Wolverines Beat Boise, But Lose Shaw For The Season

Starting HB Mike Shaw broke his elbow and will miss the rest of the season

Things got off on the wrong foot for the Wolverines as Boise State HB Harper would take a handoff on the 2nd play of the game and scamper for a 40 yard gain. BSU would use this momentum to score on their opening drive to go up 7-0. That would be the only lead the Broncos would have during the game as Michigan's offense continued to click while their defense got their heads on straight and shut the Broncos down for the remainder of the game.

Every Wolverine fan held their breath during the 1st quarter when starting QB Tate Forcier went down hard during a run. He ended up missing over a quarter of the game, but luckily he came back. While he was out, in a surprise move, coach Jello went with true FR Ian Heffner (Hugh's grandson) instead of rsSR Nick Sheridan. Heffner played well, completing 4 of 6 passes, including a TD pass as well as running 10 times for 41 yards.

While the Wolverines dodged a bullet when Forcier returned halfway through the 2nd quarter, they weren't so lucky later in the game. On an 8 yard rush, starting HB Mike Shaw landed awkwardly and broke his elbow. He will miss the remainder of the season. The Wolverines go 5 deep (not including their redshirting freshman) at halfback, so they've got plenty of backs to replace him, but he's clearly the best back that Michigan has and will be sorely missed. This comes at a terrible time as the Wolverines begin their conference season next week.

Game Statistics
Category	Michigan	Boise State
Score	48	14
First Downs	17	15
Total Offense	457	294
Rushes-YDS-TD	44-272-4	34-55-0
COMP-ATT-TD	15-19-3	18-31-2
Passing YDS	185	239
Sacked	3	4
3rd Down Conv	7-10	4-14
4th Down Conv	0-0	0-1
2pt Conv	0-0	0-0
Redzone-TD-FG	6-6-0	3-2-0
Turnovers	3	2
Fumbles-Lost	2-2	2-2
Intercepted	1	0
PR Yds	30	0
KR Yds	56	216
Total Yards	543	510
Punts-Average	2-43.5	7-36.9
Penalties-YDS	3-29	1-15
T.O.P.	18:00	14:00