Sunday, September 12, 2010

Denard "Shoelace" Robinson


"Robinson acquired the nickname "Shoelace" because he plays football with his shoelaces untied."

"Michigan's Denard Robinson jumps to the front of the Heisman race with a historic performance"


SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- If Denard Robinson's performance last week was a jaw dropper, what he did against Notre Dame on Saturday topped it.

He broke off the longest run in the history of the Irish's fabled stadium -- an 87-yarder for a TD.

That's just for starters. How about a school-record 502 yards total offense for a QB, including 258 yards rushing on 28 carries and 244 more passing?

And oh, yeah, he directed the game-winning TD drive, scoring himself from 2 yards out with 27 seconds left to send Michigan (2-0) to a pulsating 28-24 victory.

No wonder Wolverines coach Rich Rodriguez said the spectacular new star of his spread offense might sleep on the trip back to Ann Arbor. He deserves some rest.

"Man, I didn't even know that," Robinson said of his record-breaking day -- the second week in a row he snapped single-game Michigan quarterback marks for total offense and rushing.

"Our offense came together," he said. "The offensive line blocked, the receivers catching, everything was clicking. ... I'm a team player and I don't look at stats."

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