Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez looks on with Nick Sheridan, right, during the second half of this NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Oct. 10...

Best Freshman: Forcier Or Barkley?

...pick Michigan's best quarterback. The only states to put Forcier ahead of Denard Robinson and Nick Sheridan? Michigan and Ohio. Vote: Will USC (at Washington) and Michigan (vs. Eastern Michigan) keep winning? Chats...

On the rebound

Michigan Wolverines coach Rich Rodriguez hopes his team can rebound from a hard 2008, starting with Saturday's game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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Forcier gets nod at QB vs. Fighting Irish

Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez says Tate Forcier will start against No. 23 Notre Dame.

Michigan freshmen QBs fit the script

...31-7 victory against Western Michigan. After a season of trying to make Steven Threet and Nick Sheridan run a system incongruous to their abilities, Rodriguez let the freshmen he recruited go to work...

Michigan's Sheridan makes debut, tosses INT

...Rich Rodriguez kept to his word and played all three quarterbacks against Western Michigan, as junior Nick Sheridan took his first snaps of 2009. Unlike freshmen Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson, Sheridan didn't...

Forcier-Robinson combination clicks for U-M

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Junior Nick Sheridan likely will see the field at some point in this game, but Michigan appears to have...

Forcier provides spark Michigan needs

...ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- With all due respect to Steven Threet and Nick Sheridan, they can't replicate what Tate Forcier just did on Michigan's first drive of the...

Michigan names Forcier starting quarterback

...m. ET). Rodriguez made the announcement on his radio show Thursday night. He reiterated that junior Nick Sheridan and freshman Denard Robinson also will get time in the game. "I met with them after...

Big Ten picks for Week 1

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg The games are back, and so are the picks. Hold your applause. Every Thursday this fall, I'll forecast what wil...

What keys will unlock Big Ten success in '09?

...else on offense, but Rich Rodriguez needs consistency, intelligence and play-making ability from Tate Forcier, Nick Sheridan or Denard Robinson. Michigan State: Mark Dantonio has mentioned it many times, and I'll echo...

As expected, Michigan depth chart lists 3 QBs

...as possible starters. For what it's worth, freshman Tate Forcier comes first, and then junior Nick Sheridan and freshman Denard Robinson. "I anticipate playing all three of them," Rodriguez said Monday. Other notable...

A quick look at Week 1 in the Big Ten

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Big Ten football is here! If you could see me right now, I'd be doing my happy dance. On second thought, ...

Ohio State defensive lineman Dexter Larimore (72) sacks Michigan quarterback Nick Sheridan (8) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 in...