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Courtney Ratkowiak: Heading into Ohio State game, Rodriguez needs to control the controllables
- Clif Reeder/Daily
By: Courtney Ratkowiak
I still firmly believe Saturday will prove to be Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez’s ultimate test. That’s because in a game where team chemistry means so much, his ability to control the controllable things this week — off-the-field nonsense and rivalry education — could very well determine if the Wolverines can keep it close on Saturday.
In last road game of season, Wolverines face raucous test at Camp Randall Stadium
- MAX COLLINS/Daily
By: Courtney Ratkowiak
Under Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez, the Wolverines are 1-7 on the road.
It won't be easy to get road win No. 2 tomorrow.
Roundtree and Minor's standout first-half performances wasted in loss to Purdue
By: Courtney Ratkowiak
The last time a Michigan receiver and running back both posted over 100 yards, the Wolverines were on top of the world. They upset Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and Florida41-35 in the 2008 Capital One Bowl, making up for a four-loss season by playing with swagger against the heavily favored Southeastern Conference team.
Courtney Ratkowiak: It's OK for the Wolverines to be desperate on Saturday
By: Courtney Ratkowiak
Saturday's game is the Wolverines' last real shot for relevancy in the regular season. Yes, I know it's against Purdue. And some (most?) Michigan fans would argue that a win against Ohio State in two weeks would make up for the rest of the year. But Michigan needs to salvage this season well before Nov. 21.
Leach, Graham's efforts wasted in 25-point blowout
By: Courtney Ratkowiak
CHAMPAIGN — He ran around the outside, straight at the quarterback, as if he had done it every game this season.
But it was linebacker Kevin Leach’s first sack, and the first one Michigan had seen from a non-defensive lineman all year. With the Illinois line staying with its blocks and the Michigan secondary holding its coverage, Leach met Williams with a vengeance to force a nine-yard loss.
Four plays after coming back from injury, center David Molk suffers season-ending ACL tear
- Zachary Meisner/Daily
By: Courtney Ratkowiak
Somehow, David Molk’s bad break just got worse. Five weeks after breaking his foot against Eastern Michigan on a fluke play, the center tore his right anterior cruciate ligament during his first drive back on the field, Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez confirmed Monday.
Courtney Ratkowiak: Measuring-stick game proves Michigan's mediocrity
By: Courtney Ratkowiak
Rich Rodriguez was unusually calm — oddly calm, really — a few minutes after his team’s embarrassing 25-point home loss to Penn State. No sarcastic, biting comments. No cutting reporters off or snapping back at them when they said something he didn’t want to hear.
For first time in 13 years, Penn State throttles Michigan in Big House 35-10
- ZACH MEISNER/Daily
By: Michael Eisenstein
The offense was marked by poor quarterback play from both Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson, who combined for three turnovers and completed just 40 percent of their passes. And on the other side of the ball, it wasn't much better, with veterans such as linebackers Stevie Brown and Obi Ezeh making key mistakes on multiple touchdowns.
Notebook: Clark and Forcier's recruiting stories; Molk to start Saturday against Penn State
By: Courtney Ratkowiak
For both quarterbacks starting in Saturday’s game, the man on the other sideline will look very familiar. Fifth-year senior quarterback Daryll Clark ended up committing to Penn State, but his first scholarship offer was from West Virginia and now-Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez.
In second straight road loss and second failed comeback, Michigan falls 30-28 to Iowa
- Sam Wolson/Daily
By: Courtney Ratkowiak
IOWA CITY — With the end of Iowa’s Homecoming, the Wolverines couldn’t have been more relieved to finally be coming home.
