Filed under: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Big 10, Coaching, Heisman
If you peruse Michigan's roster, you will notice that only two players' heights are not listed. One is that of backup tailback Stephen Hopkins, a freshman, and the other's is Denard Robinson's.Perhaps Michigan's athletic department would rather opponents not know that its sophomore quarterback is only six-feet tall or less. Or maybe there just was not enough space to write "larger than life."
Through five games, Shoelace has simply been legendary. You know the stats: the ligatured-shoes averse QB is number two in the nation in total offense (382.6 yards per game) and number four in passing efficiency (179.5). He also just happens to lead the nation in rushing (181 yards per game). Finally, he is the first player in the history of the FBS to gain 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing in a game on two separate occasions. And he has done that in 40 percent of the games he has started.
That any quarterback would have achieved any one of those statistics is outstanding, much less a first-year starter. An underclassmen. An undersized underclassman at that.
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