Pickin' Splinters » Greg Matthews http://www.pickinsplinters.com There's always room for one more on the bench. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:05:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Performance Of The Week | 9/7 – 9/13 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/09/13/performance-of-the-week-97-913/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=performance-of-the-week-97-913 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/09/13/performance-of-the-week-97-913/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:53:15 +0000 Casey http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=4696 AP Photo/, The Detroit News, John T. Greilick

AP Photo/, The Detroit News, John T. Greilick

Plenty of outstanding performances to choose from this week. I am giving credit where credit is due and handing Tate Forcier my POTW.

The true freshman might have caught lightning in a bottle, but he went 23-33 for 240 yards with two touchdowns while leading the Michigan Wolverines from behind to defeat Notre Dame, 38-34.

The native of San Diego also proved he could get it done on the ground as he rushed for 70 yards on 13 carries. The biggest of which came on a fourth down scamper for a touchdown. Forcier caught the Irish defense unprepared and slipped a would-be tackler behind the line of scrimmage.

If all that is not enough, Forcier put a 50 yard pooch punt inside the ND five yard.

Forcier showed moxie all day. He recovered well after a pair of critical mistakes. One a botched snap on second down at the goal line and later an interception that led to Notre Dame taking the lead late in the fourth.

On the final drive of the game, Forcier led the Wolverines 58 yards down the field. On the final play of the game (after his previous pass was dropped in the end zone), Focier found Greg Matthews for the winning score.

Who gets your POTW?

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