Foote Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
10/23/2000 12:00:00 AM | Football
PARK RIDGE, Ill. -- University of Michigan football player Larry Foote (Detroit, Mich./Pershing HS) was named Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his play in the Wolverines' 14-0 victory over Michigan State on Saturday (Oct. 21). Foote, a junior inside linebacker, collected a career-high 14 tackles (eight solo) against the Spartans as Michigan recorded its second straight shutout.
Among Foote's 14 stops were a pair of tackles for loss (for two yards), and he added a pass break-up. He tallied a tackle for loss during Michigan's goal line stand on second down that kept Michigan State out of the end zone in the third quarter. On the next play, Foote kept a loose ball in bounds to allow a Michigan fumble recovery that stopped the Spartans' 14-play drive.
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The shutout over Michigan State was the second straight for the Wolverines this season (58-0 vs. Indiana, Oct. 14), marking the first back-to-back shutouts for Michigan since 1987.
Foote leads the Wolverines on the season with 45 tackles (35 solo). He shares the team lead with nine tackles for loss and is second in TFL yardage (21 yards).
Michigan (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten), ranked 15th in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls, is idle this weekend (Oct. 28) before returning to Big Ten action at Northwestern (Nov. 4). The Wolverines face the Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time on ABC Sports.
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