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November 5, 2009

FEATURED HEADLINE

Brandon's no Minor gain for Wolverines
Angelique S. Chengelis ? The Detroit News
For a change, the news about Michigan tailback Brandon Minor is good.

FOOTBALL

U-M's Minor healthier; Ortmann not suspended
Mark Snyder ? The Detroit Free Press
Michigan looks like a different football team with a potent Brandon Minor at tailback.

Analysts say subpar talent is the root of Michigan's defensive problems
Dave Birkett ? AnnArbor.com
There's no quick fix for what ails Michigan's defense. Several analysts who've followed the team this year say a glaring lack of talent, not scheme or coaching, is the reason the Wolverines rank last in the Big Ten in scoring and total defense in conference games.

Michigan offensive lineman Stephen Schilling focuses on consistency, not bowl possibilties
Jeff Arnold ? AnnArbor.com
Stephen Schilling can't forget how Michigan's offense was stopped on a series of four plays from the 1-yard line last week in the 38-13 loss to Illinois.

Michigan's Minor could start against Purdue
Ryan Autullo ? The Toledo Blade
Brandon Minor insists his ailing ankle is feeling better. His coach's response: Show me, don't tell me.

More switches could be coming for the Michigan offensive line
Andy Reid ? The Michigan Daily
The argument could easily be made that the Michigan football team lives and dies with the play of its offensive line.

To football fans, hoops are looking good right now
Bob Wojnowski ? The Detroit News
Has it really come down to this? Really? Michigan now regularly loses Big Ten games by 25 points and tosses the ball away as if scattering flowers at a wedding.

Ohio St. to honor '54 championship team
Adam Rittenberg ? ESPN.com
Ohio State will wear uniforms honoring its 1954 national championship team when it faces archrival Michigan on Nov. 21 in Ann Arbor.

UPCOMING OPPONENT

Lopsided loss doesn't bode well for Boilers
Michael Osipoff ? Post-Tribune
It can't get any worse for Purdue after its debacle of a 37-0 rout at Wisconsin, right?

HOCKEY

A budding rivalry continues this weekend against the RedHawks
Ryan Kartje ? The Michigan Daily
With the distinction as the No. 1 team in the country and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament championship game last season, the Miami (Ohio) hockey team certainly has high hopes.

AROUND THE NATION

Spikes: 'I don't want to be a distraction'
Joe Schad ? ESPN.com
Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes made a 19-second statement to reporters in Gainesville on Wednesday night, announcing he will effectively suspend himself for the entire Vanderbilt game for his attempted eye gouge of a Georgia player.

PR firm hired to make push for Boise St.
Graham Watson ? ESPN.com
The Western Athletic Conference is using Boise-based PR firm Scott Peyron & Associates to help Boise State's football team in its push for a BCS bowl.

Bowden to make call with Fisher's input
Heather Dinich ? ESPN.com
Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said Wednesday that he will "make the final decision" on the Seminoles' next defensive coordinator, but added that head coach-in-waiting Jimbo Fisher should weigh in heavily.

Meyer: Tebow hit late vs. Georgia
ESPN.com news services
Florida coach Urban Meyer believes Southeastern Conference officials missed a late hit on Tim Tebow in Saturday's game against Georgia.

Unveiling the Mandel Plan, the Boise-Oregon debate, more mail
Stewart Mandel ? SI.com
The dirty little secret of the much-reviled BCS -- the part its keepers always boast but its haters refuse to accept -- is that it's helped make the sport's regular season more compelling.

Ponder misses practice with rib
Associated Press ? SI.com
Bobby Bowden is hoping that his starting quarterback can get back to practice soon as Florida State prepares Saturday's game at Clemson.

Think-tank trio heading out of football's tank
Dennis Dodd ? CBS Sports
Let's drive this everything-BCS bandwagon onto a dirt road for a change, to a place where it reeks to inherit the dearth -- of bowl success.

Huguenin's Primer: Big games in SEC, Big Ten
Mike Huguenin ? Rivals,com
It's Week 10, and it's a big week. Alabama-LSU in Tuscaloosa and Ohio State-Penn State in Happy Valley are the spotlight games this weekend; the first has national title implications, the second has Big Ten title (and BCS bid) implications.




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