Michigan Wolverines: Marcus Rush
But the Wolverines will have answers to many of their lingering questions, from line play to receiver and tight end and even to quarterback Denard Robinson’s accuracy. Right now, though, speculation is still key.
With that, we enter this week’s WolverineNation mailbag. Got questions? Shoot them over to jenningsespn@gmail.com or @chanteljennings for next week.
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ESPN.com's Big Ten All-Freshman team
Some positions were easier to find players than others, but this crew should be worth watching in years to come. Both true freshmen and redshirt freshmen were considered for the team.
Without further ado ...
OFFENSE
QB: Braxton Miller, Ohio State
RB: Donovonn Young, Illinois
RB: Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
WR: Kenny Bell, Nebraska
WR: Kevonte Martin-Manley, Iowa
TE: Jon Davis, Illinois
OL: Travis Jackson, Michigan State
OL: Bernard Taylor, Indiana
OL: Michael Heitz, Illinois
OL: Brandon Vitabile, Northwestern
OL: Tyler Moore, Nebraska
DEFENSE
DL: Marcus Rush, Michigan State
DL: Ryan Russell, Purdue
DL: Michael Bennett, Ohio State
DL: Ben Perry, Minnesota
LB: Ryan Shazier, Ohio State
LB: Jake Ryan, Michigan
LB: Desmond Morgan, Michigan
CB: Bradley Roby, Ohio State
CB: Blake Countess, Michigan
S: Mark Murphy, Indiana
S: Ibraheim Campbell, Northwestern
SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Matt Wile, Michigan
P: Mike Sadler, Michigan State
KR: Raheem Mostert, Purdue
PR: Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska
There were some tough choices, and several positions had more candidates than others. Cornerback, for example, featured several promising freshmen contributors. Michigan State's Tony Lippett and Penn State's Adrian Amos were close to making the cut. Indiana quarterback Tre Roberson is another player meriting mention, although Miller deserved the nod at quarterback.
Not surprisingly, it was a struggle to fill out the offensive line as most freshmen linemen don't see the field. Like we did with the general All-Big Ten team, we didn't assign positions for the O-line and simply picked the best five players. It also was a bit unusual not to have a full-time freshman place-kicker. Michigan's Wile handled kickoffs and some punting, but Brendan Gibbons kicked field goals for the Wolverines.
Another MSU late hit worth looking at? 
In all the kerfuffle about Gholston’s play, the hit that actually knocked quarterback Denard Robinson out of the game was also flagged for a personal foul. Defensive end Marcus Rush was the player who hit Robinson late in the fourth quarter and sent him to the sidelines for good.
Rush, um, rushed at Robinson and landed next to the junior quarterback as he leapt through the air as Robinson threw the ball. He grabbed onto him as he landed.
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