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Highlights: Michigan at Penn State

Ex-Wolverine Updates: 2017, Week 8

Shane Morris

TRANSFERS

Kingston Davis, RB (Independence Community College): Davis was 2 times for 0 yards in a 9-6 win over Highland Community College. He now has 20 carries for 37 yards this season, and he has lost 2 fumbles on those 20 carries.

Ross Douglas, LB (Rutgers): Douglas made 4 tackles in a 14-12 win over Illinois.

Shane Morris, QB (CMU): Morris completed 16/21 passes for 199 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 56-9 win over Ball State.

Wyatt Shallman, DE (Ohio): Shallman made 1 tackle in a 48-3 win over Kent State.

Hit the jump for news on former commitments and coaches.

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Michigan vs. Penn State Awards

Let’s see more of this guy on offense . . . Brandon Peters. Peters has only played a couple snaps this season, which included a handoff and a quick pass to Mo Ways for 4 yards. I wasn’t one of the guys longing for Peters against Penn State, but if Michigan can pull away from Rutgers, it would be nice to get Peters some snaps.

Hit the jump for the rest of the weekly awards.

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Penn State 42, Michigan 13

This looks like a “Finish him!” moment from Mortal Kombat (image via AL.com)

A loss is a loss. I predicted a 20-9 loss, which was obviously incorrect. It ended up being a 42-13 loss. Remember when Michigan beat Penn State 49-10 last year? The Nittany Lions went on to win the Big Ten. Obviously, a 42-13 loss hurts at the time, but so do close losses. The bottom line is that Michigan is 5-2, and this game was confirmation that Michigan doesn’t have it this year. It was said all off-season – you don’t lose that many players to the NFL and go right back where you started. Michigan lost its top two wide receivers, one of the best TEs in the country, three senior starting linemen, and basically 11 starters on defense. And this year, they’re already down the #1 QB and the #1 WR. No rational person was expecting a Michigan win in Happy Valley at night, so let’s not overreact.

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Preview: Michigan at Penn State

RUSH OFFENSE vs. PENN STATE RUSH DEFENSE

Michigan is tied at #50 with 185 yards/game on the ground. Junior Karan Higdon has broken out the past two weeks with 37 carries for 265 yards and 3 touchdowns. Penn State is #24 in rush defense with 117 yards allowed/game and #15 with just 3.09 yards allowed/rush. Their leading tackler is Jason Cabinda (40), followed by safety Marcus Allen (34). Defensive end Shareef Miller leads the team with 6.5 tackles for loss. Despite the breakout from Higdon, Michigan struggles up front.
Advantage: Penn State

Hit the jump for more on the game against the Nittany Lions.

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