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Barring an upset -- and there have been a few of those this year -- Ohio State at Michigan (ABC, noon ET) again will determine the Buckeyes' BCS fate. If OSU declaws the Wolverines for the fourth straight time, the thermostat will get cranked up on Michigan coach Lloyd Carr. We asked our coaches, Bill Curry and Mike Gottfried, to draw up game plans for both teams. Then we had Jim Donnan pick a winner.
Curry takes over Michigan
I expect QB Chad Henne and RB Mike Hart to be healthy. They'd better be. Backup QB Ryan Mallett has a mega arm and will be great, but he's not there yet, while Henne is a steady hand. WR Mario Manningham is a consistent deep threat, and nobody fights harder to come down with the ball. On defense, I'd call out LB Shawn Crable in practice by reminding him about last year's game-costing personal foul vs. OSU. He's a future No. 1 draft choice who can win a game himself, as either a pass-rusher or a pick-sixer. Watch SS Jamar Adams at the line of scrimmage. He's OK in coverage, but is a brutal run-stuffer. RB Chris Wells won't ever want to see him again.