with the [secondary] coaches to hone in on some tendencies and get some thoughts on what the quarterbacks are thinking," Morgan said. "He's playing really well."

• Fifth-year senior quarterback Jake Rudock has connected with an astounding 18 different pass catchers in just six games this year, including seven wide receivers for 51 completions, four tight ends for 35, four tailbacks for 12 and three fullbacks/H-Backs for eight completions.

"I think it all goes back to competition — everyone is mak-ing each other better so when you go into a game, everyone is competing still," Kerridge said. "You see it with the wide re-ceivers, tight ends, running backs and fullbacks, and I think the competition that we've had in practice, in fall camp and into the season has been great. I think that's why you're seeing so many people contribute."

• Michigan's defense now ranks first in the nation in scoring (6.3 points allowed per game), second in total defense (181.3 yards allowed per game), third in rush defense (65.8 yards per game), second in pass defense (115.5 yards per game), second in pass efficiency defense (76.61 rating) and first against third downs (81.18 percent).

"I keep hearing these stats, but I don't look at them too much," Morgan said with a smile. "It's just knowing we can go out and execute on Saturday what we're putting in on Tuesday through Friday at practice. We see the film. We clean up the mistakes as the week goes on, and then we're just seeing it tran-sition to execution on Saturday."

• "We're playing with confidence, playing together and play-ing for each other in a lot of ways. I've noticed a lot of guys rallying. Mario Ojemudia took a big hit against Maryland, and that's something a lot of guys took personally. That describes


this team — playing for one another more than themselves, and that has continued to grow and strengthen as the season has gone on." — Morgan on why this team is 5-1 after six games compared to last season's 5-7 record overall.

Borton's Blog: Not All Talk

John BortonTheWolverine.com Senior Editor

Talk is cheap, and nobody knows it better than Jim Har-baugh. Preparation is priceless, and few are better at it than The Jackhammer.

That's why this week feels different approaching the Mich-igan State game. It's not about boasts, bravado or long-winded excuse-making to soften a possible bumpy landing.

No, none of that. It's about competing. It's about winning. More than that, it's about preparing to win. All of the energy by Harbaugh and his staff goes into gearing for battle, not tossing off clever quips.

Those prepping to ride with them feel it.

"These guys just know how to win," junior tight end Jake Butt offered. "They've won just about everywhere they've been. I know offensively, we've got a run game coordinator, a pass game coordinator and then Coach Harbaugh, who oversees it all.

"That's just such an advantage for us. Whatever we need to do, on first down, second down, third down, we've got guys that are specializing in those areas. They've game-planned against NFL teams. NFL teams are going to be really good at disguising what they're doing. When you go through something as hard as that, it probably makes it a little bit easier to understand the col-lege level and communicate to us what we've got to get done."

It's not about who can beat their chest the hardest. It's not about who can bellow the loudest. It's not about who can drive a stake in the turf.

It's about who can scheme against the Double-A-gap blitz, block the same play different ways and generally leave no stone unturned in getting ready to rock an opponent.

Jim Harbaugh's crew does so like archeologists after the Holy Grail of X's and O's.

"We put in so many plays in a week, I struggle to learn our offense," Butt said. "I can't imagine how another guy has to try to learn our offense through film in five days. It's definitely an

advantage.

"One thing this staff does, they keep digging and digging and digging to find any little thing they can to give us an advantage. On a Thursday practice, Coach [Tim] Drevno will be in a meet-ing and he'll say he saw something on film from 2010 when they played so-and-so.

"He'll say, 'If they do this, we need to block it like this.' Ev-erything that could possibly be out there on Saturday, we're prepared for ... they're going to find it, find out every look a defense has."

Wait a minute. So it's not about Jimmies and Joes?

Don't kid yourself. Michigan has some Joes, and Jim con-tinues jimmying with them to take them to another level. He inherited a crew sick of losing, who somehow couldn't figure out how to get over the top, and has them reaching higher than perhaps even they thought they could.

They believe, and all of what's being poured into them makes them believe even more unquestioningly.

"I've always been a guy who loved football, but he has just made me love football so much more than I ever thought possi-ble with just the way he brings passion to everything he does," Butt said of Harbaugh. "The way he loves football so much rubs off on all of us."

Harbaugh wants no part of any question involving the words "satisfaction" or "comfortable," either, and that's rubbing off. Asking him if he's satisfied with the Wolverines in this or that area draws a blank stare, if not reproof.

Harbaugh will turn satisfied when Mark Dantonio turns jol-ly.

The Wolverines see their coach's drive played out dramati-cally, in ways that cannot be faked.

"He's such an intense guy," Butt noted. "There's a video of him circling around ... we were up, 31-0, on third down, and he didn't get the call he wanted. He was going insane. He just streaks for perfection in everything he does."

The Wolverines need to streak toward a different kind of streak against Michigan State. They've been beaten up and beat-en down by the Spartans in recent seasons. Dantonio blended superb defenses with year-round intravenous Michigan hatred for a winning combination.

His 6-0, No. 7 Spartans were self-proclaimed Big Ten and national title contenders this year. They never figured the road to a championship would go through Ann Arbor to this extent.

They know it now. They may know it even more undeniably three days hence.


"We were tired of losing, and Coach Harbaugh just knows how to use each guy's skill set ... it's almost like artwork when we're out there sometimes," Butt said. "He's getting all these little pieces put together to make one big, beautiful picture."

Part of that picture involves sending Michigan State to the canvas. Harbaugh isn't a patient man.

By The Numbers: Fullbacks Do More Than Block

Michael Spath & Jeff SladeTheWolverine.com Staff

Through six games of the 2015 season, Michigan fullbacks have carried the ball 20 times for 116 yards and a touchdown. They've also added eight receptions for 48 receiving yards.

How do these numbers compare to the past?

In order to compare 2015's stats to prior seasons, numbers for the first six games are doubled to approximate the statistics for an entire season. These results estimate 40 carries for 232 yards and 16 receptions for 96 yards.

Here's how these numbers compare to Michigan teams of the past.

From 1990-2001, Michigan fullbacks averaged 46 carries per year for 215 rushing yards and two touchdowns. During that same time span, the position averaged 15 receptions per season for 121 receiving yards and one touchdown.

However, in the past 12 seasons Michigan's fullback use takes a sharp decline. From 2002-14, UM fullbacks averaged one carry per year for seven rushing yards. Their production through the air also decreased, dropping to an average of four receptions per season for 29 receiving yards.

With Harbaugh at the helm, the Maize and Blue appears to be returning to its old ways.

In the Big Ten, nine of 14 teams list the fullback position on their official depth chart, the most out of any conference.

Michigan's 20 carries for fullbacks tops the Big Ten, with Nebraska, at 19, the only other team in double-digits.

In fact, only three teams in the conference (including Mich-igan) have had an officially designated fullback record a carry. Fullbacks do seem to be more prominently featured in the pass-ing game, though - seven teams have seen a fullback make at least one reception.

There's little doubt the power-running style of offense em-

ployed by Harbaugh is leading to resurgence at the position.

"It warms your heart to see a fullback pop a run for 36 yards," Harbaugh said of senior fullback Joe Kerridge's effort against Northwestern.

"And it's nice to see the fullback position do that. [Senior] Sione Houma has also been outstanding. The way they're block-ing and the way they're running the ball - we haven't had full-backs like this, talented runners when they have the football.

"It's been heartwarming to see the fullback dive be success-ful."

A captain, Kerridge knows the primary responsibilities for fullbacks will likely continue to be blocking, but he will enjoy getting his hands on the ball.

"Looking at the fullback position, it's a lot of blocking, and getting to touch the ball is an awesome thing for us fullbacks," he said. "It's a different twist in the game now, and it's some-thing we really like to do."

By The Numbers

2 • Michigan's national rank over the last five games, accord-ing to teamrankings.com. Only 5-0 Baylor has been better.

6 • Receptions among senior tight end A.J. Williams' seven grabs this season that have gone for first downs.

6 • Interceptions by the Maize and Blue this season; the Wol-verines had five all of last year.

19 • The combined ranking of Michigan (No. 12) and Michi-gan State (No. 7) heading into Saturday's game, the lowest total for a U-M game featuring a pair of ranked teams since the No. 3 Wolverines took on No. 8 USC in the 2008 Rose Bowl.

397.6-150.2 • Advantage in yards per game the past five weeks that Michigan's offense has over the opposition thanks to the Wolverines' defensive efforts.

TheWolverine.com Poll

Jourdan Lewis is Michigan's best cornerback since ...

Leon Hall, 2003-06 - 58 percentCharles Woodson, 1995-97 - 19 percentMarlin Jackson, 2001-04 - 17 percentDonovan Warren, 2007-09 - 6 percent

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The Week in Michigan Recruiting: Oct. 12

Tim SullivanTheWolverine.com Recruiting Editor

Time to enjoy our weekly roundup of links to some of the highlights around the Rivals network and the world of Mich-igan football recruiting. Most links go to premium stories. If you're not a member of TheWolverine.com, join here.

Big Picture

Rivals.com National Director of Recruiting Mike Farrell says Jim Harbaugh has been a huge boost to Michigan's recruit-ing efforts.

Two U-M commits are headed in opposite directions in the rankings, according to Rivals.com Midwest Recruiting Analyst Josh Helmholdt. One of them, Detroit Cass Tech offensive line-man Michael Onwenu, still comprises part of one of the nation's top teammate duos.

Tight ends coach Jay Harbaugh was unproven as a position coach when his father tapped him for the gig, but early-season results from his unit show that U-M will remain a hot desti-nation for tight end prospects. TheWolverine.com's Brandon Brown broke down some of the top targets in the 2017 class.

Brown also breaks down the offensive recruits still on the board for U-M's 2016 class with the latest hotboard.

As always, our weekly chat featured plenty of recruiting in-formation, as did Monday's daily edition podcast.

Prospect Updates

Brooklyn (N.Y.) Poly Prep 2017 offensive lineman Isa-iah Wilson will be one of U-M's top junior targets. The 6-6, 330-pound five-star is the No. 4 offensive tackle and No. 15 overall prospect nationally, the top junior in New York, and he's very high on Michigan.

The Wolverines will be a contender for Graham (Wash.) Graham-Kapowsin 2017 offensive lineman Foster Sarrell. The 6-6, 315-pounder is the No. 5 offensive tackle and No. 21 over-all prospect nationally, and the top junior in Washington.

Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei 2017 wide receiver Osiris St. Brown has an older brother at Notre Dame, but Michigan will be a contender for him. The 6-0, 170-pounder is the No. 18 wideout and No. 119 overall prospect nationally, and the No. 16 junior in California.

Brown breaks down the mid-season film on Oak Park (Mich.) 2017 offensive lineman Ja'Raymond Hall. The 6-5, 255-pound "Pipeline Nine" member is a three-star ranked the No. 33 offen-

sive tackle nationally and the No. 9 junior in Michigan.

St. Louis Christian Brothers unranked offensive lineman Max Daurelle has gotten some attention from Michigan. The 6-3, 275-pound senior has offers from Air Force and several Ivy League programs.

Michigan remains among the favorites for Houston (Texas) Elsik 2016 defensive back Chris Brown. The 5-11, 190-pounder is an unranked three-star prospect, and also a teammate of four-star offered linebacker Dontavious Jackson.

Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas 2017 defensive tackle Kedonis Haslem is intrigued by his Michigan offer. The 6-4, 290-pounder is the No. 25 defensive tackle nationally in 2017 and a three-star prospect.

Rivals.com Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Analyst Adam Fried-man's "Future Five" includes Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep 2018 defensive end Tyler Friday. U-M has offered the 6-2, 253-pounder.

Visit Season

Does bringing big-name visitors to campus help intrigue other recruits when it comes to consider Michigan? We explore.

Visits Past

The list of those we expected to see in the house against Northwestern, and those we actually spotted in attendance. Quick reactions from some of those visitors, and what we heard on a couple of the most notable.

The big news of the week was an official visit from five-star Ohio State running back commit Kareem Walker. TheWolver-ine.com's Tim Sullivan looked at what the visit means for his recruitment and his commitment to the Buckeyes. Walker gave a statement on his recruitment on the heels of his visit.

His strong visit to Michigan has Rockford (Mich.) three-star kicker (the best in the nation at his position) Quinn Nordin con-sidering the Wolverines, in addition to the Nittany Lions.

Detroit Cass Tech 2017 safety Jaylen Kelly-Powell thought the team looked much-improved on his return to campus. The 6-0, 180-pounder is a three-star, the No. 19 safety nationally and the No. 8 junior in Michigan.

The atmosphere was impressive for St. Joseph (Mich.) 2017 defensive end Corey Malone-Hatcher - and an improvement over the recent past. The 6-3, 246-pounder is the No. 9 weakside defensive end and No. 223 overall prospect nationally, and the No. 6 junior in Michigan.

Visits Future

An early look at the visitors for this weekend's game against


Michigan State.

Although he's re-configuring his visit schedule, four-star Dylan Crawford is still set for Ann Arbor this weekend. The 6-1, 175-pounder is the No. 17 wide receiver and No. 90 overall prospect nationally, and the No. 15 senior in California.

Fellow SoCal star Lamar Jackson will also be in the house. The 6-2, 206-pounder is the No. 7 safety and No. 87 overall prospect nationally, and the No. 14 senior in California.

Visits Elsewhere

Boulder (Colo.) Fairview 2016 defensive end Carlo Kemp is back from his Notre Dame trip, and the Irish have drawn even with Michigan. The 6-3, 250-pounder is the No. 9 weakside defensive end and No. 203 overall prospect nationally, and the top senior in Colorado.

On The Road Again

Brown broke down where we'd be last weekend, along with schedules for all of Michigan's commits.

Sullivan headed to New Jersey to chat with Rivals250 wide receiver commit Brad Hawkins about his game and recruitment. The 6-2, 195-pound Hawkins is ranked the No. 50 wide receiv-er and No. 224 overall prospect nationally, and the No. 7 senior in New Jersey.

Highlights of Hawkins' teammate, Ron Johnson, in a 28-7 win over Willingboro High School. The 6-3, 221-pound John-son is the No. 10 weakside defensive end and No. 222 overall prospect nationally, and the No. 6 senior in New Jersey.

In Georgia, Sullivan stopped by practice for Covington (Ga.) Newton 2017 running back Kurt Taylor to get the latest on his recruitment. We also broke down the practice performance of the 5-9, 201-pounder. He is a three-star ranked the No. 19 tail-back nationally and No. 39 junior in Georgia.

Bowman (Ga.) Elbert County athlete Mecole Hardman may seem bound for the SEC, but the five-star is excited about Mich-igan under Jim Harbaugh. The 5-10, 171-pounder is the No. 2 athlete and No. 16 overall prospect nationally, and the No. 2 senior in Georgia.

Brown headed to Greenville, Mich., to see 2017 tight end Keegan Cossou perform. The 6-5, 230-pounder is unranked, but impressed Brown.

Helmholdt saw some top prospects in Ann Arbor last week-end.

New Offers

Prattville (Ala.) 2018 wide receiver Cam Taylor holds Mich-igan No. 1 after his offer from the Maize and Blue.

The Wolverines took the plunge on 2017 wide receiver Nico Collins of Pinson (Ala.) Clay-Chalkville. The 6-5, 193-pounder is the No. 54 overall prospect and No. 6 wide receiver national-ly, and the No. 3 junior in Alabama.

Michigan also offered Rock Hill (S.C.) Northwestern 2017 tight end Logan Rudolph. The 6-3, 225-pounder is unranked, but holds offer from Duke, Kentucky and Oklahoma State, in addition to U-M. Though his older brother (Mason) plays quarterback at Oklahoma State, Rudolph is ready to learn more about Michigan.

Farifield (Ohio) 2018 offensive lineman Jack Carman heard the good news from Michigan last week. Iowa, Toledo and Van-derbilt are also in the mix early for the 6-6, 260-pounder.

Commit Updates: Week of Oct. 9

Brandon BrownTheWolverine.com Recruiting Analyst

Future Michigan Wolverines put up some big number over the weekend and a few are still undefeated heading into the final third of the season.

Quarterback

Brandon Peters6-4/195, Avon (Ind.) High SchoolRankings: Four-star, No. 8 pro-style quarterback, No. 242

prospect nationally and No. 3 player in IndianaThis week: Peters led the Orioles to a 49-21 win over Zi-

onsville by completing 16 of 25 passes for 273 yards with four touchdowns. He also added 25 yards on five rushing attempts.

Season totals: Avon is 6-2. Peters is 131-of-210 passing (62.4 percent) for 1,984 yards with 27 touchdowns and two in-terceptions, plus has 128 yards and two scores on the ground.

Victor Viramontes6-0/214, Norco (Calif.) High SchoolRankings: Three-star, No. 18 dual-threat quarterback, No.

56 player in CaliforniaThis week: Viramontes and his Cougars got another win last

week by beating Roosevelt 42-28. Viramontes connected on 14 of 17 throws for 277 yards with three touchdowns, and he also carried the ball eight times for 81 yards and two scores.

Season totals: Norco is 5-1. Viramontes is 71-of-124 passing (57.3 percent) for 1,051 yards with 11 touchdowns and three interceptions. He also has 83 rushing attempts for 621 yards (7.5 yards per carry) and eight touchdowns.


Running Back

Matt Falcon6-1/210, Southfield (Mich.) High SchoolRankings: Four-star, No. 12 running back, No. 7 player in

MichiganThis week: The Bluejays defeated Rochester 42-0. Falcon

will miss his senior season with a torn ACL.Season totals: Southfield is 5-2. Kingston Davis6-0/242, Prattville (Ala.) High SchoolRankings: Three-star, No. 2 fullback, No. 16 player in Ala-

bamaThis week: Davis carried the ball 22 times for a total of 161

yards, but was kept out of the end zone as he and his Lions fell 28-20 to Enterprise.

Season totals: Prattville is 5-2. Davis has 163 carries for 1,172 yards (7.2 yards per rush) and 11 touchdowns, plus five catches for 64 yards.

Wide Receiver

Ahmir Mitchell6-3/203, Egg Harbor City (N.J.) Cedar CreekRankings: Four-star, No. 19 wide receiver, No. 102 player

nationally, No. 3 player in New JerseyThis week: Mitchell and the Cedar Creek Pirates were off

last week and will get back on the field this Friday at Oakcrest.Season totals: Cedar Creek is 3-1. Mitchell has seven catch-

es for 86 yards and a touchdown, and he also has two rushing scores.

Brad Hawkins Jr.6-2/195, Camden (N.J.) High SchoolRankings: Four-star, No. 50 wide receiver, No. 224 player

nationally, No. 7 player in New JerseyThis week: Camden dropped a close one to Camden Catho-

lic last week, losing 21-16 to the Fighting Irish.Season totals: Camden is 3-2. Hawkins has 16 carries for 98

yards and three touchdowns, eight catches for 135 yards and a touchdown, and six tackles. He also has a punt return touch-down.

Tight End

Sean McKeon6-4/230, Dudley (Mass.) Shepherd Hill RegionalRankings: Two-star, No. 3 player in MassachusettsThis week: McKeon and his Shepherd Hill Regional Rams

finally got one in the "W" column defeating Wachusett Region-al 27-20. McKeon recorded eight tackles, including 2.5 for loss and a sack.

Season totals: Shepherd Hill Regional is 1-4. McKeon has 11 catches for 123 yards, plus 23.5 tackles and two sacks.

Carter Dunaway6-6/232, Bloomfield Hills (Mich.) Brother Rice (2017)

Rankings: Three-starThis week: Brother Rice is really struggling this season,

losing another game last week. The Warriors were defeated by Detroit Country Day, 14-6. Dunaway caught two passes for 44 yards in the loss.

Season totals: Brother Rice is 1-6. Dunaway has four catches for 103 yards and a touchdown.

Offensive Line

Ben Bredeson6-4/280, Hartland (Wis.) ArrowheadRankings: Four-star, No. 4 offensive tackle, No. 60 player

nationally, No. 1 player in WisconsinThis week: Bredeson and his Warhawks are still perfect after

thumping South 46-7 last week.Season totals: Arrowhead is 8-0. Michael Onwenu6-3/367, Detroit Cass TechRankings: Four-star, No. 5 offensive guard, No. 83 player

nationally, No. 4 player in MichiganThis week: Cass Tech got back to its league dominance by

defeating Denby 41-7.Season totals: Cass Tech is 7-1. Erik Swenson6-5/300, Downers Grove (Ill.) Downers Grove SouthRankings: Four-star, No. 9 offensive tackle, No. 115 player

nationally, No. 1 player in IllinoisThis week: The Mustangs lost to rivals Downers Grove

North 21-14 last week.Season totals: Downers Grove South is 2-5. Devery Hamilton6-6/270, Baltimore Gilman SchoolRankings: Four-star, No. 26 offensive tackle, No. 12 player

in MarylandThis week: Gilman thumped St. Frances Academy last week

by the score of 63-12.Season totals: Gilman School is 6-1. Defensive LineRon Johnson6-3/221, Camden (N.J.) High SchoolRankings: Four-star, No. 10 weakside defensive end, No.

222 player nationally, No. 5 player in New JerseyThis week: Camden dropped a close one to Camden Catho-

lic last week, losing 21-16 to the Fighting Irish.Season totals: Camden is 3-1. Johnson has 40 tackles, three

tackles for loss, two sacks and a 22-yard touchdown catch. Rashad Weaver6-5/245, Cooper City (Fla.) High SchoolRankings: Two-starThis week: Weaver and Cooper City fell again last week.

This time, it was 41-3 at the hands of Western.Season totals: Cooper City is 2-4.


Linebacker

Delé Harding6-1/232, Elkton (Md.) Eastern Christian AcademyRankings: Three-star, No. 16 inside linebacker, No. 9 player

in MarylandThis week: Harding and ECA were off last week and are off

until Halloween, when they'll head to Bradenton, Fla., to take on IMG Academy.

Season totals: Eastern Christian Academy is 1-4.

David Reese6-1/238, Farmington (Mich.) High SchoolRankings: Three-star, No. 23 inside linebacker, No. 13 play-

er in MichiganThis week: Reese and Farmington lost a 13-12 heartbreaker

to rival Harrison last week. Reese threw his first pass of the sea-son and completed it for 14 yards. He also carried the ball six times for 27 yards. On defense, he recorded 12 tackles.

Season totals: Farmington is 4-3. Reese has 32 carries for 202 yards (6.3 yard average) and two touchdowns, and he also has five catches for 54 yards. Defensively, he has totaled 92 tackles (13.1 per game), four sacks, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a defensive touchdown.

Dytarious Johnson6-0/215, Prattville (Ala.) High SchoolRankings: Two-starThis week: Johnson and the Lions lost 28-20 to Enterprise

last Friday. Johnson had seven tackles in the contest.Season totals: Prattville is 4-2. Johnson has 43.5 tackles and

6.5 tackles for loss. Defensive Back

Sir Patrick Scott6-1/170, Upper Marlboro (Md.) Riverdale BaptistRankings: Three-star, No. 65 cornerback, No. 22 player in

MarylandThis week: Scott and Riverdale Baptist took it to Bullis, de-

feating the Bulldogs 38-14. Scott had nine tackles in the contest.Season totals: Riverdale Baptist is 4-3. Scott has 23 tackles.

Josh Metellus6-0/187, Pembroke Pines (Fla.) FlanaganRankings: Three-starThis week: Flanagan recorded another impressive win, de-

feating Plantation 35-0 over the weekend.Season totals: Flanagan is 5-1. Metellus has 25 tackles and

2.5 sacks.

Devin Gil6-0/204, Pembroke Pines (Fla.) FlanaganRankings: Three-starThis week: Flanagan recorded another impressive win, de-

feating Plantation 35-0 over the weekend.Season totals: Flanagan is 5-1. Gil has 24 tackles and four

passes broken up.

Antwaine Richardson6-0/168, Delray Beach (Fla.) AtlanticRankings: Three-starThis week: The Eagles remained undefeated after beating

Santaluces 35-0 last Friday. Richardson will miss his senior season with a torn ACL.

Season totals: Atlantic is 6-0.

Benjamin St-Juste6-3/185, Montreal (Quebec) Vieux (2017)Rankings: Three-starThis week: Vieux and St-Juste were off last week and will

get back at it this Saturday.Season totals: Vieux is 4-3. St-Juste has 19 tackles, six pass-

es broken up and one interception.

Athlete

Chris Evans5-11/181, Indianapolis Ben DavisRankings: Three-star, No. 6 player in Indiana and No. 42

athlete nationallyThis week: Ben Davis defeated Lawrence Central 28-22 last

Friday. Evans carried the ball 21 times for 198 yards includ-ing 56- and 72-yard touchdowns. He also had a catch for mi-nus-three yards.

Season totals: Ben Davis is 4-4. Evans has 129 carries for 738 yards (5.7 yards per attempt) and 10 touchdowns, and 37 receptions for 483 yards and three scores.

Kiante Enis6-2/190, Winchester (Ind.) CommunityRankings: Three-star, No. 8 player in Indiana and No. 48

athlete nationallyThis week: Enis helped Winchester defeat Tri 56-8 last week.

The versatile athlete carried the ball 23 times for 215 yards and three touchdowns.

Season totals: Winchester Community is 6-2. Enis has 192 carries for 1,496 yards (7.8 yards per rush) and 16 touchdowns, to go along with six receptions for 200 yards and two scores. Defensively, he has recorded five interceptions, one defensive touchdown, one forced fumble and 12 tackles. He has one kick return touchdown as well.

Drew Canada contributed to this report.

Around The Big Ten: Week Seven

Jeff SladeTheWolverine.com Intern

Indiana (4-2, 0-2 Big Ten)

Indiana will host Rutgers looking for its first conference win of the season … Indiana hopes to have back junior running back Jordan Howard, who dressed for last week's loss to Penn State


but did not play; Howard leads IU in rushing with 709 yards … Through six weeks, the Hoosiers are tied for first in the Big Ten with 12 defensive takeaways … This is only the second-ever matchup between the programs and the first ever in Blooming-ton.

Iowa (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten)

No. 17 Iowa will host No. 20 Northwestern in a matchup of the Big Ten West's only two ranked teams … Iowa will seek to improve to 7-0 for the first time since 2009 and for the fifth time in school history … Entering his senior season with four career touchdowns, senior running back Jordan Canzeri is tied for the Big Ten lead with 10 rushing touchdowns … Junior defensive back Desmond King leads the Big Ten and is tied for fourth nationally with five interceptions; the Hawkeye defense leads the conference with eight picks.

Minnesota (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten)

Minnesota welcomes Nebraska in another Big Ten West battle … Minnesota's 28-point road win at Purdue last week marked the largest conference road victory for the Gophers since a 37-7 win at Illinois in 1999 … The 68 rushing yards surrendered by the Gopher defense in last week's win were the fewest allowed by a Minnesota defense against a Big Ten op-ponent since 2009 … Minnesota is 9-2 in its last 11 Big Ten contests against non-ranked opponents.

Nebraska (2-4, 0-2 Big Ten)

Nebraska travels to Minnesota … With last week's 23-21 loss at Wisconsin, Nebraska has lost all four of its games this year in the final 10 seconds of regulation or in overtime, and by a total of 11 points … So far this season, 12 projected starters or key reserves have missed at least one game for the Cornhuskers due to injury … Although Minnesota has taken the past two games in the series, Nebraska won the previous 16 matchups from 1963-2012.

Northwestern (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten)

No. 20 Northwestern hosts No. 17 Iowa this Saturday in a key battle for the Big Ten West lead … Despite surrendering 38 points in last week's loss to Michigan, the Wildcats still rank eighth nationally in scoring defense at 12.2 points per game … Redshirt freshman QB Clayton Thorson has spread the ball around this season, finding 12 different receivers through six games … Northwestern and Iowa last met both as ranked teams in 1996, when the No. 18 Wildcats defeated the No. 23 Hawkeyes 40-13 in Iowa City.

Ohio State (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten)

No. 1 Ohio State hosts Penn State under the lights in Co-lumbus … With last week's win over Maryland, the Buckeyes have won 26 consecutive conference games, a Big Ten record and only three away from tying Florida State's NCAA record

for consecutive conference victories … Junior running back Ezekiel Elliot is second in the Big Ten and eighth in the nation averaging 139.2 rushing yards per game; he's rushed for over 100 yards in 11 consecutive contests … The Buckeyes hold a 55-4 record as the nation's top ranked team playing against an unranked opponent.

Penn State (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten)

Penn State heads to No. 1 Ohio State, returning to the road after a five-game homestand … Senior defense end Carl Nassib leads the nation in both sacks (10.0) and forced fumbles (five) … True freshmen have accounted for more than 35 percent of PSU's offensive touchdowns through six games … The Nittany Lions are 4-11 all-time playing against the No. 1 ranked team in the nation.

Purdue (1-5, 0-2 Big Ten)

Purdue travels to Wisconsin looking for its first conference win of the season … Freshman quarterback David Blough will get the start for the Boilermakers, the 10th different quarterback to start for the program since 2008 … True freshman running back Markell Jones ranks 29th in the nation and fourth among freshmen by averaging 6.2 yards per rushing attempt … Pur-due's last two wins against the Badgers - in 2000 and 2003 - both took place in Madison.

Rutgers (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten)

Rutgers visits Indiana this week to take on the Hoosiers … The matchup will be only the second ever between the programs, Rutgers won the first 45-23 in 2014 … The Scarlet Knights lead the conference and rank fifth nationally with a 70.1 completion percentage (96-of-137 passing) through the air … Despite only playing 10 quarters of football, senior wide receiver Leonte Carroo leads the Big Ten with six receiving touchdowns.

Wisconsin (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten)

Wisconsin welcomes Purdue to Madison … Senior quarter-back Joel Stave needs just 30 completions and three touchdown passes to move into second place in Wisconsin history in both categories … Senior linebacker Joe Schobert leads the nation in tackles for loss (13.5), and ranks second in sacks (9.0) and forced fumbles (four) … The Badgers currently hold a nine-game winning streak over Purdue, the longest streak by either team in the history of the series.

Power Rankings1. Ohio State2. Iowa3. Michigan4. Michigan State5. Penn State6. Wisconsin7. Northwestern8. Minnesota


9. Illinois10. Nebraska11. Indiana12. Rutgers13. Maryland14. Purdue

Schedule For Saturday, Oct. 17

- No. 17 Iowa at No. 20 Northwestern: 12:00 PM (ABC/ESPN2)

- Purdue at Wisconsin: 12:00 PM (BTN)- No. 7 Michigan State at No. 12 Michigan: 3:30 PM (ESPN)- Rutgers at Indiana: 3:30 PM (BTN)- Nebraska at Minnesota: 3:30 PM (ESPN2)- Penn State at No. 1 Ohio State: 8:00 PM (ABC)Bye: Illinois, Maryland

NFL Wolverines: How They Fared, Week Five

Chris BalasTheWolverine.com Senior Editor

Michigan legends Tom Brady and Charles Woodson contin-ue to prove they're still among the best at their crafts. Brady now leads the NFL in passer rating (121.5) after five weeks fol-lowing a 30-6 win at Dallas, while Woodson intercepted Den-ver's Peyton Manning twice in a 16-10 Oakland loss.

Woodson picked off Manning in the end zone late in the first half and notched another on a leaping catch near the sideline in the third quarter. They were his first career interceptions against the former Tennessee quarterback he beat out for the Heisman Trophy in 1997.

"Those things are the shiny things, the shiny toys that you like, but it's about wins and losses," Woodson told the AP. "Our mission is to win our division, and the only way we can do that is to beat the team that's won it the last few years. Today we dropped the ball on that."

Manning responded to Woodson's pregame chatter that he'd wanted to pick off his adversary.

"I guess it's taken him 18 years," Manning said. "He's a great player and it offsets the two touchdowns we threw on him last year. Call it a wash, right?"

Yahoo Sports, meanwhile, brought up the fallacy of Deflate-gate after Brady's latest great game.

Brady threw for 275 yards and two scores in the win, giving him 11 touchdowns against no interceptions in four games. The Patriots set a record by scoring 149 points in their first four games, and Brady has now played in 213 career games with New England, moving past Bruce Armstrong for most games played in team history.

How former Wolverines fared in NFL week five Play:

Richard Ash DT Jacksonville Jaguars (Practice Squad) 2010-13Entering his first NFL season on Jacksonville's practice

squad after graduating and spending 2014 at Western Michigan.

Jason Avant WR Kansas City Chiefs 2002-05Played but did not catch a pass in an 18-17 loss to Chicago

… Has hauled in six receptions for 51 yards in five games for the 1-4 Chiefs.

Tom Brady QB New England Patriots 1996-99Completed 20 of 27 passes for 275 yards and two touch-

downs … Has connected on 116 of 160 passes for 1,387 yards with 11 touchdowns and no interceptions for the 4-0 Patriots … Ranks fourth in the league in passing yards despite playing one less game than the four players above him, and he is also tied for third in touchdown passes … Ranks first in quarterback rating at 121.5.

Brennen Beyer DE Baltimore Ravens (Practice Squad) 2011-14Signed to Baltimore's practice squad as a rookie.

Alan Branch DT New England Patriots 2004-06Started and notched two solo tackles in a 30-6 win at Dallas

… Has registered five solo tackles, one assist, one sack and one forced fumble in four games (three starts) for the 4-0 Patriots.

Frank Clark DE Seattle Seahawks 2011-14Played but did not register a tackle in a 27-24 loss at Cin-

cinnati … The rookie has recorded three tackles through five games for the 2-3 Seahawks.


Kenny Demens LB Arizona Cardinals 2009-12Played but did not register a tackle in a 42-17 win at Detroit

… Has recorded two tackles and assisted on one other in five games played for the 4-1 Cardinals.

Devin Funchess WR Carolina Panthers 2012-14Did not play; Carolina enjoyed a bye … Has hauled in three

receptions for 38 yards in four games for the 4-0 Panthers.

Brandon Graham LB Philadelphia Eagles 2006-09Played but did not register a tackle in a 39-17 win over New

Orleans … Has registered 11 solo tackles, four assists, one sack and one forced fumble through five games (three starts) for the 2-3 Eagles.

Leon Hall CB Cincinnati Bengals 2003-06Played but did not register a tackle or any other stats in a 27-

24 win over Seattle … Has registered 11 solo tackles, two as-sists and two passes broken up through five games (two starts) for the 5-0 Bengals.

David Harris LB New York Jets 2003-06Did not play; the Jets enjoyed a bye ... Has registered 20 solo

tackles, eights assists, two sacks, two tackles for loss and two forced fumbles in four starts for the 3-1 Jets.

Chad Henne QB Jacksonville Jaguars 2004-07Now the backup in Jacksonville … Dressed but did not play

in a 38-31 loss at Tampa Bay … Has yet to play through five games for the 1-4 Jaguars.

Jordan Kovacs S Miami Dolphins 2009-12Did not play; the Dolphins enjoyed a bye … Has played in

all four games for the 1-3 Dolphins and notched one assist.

Taylor Lewan OT Tennessee Titans 2010-13Started at left tackle in a 14-13 loss to Buffalo … Has started

all four games for 1-3 Tennessee.

Jake Long OT Atlanta Falcons 2004-07Not activated for the 5-0 Falcons' game with Washington, a

25-19 win … Signed after week one but has yet to play.

Mike Martin DT Tennessee Titans 2008-11Not activated for Tennessee's game with Buffalo, a 14-13

loss … Has notched two solo tackles and one assist in three games for the 1-3 Titans.

David Molk C Philadelphia Eagles 2008-11Appeared as a reserve in a season opening 26-24 loss at At-

lanta, but tore his biceps muscle after five special teams snaps and was placed on season-ending injured reserve.

Ryan Mundy S Chicago Bears 2003-06Placed on season-ending injured reserve after suffering a hip

injury during the preseason.

Patrick Omameh OG Chicago Bears 2009-12Did not dress for an 18-17 win over Kansas City … Has

played in three of five games for the 2-3 Bears.

Thomas Rawls RB Seattle Seahawks 2009-12The rookie, who completed his career at Central Michigan,

started and rushed 23 times for 169 yards (including a 69-yard touchdown) in Seattle's 27-24 loss at Cincinnati … Has rushed 58 times for 326 yards and a score in five games (three starts) for the 2-3 Seahawks.


Denard Robinson RB Jacksonville Jaguars 2009-12Sprained his MCL in a week two win over Miami and will

reportedly be lost for several weeks, so he did not play in a 16-13 overtime loss at Indianapolis … Has rushed six times for 28 yards and caught two passes for 26 yards in two games for 1-4 Jacksonville.

Jake Ryan LB Green Bay Packers 2011-14Not activated for Green Bay's game with St. Louis, a 24-10

win … Has registered three stops in three games played for the 5-0 Packers.

Michael Schofield OT Denver Broncos 2010-13Started his second straight game, a 16-10 win at Oakland …

Has played and started in two games for the 5-0 Broncos.

Fitz Toussaint RB Pittsburgh Steelers (Practice Squad) 2010-13On the Steelers' practice squad after spending last year on

Baltimore's practice squad.

LaMarr Woodley OLB Arizona Cardinals 2003-06Started and notched one solo tackle and one quarterback

hurry in a 45-17 win at Detroit … Has recorded eight solo tack-les, one sack and two tackles for loss in five games (three starts) for the 4-1 Cardinals.

Charles Woodson CB Oakland Raiders 1995-97Started and notched one solo tackle, four assists, two passes

broken up and two interceptions in a 16-10 loss to Denver … Has registered 18 solo tackles, eight assists, five passes broken up and four picks in five starts for the 2-3 Raiders.

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2015 MICHIGAN STATE STATISTICAL LEADERSPassing Comp. Att. Yds. TD INTConnor Cook 98 163 1344 12 2Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDLJ Scott 70 418 6.0 38 6Madre London 95 399 4.2 62 3Gerald Holmes 21 120 5.7 30 3Connor Cook 19 68 3.6 22 0R.J. Shelton 12 64 5.3 18 0Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDAaron Burbridge 35 570 16.3 56 4Macgarrett Kings 14 179 12.8 42 1R.J. Shelton 17 166 9.8 29 1Josiah Price 7 92 13.1 25 4Jamal Lyles 5 88 17.6 26 0DeAnthony Arnett 5 85 17.0 25 2Tackles UT AT Tot. TFL/Yds. Sacks/Yds.Riley Bullough 26 29 55 3.5/16 3.0/15Jon Reschke 19 19 38 2.5/4 1.0/2Darien Harris 18 19 37 2.5/4 0Demetrious Cox 19 13 32 1.0/1 0Montae Nicholson 21 9 30 1.5/3 0Shilique Calhoun 12 12 24 6.0/41 5.0/40RJ Williamson 11 13 24 2.0/4 0Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TDRJ Williamson 2 9 4.5 0Montae Nicholson 2 30 15.0 0Vayante Copeland 1 0 0 0Demetrious Cox 1 0 0 0Kicking PAT FGM-FGA LGMichael Geiger 23-24 5-9 47Punting No. Yds. Avg. LGJake Hartbarger 22 940 42.7 55Tyler O’Connor 1 39 39.0 39

2015 MICHIGAN SCHEDULEDate Opponent (TV) Result/Time (ET)Sept. 3 at Utah (FS1) L, 17-24Sept. 12 Oregon State (ABC) W, 35-7Sept. 19 UNLV (BTN) W, 28-7Sep. 26 BYU (ABC) W, 31-0Oct. 3 at Maryland (BTN) W, 28-0Oct. 10 Northwestern (BTN) W, 38-0Oct. 17 Michigan State (ESPN) 3:30 p.m.Oct. 31 at Minnesota (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2) 8:00 p.m.Nov. 7 Rutgers (TBA) TBANov. 14 at Indiana (TBA) TBANov. 21 at Penn State (TBA) TBANov. 28 Ohio State (TBA) TBA

2015 MICHIGAN STATE SCHEDULEDate Opponent Result/Time (ET)Sep. 4 at Western Michigan W 37-24Sep. 12 Oregon W 31-28Sep. 19 Air Force W 35-21Sep. 26 Central Michigan W 30-10Oct. 3 Purdue W 24-21Oct. 10 at Rutgers W 31-24Oct. 17 at Michigan 3:30pmOct. 24 Indiana TBANov. 7 at Nebraska 8:00pmNov. 14 Maryland TBANov. 21 at Ohio State TBANov. 28 Penn State TBA

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (2015 STATISTICS)Offense U-M MSU

Points Per Game 29.5 31.3First Downs 115 129Rushing Yards 1208 1040Rushing Yards/Game 201.3 173.3Rushing Attempts 253 239Average Yards Per Rush 4.8 4.4Passing Yards 1135 1344Passing Yards/Game 189.2 224.0Passing Attempts 175 163Average Yards/Catch 10.7 13.7Total Yards 2343 2384Average Yards Per Game 390.5 397.3Average Kickoff Return 39.0 20.0Average Punt Return 8.7 1.0Third-Down Conversions 39-90 40-80Third-Down Conv. Percent 43% 50%Fourth-Down Conversions 4-10 4-6Fourth-Down Conv. Percent 40% 67%

Defense U-M MSUPoints Allowed Per Game 6.3 21.3First Downs Allowed 75 120Rushing Yards Allowed 395 781Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 65.8 130.2Opponent Rushing Attempts 179 207Average Yards/Rushing Attempt 2.2 3.8Passing Yards Allowed 693 1452Passing Yards Allowed/Game 115.5 242.0Opponent Passing Attempts 176 194Average Yards/Catch Allowed 8.2 12.4Total Yards Allowed 1088 2233Average Yards/Game Allowed 181.3 372.2Average Kickoff Return Allowed 18.1 21.5Average Punt Return Allowed 7.5 16.1Third-Down Conversions 16-85 30-79Third-Down Conv. Percent 19% 38%Fourth-Down Conversions 3-7 8-18Fourth-Down Conv. Percent 43% 44%

Class Breakdowns (2015 Depth Chart) Sr. Jr. So. Fr.U-M Offense 5 12 8 8U-M Defense 7 12 2 3U-M Specialists 3 8 1 5U-M Totals 15 32 11 16

MSU Offense 11 11 5 7MSU Defense 6 5 6 11MSU Specialists 3 8 1 3MSU Totals 20 24 12 21

Turnovers Gained Lost +/-U-M 8 9 -1MSU 11 3 +8

Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Avg.U-M 38 68 28 43 — 177 29.5MSU 69 48 38 33 — 188 31.3


OFFENSEPos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr.X 16 Aaron Burbridge 6-1 208 Sr. 19 AJ Troup 6-2 218 5th-Sr. 84 Felton Davis III 6-4 181 Fr.LT 79 Kodi Kieler 6-6 315 Jr. 74 Jack Conklin 6-6 325 Jr.LG 65 Brian Allen 6-2 298 So. 59 David Beedle 6-5 316 R-Fr.C 66 Jack Allen 6-2 296 5th-Sr. 65 Brian Allen 6-2 298 So.RG 75 Benny Mcgowan 6-3 325 Jr. 76 Donavon Clark 6-4 325 5th-Sr. 64 Brandon Clemons 6-3 302 5th-Sr.RT 76 Donavon Clark 6-4 325 5th-Sr. 79 Kodi Kieler 6-6 315 Jr. 55 Miguel Machado 6-6 298 R-Jr.TE 82 Josiah Price 6-4 252 Jr. 11 Jamal Lyles 6-3 263 Jr. 83 Paul Lang 6-5 260 5th-Sr.Z 85 Macgarrett Kings Jr. 5-10 192 Sr. 88 Monty Madaris 6-1 202 Jr.F 12 R.J. Shelton 5-11 195 Jr. 5 Deanthony Arnett 5-11 184 5th-Sr.QB 18 Connor Cook 6-4 220 5th-Sr. 7 Tyler O’Connor 6-3 222 Jr.

OFFENSE, CONT.Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr.FB 37 Trevon Pendleton 6-0 250 5th-Sr. 81 Matt Sokol 6-5 250 R-Fr.TB 28 Madre London 6-1 216 R-Fr. 3 LJ Scott 6-0 233 Fr. 24 Gerald Holmes 6-0 216 So.

SPECIALISTSPos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr.KO 8 Kevin Cronin 6-1 225 Jr. 4 Michael Geiger 5-8 186 Jr.PK 4 Michael Geiger 5-8 186 Jr. 8 Kevin Cronin 6-1 225 Jr.P 25 Jake Hartbarger 6-4 210 R-Fr. 7 Tyler O’Connor 6-3 222 Jr.SN 52 Taybor Pepper 6-5 230 Sr. 80 Dylan Chmura 6-4 258 So.H 86 Matt Macksood 5-11 195 Jr. 18 Connor Cook 6-4 220 5th-Sr.KR 12 R.J. Shelton 5-11 195 Jr. 27 Khari Willis 5-11 202 Fr. 3 LJ Scott 6-0 233 Fr.PR 85 Macgarrett Kings Jr. 5-10 192 Sr. 12 R.J. Shelton 5-11 195 Jr.

DEFENSEPos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr.DE 89 Shilique Calhoun 6-5 250 5th-Sr. 98 Demetrius Cooper 6-5 245 So.DT 92 Joel Heath 6-6 293 5th-Sr. 72 Craig Evans 6-2 318 R-Fr.NT 4 Malik McDowell 6-6 275 So. 93 Damon Knox 6-5 276 5th-Sr.DE 8 Lawrence Thomas 6-4 305 5th-Sr. 85 Evan Jones 6-5 248 Jr.Star 45 Darien Harris 6-0 220 5th-Sr. 5 Andrew Dowell 6-0 216 Fr.Mike 30 Riley Bullough 6-2 230 Jr. 49 Shane Jones 6-1 234 So.Sam 33 Jon Reschke 6-2 228 So. 23 Chris Frey 6-2 235 So.LC 2 Darian Hicks 5-10 180 Jr. 19 Josh Butler 5-11 180 Fr.Saf 7 Demetrious Cox 6-1 200 Jr. 44 Grayson Miller 6-3 200 Fr. 20 Jalen Watts-Jackson 5-11 192 R-Fr.Saf 9 Montae Nicholson 6-2 215 So. 27 Khari Willis 5-11 202 Fr. 10 Matt Morrissey 6-2 203 R-Fr.RC 36 Arjen Colquhoun 6-1 202 5th-Sr. 39 Jermaine Edmondson 6-0 182 Jr.

2015 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART

OFFENSEPos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr.WR 82 Amara Darboh 6-2 215 R-Jr. 85 Maurice Ways 6-3 210 R-Fr. 14 Drake Harris 6-4 181 R-Fr.LT 52 Mason Cole 6-5 305 So. 77 Grant Newsome 6-7 300 Fr.LG 71 Ben Braden 6-6 322 R-Jr. 55 David Dawson 6-4 316 R-So.C 61 Graham Glasgow 6-6 301 5th-Sr. 57 Patrick Kugler 6-5 297 R-So. 63 Ben Pliska 6-3 283 R-Jr.RG 67 Kyle Kalis 6-5 305 R-Jr. 76 J. Bushell-Beatty 6-5 325 R-Fr.RT 78 Erik Magnuson 6-6 305 R-Jr. 62 Blake Bars 6-5 290 R-Jr. TE 88 Jake Butt 6-6 250 Jr. 89 Ian Bunting 6-7 252 R-Fr. or 84 A.J. Williams 6-6 275 Sr. or 80 Khalid Hill 6-2 263 R-So.WR 86 Jehu Chesson 6-3 200 R-Jr. 17 Freddy Canteen 6-1 182 So. 9 Grant Perry 6-0 184 Fr.QB 15 Jake Rudock 6-3 203 Gr.-Sr. 7 Shane Morris 6-3 208 Jr. 19 Wilton Speight 6-6 239 So.FB 36 Joe Kerridge 6-0 248 5th-Sr. 19 Henry Poggi 6-4 266 R-So. or 39 Sione Houma 6-0 242 Sr.

OFFENSE, CONT.Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Yr.TB 4 De’Veon Smith 5-11 228 Jr. 20 Drake Johnson 6-1 210 R-Jr. 32 Ty Isaac 6-3 228 R-So. or 27 Derrick Green 5-11 225 Jr. 29 Ross Taylor-Douglas 5-10 193 Jr. or 22 Karan Higdon 5-10 189 Fr.

SPECIALISTSPos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr.PK 91 Kenny Allen 6-3 210 R-Jr. 16 Andrew David 5-9 178 Fr.P 12 Blake O’Neill 6-2 212 Gr.-Sr. or 91 Kenny Allen 6-3 210 R-Jr.LS 31 Scott Sypniewski 6-1 225 R-So. 50 Andrew Robinson 5-11 220 R-Fr.H 12 Blake O’Neill 6-2 212 Gr.-Sr. or 15 Jake Rudock 6-3 203 Gr.-Sr.KO 91 Kenny Allen 6-3 210 R-Jr. 16 Andrew David 5-9 178 Fr.KR 5 Jabrill Peppers 6-1 205 R-Fr. 26 Jourdan Lewis 5-10 175 Jr. 25 Dymonte Thomas 6-2 195 Jr.PR 5 Jabrill Peppers 6-1 205 R-Fr. 26 Jourdan Lewis 5-10 175 Jr. 86 Jehu Chesson 6-3 200 R-Jr.

DEFENSEPos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr.DE 69 Willie Henry 6-3 307 R-Jr. 33 Taco Charlton 6-6 285 Jr.NT 96 Ryan Glasgow 6-4 300 R-Jr. 73 Maurice Hurst 6-2 282 R-So. DT 43 Chris Wormley 6-5 303 R-Jr. or 99 Matt Godin 6-6 288 R-Jr.OLB 15 James Ross III 6-1 241 Sr. 14 Allen Gant 6-2 227 R-Jr.ILB 3 Desmond Morgan 6-1 244 5th-Sr. 42 Ben Gedeon 6-3 248 Jr. 9 Mike McCray 6-4 240 R-So.ILB 35 Joe Bolden 6-3 237 Sr. 15 James Ross III 6-1 241 Sr.BUCK 52 R. Jenkins-Stone 6-2 245 Sr. 93 Lawrence Marshall 6-4 250 R-Fr.FS 22 Jarrod Wilson 6-2 210 Sr. 44 Delano Hill 6-0 212 Jr.SS 5 Jabrill Peppers 6-1 208 R-Fr. 25 Dymonte Thomas 6-2 195 Jr. or 24 Wayne Lyons 6-1 197 Gr.-Sr.CB 26 Jourdan Lewis 5-10 175 Jr. 34 Jeremy Clark 6-4 210 R-Jr.CB 8 Channing Stribling 6-2 181 Jr. 28 Brandon Watson 5-11 191 R-Fr.

2015 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART


2015 MICHIGAN CUMULATIVE FOOTBALL STATISTICSRUSHING ...........................G No Gain Lost Net Avg TD Lg Yd/GSmith, De’Veon .................... 6 77 398 8 390 5.1 4 60 65.0Isaac, Ty ............................... 6 28 201 1 200 7.1 1 76 33.3Green, Derrick ..................... 6 42 152 5 147 3.5 2 12 24.5Johnson, Drake .................... 5 26 131 3 128 4.9 2 20 25.6Chesson, Jehu ...................... 6 5 118 6 112 22.4 2 66 18.7Rudock, Jake ........................ 6 31 128 44 84 2.7 3 20 14.0Houma, Sione ...................... 6 13 65 0 65 5.0 1 13 10.8Kerridge, Joe ........................ 5 7 51 0 51 7.3 0 34 10.2Higdon, Karan ...................... 1 8 21 5 16 2.0 0 9 16.0Douglas, Ross ....................... 5 8 15 5 10 1.2 0 5 2.0O’Neill, Blake ....................... 6 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 1.5Butt, Jake ............................. 6 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.3Darboh, Amara .................... 6 2 4 2 2 1.0 0 4 0.3TEAM ................................... 3 5 0 8 -8 -1.6 0 0 -2.7Total ..................................6 253 1295 87 1208 4.8 15 76 201.3Opponent ..........................6 179 642 247 395 2.2 2 29 65.8

PASSING ............................G Att Comp % Int Yds TD Lg Yd/GRudock, Jake ........................ 6 171 106 62.0 6 1135 5 44 189.2Speight, Wilton .................... 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0Total ..................................6 175 106 60.6 6 1135 5 44 189.2Opponent ..........................6 176 84 47.7 7 693 2 53 115.5

RECEIVING.........................G No Yds Avg TD Lg Yd/GDarboh, Amara .................... 6 25 280 11.2 2 28 46.7Butt, Jake ............................. 6 22 274 12.5 1 44 45.7Chesson, Jehu ...................... 6 13 132 10.2 0 27 22.0Williams, A.J. ....................... 6 7 79 11.3 0 22 13.2Bunting, Ian ......................... 6 4 55 13.8 0 21 9.2Smith, De’Veon .................... 6 7 54 7.7 1 20 9.0Johnson, Drake .................... 5 2 45 22.5 1 31 9.0Perry, Grant ......................... 6 3 41 13.7 0 25 6.8Harris, Drake ........................ 6 6 39 6.5 0 13 6.5Hill, Khalid............................ 5 2 39 19.5 0 20 7.8Ways, Maurice ..................... 5 2 31 15.5 0 21 6.2Kerridge, Joe ........................ 5 4 27 6.8 0 9 5.4Houma, Sione ...................... 6 3 19 6.3 0 9 3.2Isaac, Ty ............................... 6 2 12 6.0 0 9 2.0Green, Derrick ..................... 6 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.2Poggi, Henry ........................ 6 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.3Canteen, Freddy .................. 4 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Cole, Brian ........................... 2 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.5Total ..................................6 106 1135 10.7 5 44 189.2Opponent ..........................6 84 693 8.2 2 53 115.5

TOTAL OFFENSE ................G Rush Pass Total PGRudock, Jake ........................ 6 84 1135 1219 203.2Smith, De’Veon .................... 6 390 0 390 65.0Isaac, Ty ............................... 6 200 0 200 33.3Green, Derrick ..................... 6 147 0 147 24.5Johnson, Drake .................... 5 128 0 128 25.6Chesson, Jehu ...................... 6 112 0 112 18.7Houma, Sione ...................... 6 65 0 65 10.8Kerridge, Joe ........................ 5 51 0 51 10.2Higdon, Karan ...................... 1 16 0 16 16.0Douglas, Ross ....................... 5 10 0 10 2.0O’Neill, Blake ....................... 6 9 0 9 1.5Butt, Jake ............................. 6 2 0 2 0.3Darboh, Amara .................... 6 2 0 2 0.3TEAM ................................... 3 -8 0 -8 -2.7Total ..................................6 1208 1135 2343 390.5Opponent ..........................6 395 693 1088 181.3

ALL PURPOSE ....................G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total PGSmith, De’Veon .................... 6 390 54 0 0 0 444 74.0Chesson, Jehu ...................... 6 112 132 0 96 0 340 56.7Darboh, Amara .................... 6 2 280 0 0 0 282 47.0Butt, Jake ............................. 6 2 274 0 0 0 276 46.0Isaac, Ty ............................... 6 200 12 0 0 0 212 35.3Peppers, J............................. 6 0 0 96 99 0 195 32.5Johnson, Drake .................... 5 128 45 0 0 0 173 34.6Green, Derrick ..................... 6 147 7 0 0 0 154 25.7Houma, Sione ...................... 6 65 19 0 0 0 84 14.0Rudock, Jake ........................ 6 84 0 0 0 0 84 14.0Williams, A.J. ....................... 6 0 79 0 0 0 79 13.2Kerridge, Joe ........................ 5 51 27 0 0 0 78 15.6Bunting, Ian ......................... 6 0 55 0 0 0 55 9.2Lewis, Jourdan ..................... 6 0 0 0 0 46 46 7.7Perry, Grant ......................... 6 0 41 0 0 0 41 6.8Harris, Drake ........................ 6 0 39 0 0 0 39 6.5Hill, Khalid............................ 5 0 39 0 0 0 39 7.8Ways, Maurice ..................... 5 0 31 0 0 0 31 6.2Stribling, C. .......................... 4 0 0 0 0 30 30 7.5Clark, Jeremy ....................... 6 0 0 0 0 20 20 3.3Higdon, Karan ...................... 1 16 0 0 0 0 16 16.0Douglas, Ross ....................... 5 10 0 0 0 0 10 2.0O’Neill, Blake ....................... 6 9 0 0 0 0 9 1.5Poggi, Henry ........................ 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.3Cole, Brian ........................... 2 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 -0.5TEAM ................................... 3 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -2.7Total ..................................6 1208 1135 96 195 96 2730 455.0Opponent ..........................6 395 693 45 307 67 1507 251.2

PUNT RET ..........................G No Yds Avg TD Lg Yd/GPeppers, J............................. 6 11 96 8.7 0 29 16.0Total ..................................6 11 96 8.7 0 29 16.0Opponent ..........................6 6 45 7.5 0 14 7.5

KICK RET ............................G No Yds Avg TD Lg Yd/GPeppers, J............................. 6 4 99 24.8 0 36 16.5Chesson, Jehu ...................... 6 1 96 96.0 1 96 16.0Total ..................................6 5 195 39.0 1 96 32.5Opponent ..........................6 17 307 18.1 0 31 51.2

PUNTING ...........................G No Avg Lg Blk TB FC 50+ In 20O’Neill, Blake ....................... 6 26 40.2 59 0 2 8 5 14Total ..................................6 26 40.2 59 0 2 8 5 14Opponent ..........................6 51 39.6 74 0 4 18 4 9

FIELD GOALS .....................G Att Made Lg BlkdAllen, Kenny ......................... 6 9 7 47 0TEAM ................................... 3 Total ..................................6 9 7 47 0Opponent ..........................6 4 1 30 0

DEFENSE ............................G Tack Ast Tot TFL Sack PD FF FRBolden, Joe .......................... 6 17 21 38 2.5-4 0-0 0 0 1Morgan, Desmond ............... 6 20 16 36 1.5-8 1-8 3 1 0Wilson, Jarrod ...................... 6 14 9 23 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Peppers, J............................. 6 17 4 21 4.5-13 0-0 5 0 0Ojemudia, Mario ................. 5 10 9 19 6-27 2-20 0 0 0Hill, Delano .......................... 6 10 7 17 2-8 0-0 1 0 0Lewis, Jourdan ..................... 6 12 5 17 2-3 0-0 8 0 0Gedeon, Ben ........................ 6 6 10 16 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0Jenk-Stone, R. ...................... 6 5 11 16 1-1 0-0 0 0 0Glasgow, Ryan ...................... 6 8 6 14 5-23 1-9 0 0 0Henry, Willie ........................ 6 7 7 14 6-27 4-24 1 0 0Ross III, James ...................... 6 9 5 14 2-3 0-0 0 0 0Wormley, Chris .................... 6 10 4 14 7-26 1-9 0 1 0Charlton, Taco ...................... 6 7 6 13 2.5-14 2.5-14 0 1 0Godin, Matt ......................... 6 2 11 13 1-5 0.5-4 0 0 0Hurst Jr., M. ......................... 6 8 4 12 4-20 3-18 0 0 0Clark, Jeremy ....................... 6 8 3 11 0-0 0-0 1 0 0Stribling, C. .......................... 4 7 3 10 0.5-1 0-0 2 0 0Lyons, Wayne ....................... 6 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0Thomas, Dymonte ............... 4 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 2 0 0Furbush, Noah ..................... 2 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Watson, Brandon ................. 5 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Allen, Kenny ......................... 6 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Butt, Jake ............................. 6 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Chesson, Jehu ...................... 6 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Darboh, Amara .................... 6 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Gant, Allen ........................... 3 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Harris, Drake ........................ 6 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

INT RET ..............................G No Yds Avg TD Lg Yd/GClark, Jeremy ....................... 6 3 20 6.7 0 17 3.3Lewis, Jourdan ..................... 6 2 46 23.0 1 37 7.7Stribling, C. .......................... 4 1 30 30.0 0 30 7.5Morgan, Desmond ............... 6 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Total ..................................6 7 96 13.7 1 37 16.0Opponent ..........................6 6 67 11.2 1 55 11.2

SCORING ...........................G TD FG SAF PAT-1 PAT-2 Total PGAllen, Kenny ......................... 6 0 7 0 20 0 41 6.8Smith, De’Veon .................... 6 5 0 0 0 1 32 5.3Chesson, Jehu ...................... 6 3 0 0 0 0 18 3.0Johnson, Drake .................... 5 3 0 0 0 0 18 3.6Rudock, Jake ........................ 6 3 0 0 0 0 18 3.0Darboh, Amara .................... 6 2 0 0 0 0 12 2.0Green, Derrick ..................... 6 2 0 0 0 0 12 2.0Butt, Jake ............................. 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1.0Houma, Sione ...................... 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1.0Isaac, Ty ............................... 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1.0Lewis, Jourdan ..................... 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1.0Hill, Khalid............................ 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.4Total ..................................6 22 7 0 20 2 177 29.5Opponent ..........................6 5 1 0 5 0 38 6.3

SCORING BY QUARTERS: ............1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalU-M ................................................ 38 68 28 43 0 177Opp ................................................. 10 7 7 14 0 38

U-M OPPTotal First Downs 115 75 Rushing 52 27 Passing 58 39 Penalty 5 9Total Net Yards 2343 1088 Total Plays 428 355 Yards Per Play 5.5 3.1 Yards Per Game 390.5 181.3Rushing Attempts-Yards 253-1208 179-395 Yards Per Attempt 4.8 2.2 Yards Per Game 201.3 65.8Pass Att.-Comp.-Int. 175-106-6 176-84-7

U-M OPPPassing Yards 1135 693 Yards Per Completion 10.7 8.2 Yards Per Game 189.2 115.5Punting: No.-Avg. 26-40.2 51-39.6Fumbles-Lost 6-3 7-1Penalties-Yards 31-310 31-277Sacks By-Yds. Lost 15-106 8-47Third-Down Conversions 39-90 16-85 Conversion Pct. 43.3 18.8Fourth-Down Conversions 4-10 3-7 Conversion Pct. 40.0 42.9Avg. Time Of Possession 34:48 25:12


3 Desmond Morgan LB 6-1 244 R-Sr. Holland, Michigan3 Kyle Seychel K/P 6-2 179 R-Fr. Brighton, Michigan4 Reuben Jones DE 6-4 222 Fr. Lakeland, Florida4 De’Veon Smith RB 5-11 228 Jr. Warren, Ohio5 John O’Korn QB 6-4 209 R-So. Fort Lauderdale, Florida5 Jabrill Peppers S 6-1 208 R-Fr. East Orange, New Jersey6 Brian Cleary QB 6-3 214 R-Jr. Grosse Pointe, Michigan6 Keith Washington CB 6-2 170 Fr. Prattville, Alabama7 Shelton Johnson DE 6-5 212 Fr. Delray Beach, Florida7 Shane Morris QB 6-3 218 Jr. Hazel Park, Michigan8 Channing Stribling CB 6-2 181 Jr. Matthews, North Carolina8 Tyrone Wheatley TE 6-6 291 Fr. Buffalo, New York9 Mike McCray LB 6-4 240 R-So. Trotwood, Ohio9 Grant Perry WR 6-0 184 Fr. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan10 Zach Gentry QB 6-7 244 Fr. Albuquerque, New Mexico10 Da’Mario Jones WR 6-2 195 Jr. Westland, Michigan12 Alex Malzone QB 6-1 222 Fr. Farmington Hills, Michigan12 Blake O’Neill P 6-2 212 R-Sr. Melbourne, Australia13 Terry Richardson CB 5-9 175 R-Jr. Detroit, Michigan13 Matt Thompson QB 6-5 219 R-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio14 Allen Gant LB 6-2 217 R-Jr. Sylvania, Ohio14 Drake Harris WR 6-4 181 R-Fr. Grand Rapids, Michigan15 James Ross LB 6-1 241 Sr. Orchard Lake, Michigan15 Jake Rudock QB 6-3 203 R-Sr. Weston, Florida16 Andrew David K 5-9 178 Fr. Massillon, Ohio16 Garrett Moores QB 6-3 214 R-So. Northville, Michigan16 Jack Wangler WR 6-1 200 R-So. Royal Oak, Michigan17 Freddy Canteen WR 6-1 182 So. Wilmington, Delaware17 Tyree Kinnel S 5-11 201 Fr. Huber Heights, Ohio18 AJ Pearson S 6-0 197 R-Jr. Johns Creek, Georgia18 Antonio Whitfield RB 5-4 165 Jr. Canal Winchester, Ohio19 Henry Poggi TE 6-4 266 R-So. Baltimore, Maryland19 Wilton Speight QB 6-6 239 R-Fr. Richmond, Virginia19 Jared Wangler LB 6-2 231 R-Fr. Royal Oak, Michigan20 Drake Johnson RB 6-1 210 R-Jr. Ann Arbor, Michigan20 Matt Mitchell CB 5-10 181 So. Dexter, Michigan22 Joe Hewlett RB 6-0 195 R-Fr. Novi, Michigan22 Karan Higdon RB 5-10 189 Fr. Sarasota, Florida22 Jarrod Wilson S 6-2 210 Sr. Akron, Ohio23 Jordan Glasgow S 6-1 195 Fr. Aurora, Illinois24 Kevin Gross RB 5-11 200 Fr. Saline, Michigan24 Wayne Lyons CB 6-1 197 R-Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Florida25 Dymonte Thomas S 6-2 195 Jr. Alliance, Ohio26 Jourdan Lewis CB 5-10 175 Jr. Detroit, Michigan27 Derrick Green RB 5-11 225 Jr. Richmond, Virginia27 Chris Terech LB 6-2 208 Fr. Saline, Michigan27 Travis Wooley CB 6-0 195 Sr. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan28 Brandon Watson CB 5-11 191 R-Fr. Wilmington, Delaware29 Ross Taylor-Douglas RB 5-10 193 R-So. Avon, Ohio30 Joe Beneducci DB 5-9 200 So. Far Hills, New Jersey30 Reon Dawson CB 6-2 181 R-So. Trotwood, Ohio31 Scott Sypniewski LS 6-1 215 R-So. Ottawa, Illinois32 Shaun Austin S 6-1 205 R-Jr. Plymouth, Michigan32 Ty Isaac RB 6-3 228 R-So. Shorewood, Illinois33 Taco Charlton DE 6-6 285 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio33 Wyatt Shallman RB 6-3 245 R-So. Hartland, Michigan34 Jeremy Clark S 6-4 210 R-Jr. Madisonville, Kentucky34 Deyanco Hardwick DB 5-11 227 So. Ann Arbor, Michigan35 Joe Bolden LB 6-3 237 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio36 Joe Kerridge FB 6-0 248 R-Sr. Traverse City, Michigan

37 Bobby Henderson FB 5-11 245 R-Jr. Hopewell Junction, New York38 John Andrysiak LB 6-1 200 Fr. Flint, Michigan38 Francois Montbrun S 5-10 189 R-So. Ishpeming, Michigan39 Sione Houma FB 6-0 242 Sr. Salt Lake City, Utah40 Kenneth Sloss WR 5-11 170 Jr. Monroe, Michigan40 Nick Volk FB 5-10 245 R-Fr. Frankenmuth, Michigan41 Brian Cole WR 6-2 207 Fr. Saginaw, Michigan41 Ryan Tice K/P 6-1 181 Fr. Saline, Michigan42 Ben Gedeon LB 6-3 248 Jr. Hudson, Ohio43 Chris Wormley DE 6-5 303 R-Jr. Toledo, Ohio44 Delano Hill S 6-0 212 Jr. Detroit, Michigan44 Chase Winovich TE 6-3 235 R-Fr. Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania45 Brady Pallante DL 6-1 280 R-Fr. Naples, Florida46 Michael Wroblewski LB 6-2 246 R-So. Saint Clair Shores, Michigan49 Anthony Dalimonte CB 5-9 180 R-So. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan49 Tom Strobel DE 6-6 282 R-Jr. Mentor, Ohio50 Andrew Robinson LS 5-11 220 R-Fr. Troy, Michigan51 Greg Froelich OL 6-2 283 R-So. Maplewood, New Jersey51 Tommy Whitted LB 6-1 245 Fr. Winter Park, Florida52 Mason Cole OL 6-5 305 So. Tarpon Springs, Florida52 Royce Jenkins-Stone LB 6-2 245 Sr. Detroit, Michigan53 Mario Ojemudia DE 6-2 252 Sr. Farmington Hills, Michigan54 Dan Liesman LB 6-2 228 R-Jr. Lansing, Michigan55 David Dawson OL 6-4 316 R-So. Detroit, Michigan55 Garrett Miller DL 5-10 271 R-So. Adrian, Michigan56 Jameson Offerdahl LB 6-2 220 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Florida57 William Coleman OL 6-1 320 Fr. Battle Creek, Michigan57 Patrick Kugler OL 6-5 302 R-So. Wexford, Pennsylvania58 Alex Kaminski LB 5-10 215 So. Ada, Michigan59 Noah Furbush LB 6-4 242 R-Fr. Kenton, Ohio61 Graham Glasgow OL 6-6 301 R-Sr. Aurora, Illinois62 Blake Bars OL 6-5 290 R-Jr. Nashville, Tennessee63 Ben Pliska OL 6-3 283 R-Jr. Kirkland, Washington67 Kyle Kalis OL 6-5 305 R-Jr. Lakewood, Ohio69 Willie Henry DT 6-3 307 R-Jr. Cleveland, Ohio70 Nolan Ulizio OL 6-5 291 Fr. West Chester, Ohio71 Ben Braden OL 6-6 322 R-Jr. Rockford, Michigan73 Maurice Hurst DT 6-2 282 R-So. Westwood, Massachusetts75 Jon Runyan OL 6-4 304 Fr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania76 Juwann Bushell-Beatty OL 6-5 325 R-Fr. Paramus, New Jersey77 Grant Newsome OL 6-7 300 Fr. McLean, Virginia78 Erik Magnuson OL 6-6 305 R-Jr. Carlsbad, California80 Khalid Hill TE 6-2 263 R-So. Detroit, Michigan81 Michael Jocz TE 6-4 241 R-Jr. Novi, Michigan82 Amara Darboh WR 6-2 215 R-Jr. Des Moines, Iowa83 Jaron Dukes WR 6-4 204 R-So. Columbus, Ohio84 A.J. Williams TE 6-6 287 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio85 Maurice Ways WR 6-3 210 R-Fr. Beverly Hills, Michigan86 Jehu Chesson WR 6-3 200 R-Jr. St. Louis, Missouri88 Jake Butt TE 6-6 250 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio88 Jack Dunaway LB 6-3 212 Fr. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan89 Brad Anlauf WR 6-4 205 R-Jr. Hinsdale, Illinois89 Ian Bunting TE 6-7 252 R-Fr. Hinsdale, Illinois90 Bryan Mone DT 6-4 320 So. Salt Lake City, Utah91 Kenny Allen K 6-3 210 R-Jr. Fenton, Michigan92 Cheyenn Robertson LB 6-3 233 Fr. Union City, New Jersey93 Lawrence Marshall DE 6-4 250 R-Fr. Southfield, Michigan96 Ryan Glasgow DT 6-4 300 R-Jr. Aurora, Illinois97 Cody Zeisler DE 6-3 255 So. Ann Arbor, Michigan99 Matthew Godin DT 6-6 288 R-Jr. Fenton, Michigan

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