MSU: ‘Discipline’ the key to stopping UM’s Robinson
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Stopping University of Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson goes beyond limiting the elusive quarterback’s rushing opportunities.
Teams have known that since he started lighting up opponents at the beginning of the season.
Outside of Ohio State, no one has found the right recipe for limiting the nation’s second-most explosive player to Auburn’s Cam Newton.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There’s no question Denard Robinson is the engine that makes Michigan’s offense go.
The Wolverines’ “head of the snake” — as Mississippi State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz typically calls opponent’s best player — is an equal threat to run and throw.
But how Robinson has managed to produce at a high rate each week has just as much to do with his development as how teams try to defend him.