The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
No. 5 Michigan seeking revenge
Wolverines at home versus No. 14 Penn State
Two down, ANN ARBOR, MICH. >> two to go.
No. 5 Michigan is on a revenge tour, according to defensive end Chase Winovich. The Wolverines have beaten two of the four Big Ten teams they lost to last season, leaving No. 14 Penn State and No. 8 Ohio State on their list.
“We’re halfway there,” Winovich said. “It’s more than just beating certain teams. It’s an attitude. It’s a grittiness. We’re done playing around.”
Michigan (7-0, 5-0 Big Ten, No. 5 CFP) gets its shot at the Nittany Lions (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten, No. 14 CFP) on Saturday at home and will have to wait until Nov. 24 for its last tour stop against the Buckeyes.
Penn State beat the Wolverines 42-13 last year and tried to score even more points in the final seconds, a fact that has bothered Michigan for more than a year.
Defensive coordinator Don Brown insisted he has thought about that game every day since the humiliating setback. The points and yards (502) given up in that game were the most allowed in Brown’s two-plus years at Michigan. And just in case Brown’s defensive players were not still stung by the rout, he showed them how the end of the game unfolded, with Miles Sanders taking a handoff from the Wolverines 6 in the closing seconds and getting stopped for a loss.
“Wanted them to be reminded of that feeling,” Brown said. “I think the point was made.”
Here are some other things to watch at the Big House: GOOD TO GO >> Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley is expected to start after missing part of last week’s 30-24 win over No. 18 Iowa.
“Obviously, everybody knows he got dinged up in the game, so I’m not keeping that a se
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