Brandon Minor
Minor is characteristically 'physical' in 2009 debut
BY ANDY REID
Bring him up after a game — any game, even a loss. Ask around — any Michigan football coach or player will have the same thing to say about Brandon Minor.
“The biggest thing he brings is a physical presence when he runs,” Rich Rodriguez said after last year’s 45-17 beatdown at Penn State, in which Minor was the lone bright spot, bruising his way to 117 yards.
Football injury report: McAvoy out, Hemingway questionable
BY COURTNEY RATKOWIAK
The Athletic Department released the Michigan football injury report today. Fifth-year senior offensive lineman Tim McAvoy will not play due to a knee injury, and redshirt sophomore wide receiver Junior Hemingway, who scored two touchdowns in last week's win over Western Michigan, is listed as "questionable" (defined as a 50 percent chance of playing).
With Minor still battling injury, Brown looks to cap career with season he was always meant to have
BY MICHAEL EISENSTEIN
He was supposed to be the next Michigan star running back. But after three seasons and one game, senior Carlos Brown has carried the ball just 130 times for 599 yards and four touchdowns.
Notebook: Minor questionable for home opener
BY RUTH LINCOLN
At runningback, the Michigan football team has many options, but its best weapon is questionable for this Saturday’s home opener against Western Michigan.
