Michigan football News & Views: On bad calls, tough quarterbacks, more

Michigan football will have most of its guys back when the Wolverines take on Penn State Saturday in Happy Valley, a crossroads game. Win, and Michigan likely controls its destiny for a Big Ten East Division title. Lose, and they're playing for second place. NEWS: Several Michigan football players are banged up heading into Saturday's game (Noon, ABC). Most are expected to play, including redshirt freshman quarterback Cade McNamara. HARBAUGH "[Playing through pain], it's a quality. It’s something that I took a lot of pride in [as a player]. A lot of football players take a lot of pride in that ... some have a very high pain threshold." VIEWS: This team has a lot of them — frankly, more than some of the Michigan teams of the recent past. Too many guys were looking for reasons to sit rather than reasons to play.