Stevie Brown returns an awful Bacher INT all the way to the redzone. Michigan cannot move the ball with Sheridan, who nearly turns it over on 3rd down, and Lopata has the short FG attempt blocked (by a standing player I believe).
NW is stopped on O, punts, and Stevie Brown returns to form, indecisive while fielding the punt. The line drive kick bangs off the ground, his knee and to the Wildcats.
NW works it down the field, gets buried deep with 3rd and forever thanks to UM's disruptive DL, and run a predictable RB draw. The front 7 are walled off nicely, and Stevie Brown misses another tackle, springing him free for 18 yards. Charles Stewart doesn't arrive until he's nearly in the endzone.
UM's next drive shows some strong running by shaw, finished off by sheridan. Bubble screen is missed by Odoms (who heard footsteps imo). Shaw is stuffed behind the line on 2nd. Sheridan stuck in 3rd & 11 with predictable results (nearly sacked, thrown away).
NW goes 3 & out.
Sheridan goes for 8, Carlos Brown (sighting!) picks up the first. Slot dot odoms coughs up the ball on a screen who coughs up the ball. Florida kid struggling with the frigid wet conditions. UM sets up a 3rd & 1 at the 40, but chooses to go off tackle left, and gets stuffed. Then they go back up the gut and fare much better. Carlos Brown with another nice 11 yard pickup, followed by another 15 yard scamper a few plays later.
Brown coughed up the ball and Northwestern recovered, but the refs ruled him down and did not review. I think they got away with one there.
Sheridan punches it in on a qb draw. 1st quarter completed with no completions for the walkon QB, but many runs.
7-7.
Kafka better be hurt, because Fitzgerald continues to remove his effective dual threat QB> Kafka sets up a nice 3rd & 2, and in comes Bacher, TO HAND THE BALL OFF, and make things nice and predictable for UM, who stuffs it short and forces a punt.
After punt, Sheridan does a nice job saving a high snap headed for the endzone, getting it back to the LOS.
Sheridan pumps and lofts the ball deep for Mathews, the DB never looking back for the ball. First completion for Sheridan I believe. A holding penalty stalls a productive drive, but UM returns the favor, with an identical 3rd and forever draw for the first.
ANOTHER big break for Michigan, as Brown was clearly down about 1/3-1/2 yard short of the line. They had time to look at it, but simply awarded the first.
Go for it on 4th and 3, and Northwestern drops the INT. Moot point, turnover on downs anyway, other than the mounting total of near INTs for Sheridan.
Bacher leads another stalled drive and UM's active front 7 keeps changing the LOS.
Northwestern's punter takes forever on the punt and UM blocks it for a TD. The initial surge was blocked, but his LONG windup gave them time to give a second effort to surge past the blockers.
NW is stopped on O, punts, and Stevie Brown returns to form, indecisive while fielding the punt. The line drive kick bangs off the ground, his knee and to the Wildcats.
NW works it down the field, gets buried deep with 3rd and forever thanks to UM's disruptive DL, and run a predictable RB draw. The front 7 are walled off nicely, and Stevie Brown misses another tackle, springing him free for 18 yards. Charles Stewart doesn't arrive until he's nearly in the endzone.
UM's next drive shows some strong running by shaw, finished off by sheridan. Bubble screen is missed by Odoms (who heard footsteps imo). Shaw is stuffed behind the line on 2nd. Sheridan stuck in 3rd & 11 with predictable results (nearly sacked, thrown away).
NW goes 3 & out.
Sheridan goes for 8, Carlos Brown (sighting!) picks up the first. Slot dot odoms coughs up the ball on a screen who coughs up the ball. Florida kid struggling with the frigid wet conditions. UM sets up a 3rd & 1 at the 40, but chooses to go off tackle left, and gets stuffed. Then they go back up the gut and fare much better. Carlos Brown with another nice 11 yard pickup, followed by another 15 yard scamper a few plays later.
Brown coughed up the ball and Northwestern recovered, but the refs ruled him down and did not review. I think they got away with one there.
Sheridan punches it in on a qb draw. 1st quarter completed with no completions for the walkon QB, but many runs.
7-7.
Kafka better be hurt, because Fitzgerald continues to remove his effective dual threat QB> Kafka sets up a nice 3rd & 2, and in comes Bacher, TO HAND THE BALL OFF, and make things nice and predictable for UM, who stuffs it short and forces a punt.
After punt, Sheridan does a nice job saving a high snap headed for the endzone, getting it back to the LOS.
Sheridan pumps and lofts the ball deep for Mathews, the DB never looking back for the ball. First completion for Sheridan I believe. A holding penalty stalls a productive drive, but UM returns the favor, with an identical 3rd and forever draw for the first.
ANOTHER big break for Michigan, as Brown was clearly down about 1/3-1/2 yard short of the line. They had time to look at it, but simply awarded the first.
Go for it on 4th and 3, and Northwestern drops the INT. Moot point, turnover on downs anyway, other than the mounting total of near INTs for Sheridan.
Bacher leads another stalled drive and UM's active front 7 keeps changing the LOS.
Northwestern's punter takes forever on the punt and UM blocks it for a TD. The initial surge was blocked, but his LONG windup gave them time to give a second effort to surge past the blockers.
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