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Herbert's 100-yard pick-six was a "Jumbo" game changer

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By: Dan Feldman
Daily Sports Editor
Published October 12th, 2008

He had three tackles, none for a loss.

Slot receiver Martavious Odoms (shoulder): Sophomore Toney Clemons replaced Odoms as the primary slot receiver. He had four catches for 30 yards, but had two drops that led to interceptions.

In-game injuries: Threet bruised his elbow late in the second quarter and didn’t throw well in second-half warm-ups.

Redshirt sophomore Nick Sheridan, who started Michigan’s season opener against Utah, replaced Threet for the second half.

Quarterbacks coach Rod Smith said Threet “probably” would have played in the second half had he been healthy, but the Wolverines might have looked to Sheridan anyway for a spark.

Threet finished 7-of-11 for 55 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He also rushed twice for 15 yards. Sheridan was 8-of-16 for 65 yards and had two interceptions. He had four runs for 21 yards.

Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez said he didn’t expect Threet’s injury to linger.

Two other offensive skill players were hurt in the game, too. Junior running back Brandon Minor bruised his ribs on his 27-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter and was taken to the hospital.

On Michigan’s final drive, freshman running back Sam McGuffie struggled off the field after his 29-yard catch. He said later that he was just hit in the stomach really hard and thought he was going to throw up, but the injury wasn’t serious.

Notes: Saturday was the first time Michigan and Toledo played, and the Rockets are now the 15th team to hold the advantage in an all-time series against the Wolverines.

Michigan started the same offensive line in straight games for the first time this season. Redshirt freshman Perry Dorrestein, redshirt junior Mark Ortmann, redshirt freshman David Molk, redshirt junior David Moosman and redshirt sophomore Stephen Schilling started from left to right. Rodriguez said on Wednesday that he was tinkering with position changes among those five.

Redshirt junior Zoltan Mesko pinned four of his five punts inside the 20-yard line. He averaged 49.6 yards per punt with a long of 63, and now ranks eighth nationally in yards per punt.

The Wolverines entered the game tied for last in the nation in fumbles lost (11). Michigan didn’t fumble for the first time this season Saturday and now rank 117th of 119 teams.

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