The kicker role is unlike any other in football, the most visible pass-or-fail position by far. In order to climb from youth club soccer to high school varsity football to walking on to a Division I team and earning a scholarship, Kenny Allen had to put the pieces together.
Most true freshmen offensive linemen don’t get the opportunity to play, but Bredeson has appeared in every game this season as relief for an experienced line.
No. 8 Wisconsin comes to Ann Arbor next week, and the Wolverines will want to make sure that most of the questions have answers.
Higdon played the best game of his career with nine carries for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
The Michigan football team opens up conference play on Saturday against Penn State (2-1), a team desperate to prove its worth after finishing last season 4-4 in Big Ten play.
Michigan had trouble finding its receivers open space as well as protecting quarterback Wilton Speight on Saturday against Colorado.
Bell led his unit’s attack on the running game, recording five total tackles, one for a loss of seven yards.
The Wolverines ultimately overcame early mistakes Saturday, and so did McCray, who collected five tackles and half a sack.
Michigan fell behind early, 21-7 before scoring 17 unanswered points to take a 24-21 lead into halftime.
Michigan coasted against Hawaii, winning by 60 points, and was challenged slightly more by Central Florida the following week but still ran away with a 51-14 victory.