Where was Karan Higdon?

Submitted by MainStreetMagic on October 2nd, 2016 at 9:41 AM

Watching the game yesterday I couldn't help but notice that Karan Higdon didn't get any carries, and I never found him on the sidelines. Did I miss an injury report on him or something? I was surprised to not see him after last week's breakout game, and I looked through the board and didn't see any information about it.

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ABOUBENADHEM

October 2nd, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^

our first touchdown. Really pasted a guy.

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Muttley

October 2nd, 2016 at 7:05 PM ^

http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400869664

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Lampuki22

October 2nd, 2016 at 11:06 AM ^

Mcdoom was in on fake jet sweep

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Michigan4Harbaugh

October 2nd, 2016 at 11:03 AM ^

Poggi caught a nice sideline pass, and McDoom was also in the game on a couple occasions.

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MgoWood

October 2nd, 2016 at 11:07 AM ^

way way way too early(neg away if you choose)...If Higdon can stay healthy, he would probably be in the front of the line as far as RB depth chart goes(next year). And I'm definitely ok with that. I'm just anxious for this kid to finally be on that path of healthiness which will lead to his success for us down our championship road.

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skurnie

October 2nd, 2016 at 11:17 AM ^

Higdon was dressed but never saw him enter the game.

I thought Isaac should have had a few more carries down the stretch yesterday.

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SalvatoreQuattro

October 2nd, 2016 at 11:19 AM ^

Where is Waldo?

I can't find this red-striped demon anywhere.

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Sten Carlson

October 2nd, 2016 at 11:24 AM ^

I think Harbaugh's willingness to play a true freshman in Evans, coupled with his "More is More" philosophy bodes very well for RB recruiting going forward -- if you got chops, you WILL get your carries. Also, the staff isn't going run you into the ground with 30 carries a game. I get that some backs need to "get a rhythm" going and get stronger as the game goes on, but I think we've seen this year that that is a bit of a cliche and having a stable of quality RB's and spreading the carries around is a better ideal.

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BoFlex

October 2nd, 2016 at 12:33 PM ^

I feel like most top-level recruits want to be that workhorse back that racks up 1500+ rushing yards a season.

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Sten Carlson

October 2nd, 2016 at 5:24 PM ^

RB is the one position where a guy can be physically spent by the end of his college career. An 18 year old kid might want that many carries, but regret getting so many when he's 23. This staff knows how to manage players. Maybe, as the other poster said, it's because we've a lot of relatively equal RB's, but I think there's more to it than that. Keep them fresh, keep them hungry, and plug each one in based on skill set.

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Oscar

October 2nd, 2016 at 1:11 PM ^

"Also, the staff isn't going run you into the ground with 30 carries a game." I'd say it has more to do with the health of Smith and having a lot of running backs (aside from Smith) that are all about the same level. Harbaugh seemed to lean on a primary running back when he was there. "get stronger as the game goes on" Hyperbole at its finest...

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WestPalmBlue

October 2nd, 2016 at 11:27 AM ^

Met Karan's mom before the game.. She was wearing his Jersey... Told her how much we enjoy watching her son play... Appeared his significant other was also there carrying a young child but we didn't pry. Nice folks and enjoyed talking with them for a minute but they didn't give us an injury report..

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