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we timed it just right for Ralph, and Ralph timed it just right for himself, "If he can stay healthy and stay fresh, his role could increase because he's a heck of a football player." Danny Hope on running back Ralph Bolden "I'm pleased with Ralph. I think ter, he can be the Ralph we know he can be. " j as he continues to go and get bet- " Jackson said. "Hopefully Bolden, here getting a carry in the 2011 season opener, wanted to make his return to the field sooner than Game 6 this year, but coaches always had a plan to bring him back in Big Ten play. said he thought Bolden looked a bit slow. tice helped against Ohio State. Bolden's snap count in- But another week of full prac- creased a bit, and his production did, too. He rushed for 35 yards on nine carries and showed glimpses of the "old Ralph in some ways, Hope said. ond half, Bolden got outside and had a nice stutter move on a defender. "I think I did good, On an eight-yard run in the sec- " Bolden " said. "Just going back watching film, my coaches gave me A-plus and B-plus on my grade. Just watching my runs and everything, seeing what I could have done and what I didn't do, there's not really a lot of corrections I see that I can make. rehab the knee and wears a brace, says he hasn't had any setbacks with the knee and didn't have any swelling after playing back-to- back games. He admitted that's Bolden, who is continuing to " Tom Campbell "kind of surprising," considering Bolden's chances increase as long as his knee can handle it. Running backs coach Cornell his circumstances. Hope said he'd like to see Jackson wouldn't say what the approach going forward would be with Bolden except that "the game plan for Ralph is getting Ralph in the game. what he saw in the first two games and in practices. But Jackson did say he likes " GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 8 • 18