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Facing ‘tremendous’ Barkley fires up UM’s Higdon

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Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News

Ann Arbor — Michigan running back Karan Higdon understands that most eyes will be on Penn State running back Saquon Barkley when the two teams meet Saturday night.

Higdon gets that, because he hasn’t shied from watching Barkley and trying to learn from the all-around back, who is a Heisman Trophy contender leading a team that is unbeaten and now ranked No. 2 nationally.

The 19th-ranked Wolverines are 5-1, 2-1 Big Ten and big underdogs heading into Beaver Stadium for the “white out” night game.