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QB presents dual threat for Wolverines

In his first year in college football, freshman Tate Forcier looks to bring Michigan to a bowl game.

So far this year Forcier has thrown the ball for 1,424 yards and nine touchdowns. Forcier and the Wolverines started off the year hot and won their first four games, including a 38-34 win against Notre Dame. When Michigan (5-4, 1-4 Big Ten) entered its Big Ten part of the schedule, its luck ran out.

In Michigan’s first four games Forcier had seven touchdowns and two interceptions. In the last five games, when Michigan’s only win came against Delaware State and he did not play much, Forcier has two touchdowns and three interceptions. In part, this lack of production led to last week’s humiliating 34-13 loss at Illinois.