Rodriguez: Kickoff game 'atrocious'By Courtney Ratkowiak
Daily Sports Editor
After Michigan players fumbled two kick returns against Notre Dame, Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez said the kick returning position was wide open. Five days before the Wolverines played Wisconsin, he named six players as possible candidates.
But the shuffling didn’t seem to work — Rodriguez called the return game “atrocious” yesterday. The Wolverines had another fumble on a kickoff return against Wisconsin, this one by fifth-year senior cornerback Morgan Trent in the second quarter. The fumble gave the Badgers the ball at the Michigan 27-yard line and set up a field goal that put Wisconsin ahead 16-0. The drive before Trent's fumble, junior wide receiver Greg Mathews also fumbled a punt return that the Badgers recovered.
The kick returners listed on the depth chart at this morning's press conference were freshman Martavious Odoms, redshirt freshman Avery Horn, sophomore James Rogers and senior Brandon Harrison. Freshmen Boubacar Cissoko and Michael Shaw, who both bobbled kickoffs against Notre Dame, did not play against Wisconsin.
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