Michigan football team can redeem season by beating Ohio State, Troy Woolfolk says

Posted on Mon, Nov 9, 2009 : 3:03 p.m.

Michigan football team can redeem season by beating Ohio State, Troy Woolfolk says

By Dave Birkett

After five straight Big Ten losses, cornerback Troy Woolfolk said there's one way the Michigan football team can salvage its season - beat Ohio State.

Troy Woolfolk

“The main thing that I would want for our seniors is, No. 1, to beat Ohio State, which results into going to a bowl game,” Woolfolk said Monday. “So that’s the main thing. I mean Wisconsin, we want to beat them, too, but we haven’t beat Ohio State in five years, and I just think that would be a good accomplishment. And as bad as the season’s going, I think it will be redeemed after we beat Ohio State.”

Michigan travels to Wisconsin for its final Big Ten road game Saturday. The Wolverines (5-5, 1-5) are winless away from Michigan Stadium this year and 1-6 on the road under second-year coach Rich Rodriguez.

Next week, Ohio State visits Ann Arbor for a noon game that could have plenty on the line.

The Buckeyes, if they beat Iowa this weekend, will be playing for the outright Big Ten championship, their fifth straight conference crown.

Michigan (5-5, 1-5) needs one win to become bowl eligible.

Woolfolk said it "would be really sad" if the Wolverines miss out on the postseason after starting the year 4-0.

Dave Birkett covers University of Michigan football for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at 734-623-2552 or by e-mail at davidbirkett@annarbor.com. Follow him on Twitter @davebirkett.

Comments

OSUbeBetter

Tue, Nov 10, 2009 : 11:12 p.m.

And Yes i must be lost, i was trying to find the web site of the Mighty Michigan Wolverines, You know "The leaders and the Best". Any idea where i can find those guys? I must have stumbled onto their Ju-Co farm site.

OSUbeBetter

Tue, Nov 10, 2009 : 11:09 p.m.

".....go back to the ohio state sites.. are you lost??....." Maize&Believe, Come On. Really? I mean Seriously? Quit it. Do you have a fever? For Real? I mean Come on. Your kidding right? Stoooop. What a kidder. Nobody will ever have a moreworser record in the Rose bowl than Glen Shembechler. Or a worse Bowl record in general. or more Bowl-Less seasons.

Maize&Believe

Tue, Nov 10, 2009 : 8:41 p.m.

just like all the other BCS bowl games and BIG games you guys go to..

Maize&Believe

Tue, Nov 10, 2009 : 8:40 p.m.

OSUbeBetter... ur a tool go back to the ohio state sites.. are you lost?? or just need something to feel good about yourself? hope you guys do make it to the rose bowl so you can get killed...again.

Disthekey

Tue, Nov 10, 2009 : 11:06 a.m.

I agree with Fresh121 this guy needs to be silent! If I played as poorly as he has I would never say a word. A chip off the old block, he is not!

chosen1

Tue, Nov 10, 2009 : 6:44 a.m.

goblue2009....rankings and records are out the window, but talent disparities aren't. Last year was a 42-7 beatdown. This year probably won't be as lopsided but their defense and ours is like night and day....and back when we were all banging on Pryor being overrated...well it looks like things are clicking for him after the purdue loss so let's hope things click for tate now

GoBlue2009

Tue, Nov 10, 2009 : 6:22 a.m.

Okay, um, he also talks about beating Wisky in there, he's not JUST focusong on Oh*o State. Is everyone here a fan of college football? If you are, you know that records and rankings are to be disregarded in THE GAME.

OSUbeBetter

Tue, Nov 10, 2009 : 5:22 a.m.

".....We could play a good game and They could have a bad game....." Danny, Come On. Really? I mean Seriously? Quit it. Do you have a fever? For Real? I mean Come on. Your kidding right? Stoooop. What a kidder.

Danny

Tue, Nov 10, 2009 : 1:40 a.m.

OSUbebetter It is not very probable that we will beat OSU (I have watched them play and it looks like they have hit their stride) but it is not impossible! We could play a good game and They could have a bad game and give it away. Anyway we better get by Wisconsin this week. GO BLUE ALWAYS

OSUbeBetter

Tue, Nov 10, 2009 : 1:04 a.m.

".....I think it will be redeemed after we beat Ohio State....." Troy, Come On. Really? I mean Seriously? Quit it. Do you have a fever? For Real? I mean Come on. Your kidding right? Stoooop. What a kidder.

wmsam04

Mon, Nov 9, 2009 : 9:41 p.m.

I can't believe a player on a 1-5 bottom feeder would start talking trash with the leagues powerhouse one game early. When you see @Wisconsin on your schedule you need not look any further. Getting a W in Madison is going to take the best game of the Rich Rod era, lets focus on that.

heartbreakM

Mon, Nov 9, 2009 : 9:07 p.m.

I admire his honesty. I loved watching his dad play. But Woolfolk needs to keep his mouth shut, and just nod and smile. He is a junior now. When his father was a sophomore, he was on a Rose Bowl winning team thanks to good coaching and defense and a little undersized player named Carter. But to even claim that our season could be redeemed by beating OSU is not facing reality. It would be better if we beat OSU, but redeemed? Nope. To what--go to the Little Caesar's Bowl? Yuk.

Fresh121

Mon, Nov 9, 2009 : 8:03 p.m.

None of the D should be able to talk besides BG everyone else is horrible.

chosen1

Mon, Nov 9, 2009 : 7:21 p.m.

I'm sure Woolfolk is just answering a question from the media and not looking past Wisconsin, cause it would be nice for us to get 1 road win this year.....that's what we expect from the Lions not Wolverines. It would also be nice for this senior class to not be like the past 2 and leave with 0-4 records against ohio state....

nine block

Mon, Nov 9, 2009 : 7:06 p.m.

Ya gotta love a guy who wants to talk trash about beating up on ranked teams when we're losing to bottom feeders.

Salinegoblue

Mon, Nov 9, 2009 : 7:01 p.m.

Somebody needs to tell him he needs to worry about this weeks game against Wisconsin instead of Ohio State.