Wolverines 38, Fighting Irish 0
After the past two incredibly depressing Saturday losses, it was great to finally go to the Big House and enjoy a blowout victory over Notre Dame, 38-0. Admittedly, it was against a Notre Dame squad that has more issues than even UM. Still, it was a fun game to watch as a UM student.
Photo taken by my roommate
Mike Hart rushed 187 yards in 35 carries after guaranteeing last week that the Wolverines would win today’s game. Two of those carries resulted in touchdowns. As usual, Hart was out there playing as the leader he is as well as the heart and soul of the team.
“I knew I was going to perform because you can’t say something like that and not perform,” Hart said. “Especially with Chad [Henne] going down, it was more on my shoulders. I accept it. I love it, and I’m going to keep doing what I have to do to help the team win.”
Hart was not willing, however, to make another guarantee.
“Never again,” he said. “That was a one-time thing.”
True freshman quarterback Ryan Mallet made his first collegiate start after senior Chad Henne suffered a knee injury in last week’s game. With a strong running game and an early lead, the pressure was off of Mallet who completed 7 passes and threw 3 touchdowns (and no interceptions). While he did throw 8 incomplete passes, it was a good game for him to start to help build his confidence without the pressure of a close game. He has a lot to learn, but I can’t say it was a bad first game.
It certainly made UM’s job easier when Notre Dame fumbled five times (but recovered three of those) and threw two interceptions.
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