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MICHIGAN 44, PURDUE 13 PURDUE VS. MICHIGAN GAME STORY A LOOK BACK AT SATURDAY'S TOP PLAYS AND PLAYERS KCharters@GoldandBlack.com BY KYLE CHARTERS The following is a look at the scrimmage might not have had much impact on the game — it turned into a 31-point blowout — but it certainly was indicative of what was to come. On a third-and-one from its No.5 Purdue's third play from top-five plays from Purdue's 44-13 loss to Michigan Saturday. gan quarterback Denard Robinson. On a shotgun snap on first down from the Michigan 37, the senior quarterback took off on a designed draw, taking ad- vantage of Kawann Short pushing the center inside. Once Robinson got by own 34-yard line, Purdue lined up in an I-formation. After taking the snap, Caleb TerBush handed to Akeem Shavers, the second man through, who veered left, heading for the hole between tackle and guard on the left side. Meanwhile, center Rick Sch- Raymon Taylor put the Wolverines up three touchdowns, and made one of the day's biggest plays, when he took an interception back for a touchdown. meig pulled, getting out in front of the play to look for a block. The play is designed for him to seek out the middle linebacker and clear him out of the way. Instead, Schmeig looks outside, where he sees a cornerback and shoves him aside. The hole, seeming big enough for Shavers to pick up the first down a moment ear- lier, closes in a heartbeat. Unblocked Michigan middle linebacker Kenny Demens, the player Schmeig was supposed to block, darts in from the right, cutting down Shavers short of the chains. It was one of only six plays — and the first of 10 failed third- down conversions, against one successful try — by the offense in the first quarter, which ended with the Boilermakers down 7-0. two scores two plays into the second quarter. The touchdown, though, was set up by a big run by Michi- No.4 The Wolver- ines went up Tom Campbell Short, in a hole to the de- fensive tackle's right, the QB suddenly had a clearing. Purdue linebacker Will Lu- cas didn't close fast enough to make a tackle, and safety Landon Feichter, who was charging, lunged but missed the shoelaces of Robinson. He was free, racing 38 Purdue's 25 near the end of the first quarter. After they changed sides of the field, they went up 14-0 on a Fitzgerald Toussaint one-yard rush. yards until being escorted out-of-bounds. The run set the Wolverines up at duced a first down — its first of the game — and got the Boilers to near midfield. No.3 Purdue's third drive pro- But disaster struck. On a fourth-and-one, Ter- Bush lined up in shotgun, with Shavers set to his right and O.J. Ross split wide as a receiver left. On the snap, Shavers moved left in front of TerBush, cutting the blitzing right defensive end on his way to the flat. Shavers' block gave TerBush enough time to de- liver a pass toward Ross, who had run a quick hitch. But the throw was high; Ross got his fingertips on the ball, tipping it into the air, where it was corralled by cornerback Raymon Taylor. The Wolverine raced 63 yards untouched for a score, putting Michigan up 21-0. the Boilermakers a bit of a pulse toward the end of the first half. On Michigan's first play of a No.2 Purdue's de- fense gave drive that started with 1:45 left in the second quarter, Robinson took a shotgun snap, then considered an option handoff to the running back Vincent Smith set to his left. It's hard to say whether Robinson wanted to get rid of the ball or not, because Robert GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • volume 23, express 6 • 20