Hot 11: Roy Roundtree caps November with a flourish
Michael Spath
TheWolverine.com
Roy Roundtree didn't have a very good 2011 or a start to his senior year, but the wide receiver was terrific in November, setting up a memorable finish to his final season in the winged helmet ...
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face="verdana">Denard Robinson,
QB
style="font-family: verdana;">In his final regular-season game, Robinson would once again get the fans out of their seats, breaking off 30- and 67-yard runs, the latter an incredible touchdown performance that reminded everyone of just how special Mr. Robinson is. He would finish with 122 yards -- the 19th 100-yard effort of his career, moving into fourth place.
style="font-family: verdana;">The junior QB probably has a few plays he'd like back, but it's tough to get in a rhythm when he's in the huddle for one snap and out of it for the next. He did the most with his opportunities, throwing for 171 yards and a touchdown while rushing for another score as he accounted for at least two TDs in four straight games.
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face="verdana">Roundtree capped off his November the same way he started it -- in grand fashion. The fifth-year senior had three grabs for 92 yards, including a 75-yard score. In four games during the past month, he made 13 receptions for 378 yards and two touchdowns.
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face="verdana">Jake Ryan,
LB
style="font-family: verdana;">style="font-family: verdana;">Michigan's overall linebacker play wasn't the strength it had been the past few weeks, but Ryan once again proved why he's U-M's best defender, racking up two tackles for loss, including a sack, among nine stops, while forcing two fumbles. face="verdana">
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style="font-family: verdana;">Frank Clark,
DE
style="font-family: verdana;"> It was a breakout game for the sophomore rush end, who had a sack among two tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and four total stops. Clark consistently applied pressure to OSU quarterback Braxton Miller and delivered the hit of the year on the signal-caller. Now the question is: can he build off this effort?
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face="verdana">Jeremy Gallon,
WR
face="verdana">Hard to find fault with Gallon's contribution Saturday -- at receiver, he had a team-high six receptions for 67 yards, including a long of 30 yards. The redshirt junior now finishes the regular season with 40 catches, good for 684 yards and two touchdowns.
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face="verdana">Jordan Kovacs,
SS
face="verdana">Michigan's vaunted pass defense gave up a big completion and too many third downs in this game, but Kovacs helped anchor a unit that would lock the Buckeyes down in the second half, yielding just six points despite being put in poor position time and again by the offense. The senior captain would record six stops. face="verdana">
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face="verdana">Desmond Morgan,
LB
face="verdana">The sophomore weakside backer contributed a team-high 11 tackles, but he'd be the first to tell you he should have played better against the run. Morgan had a pair of double-digit efforts this year and already has a career-high 78 stops on the year.
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face="verdana">Will Campbell,
DT
face="verdana">This might have been the best game of Campbell's career. The senior defensive tackle notched 10 stops for the first time in his four seasons, contributing to a tackle for loss. He will say he could have done more too, and he's right, but Campbell showed off some of that potential we've been hearing about for years. face="verdana">
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face="verdana">Will Hagerup,
P
face="verdana">The junior punter had four punts for 191 yards, averaging 47.8, with a long of 56 yards. After enduring a mini-slump, Hagerup responded positively down the stretch, averaging 48.5 yards per punt in Michigan's final three games.
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face="verdana">Jibreel Black,
DT
style="font-family: verdana;">Junior wideout Drew Dileo was an option here after a stellar blocking performance Saturday, but he dropped a ball too, and Black showed more glimpses of the player he might just be with regularity in 2013. That player used his speed and quickness in the middle of the defensive line to create pressure, notching a sack, and keeping Miller from stepping up into the pocket.
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