Monday, September 15, 2008

Michigan Daily: Article by Ian Robinson

Lack of communication burns Michigan's secondary

By Ian Robinson
Daily Sports Editor

SOUTH BEND — As he waited on the line of scrimmage before his 48-yard touchdown reception, Notre Dame freshman wide receiver Golden Tate knew what would happen.

“The coaches and I saw that if we can go in there and make it seem like we’re running and freeze the safety, we’ll be all right and we can get out past them,” Tate said. “We did it.”

He used a double move to create confusion between senior cornerback Morgan Trent and junior safety Stevie Brown. Seconds later, he was behind both of them, celebrating in the end zone. At the time the play-action pass was Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen’s longest career completion.

To read the rest of the article please visit: http://www.michigandaily.com/content/lack-communication-burns-michigans-secondary

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