ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Jim Harbaugh likes to spread the wealth when No. 2 Michigan runs the ball.Four running backs, a pair of receivers, a fullback and do-it-all Jabrill Peppers are each averaging more than one carry per game.It seems to be helping all of those Wolverines now, keeping them fresh with the football when it is their turn to run with it. The plan potentially serves the program well in the future, too, because recruits can see a lot of players getting a chance as underclassmen to take the field for the Wolverines (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) .Michigan opponents, including Maryland (5-3, 2-3) on Saturday at the Big House, are left preparing for a lot of different players when Wilton Speight hands off.Harbaugh acknowledged all of those benefits Monday, but didnt want to talk too much about the topic to perhaps keep opponents guessing.Michigans running backs -- DeVeon Smith, Chris Evans, Karan Higdon and Ty Isaac -- combine for nearly 33 carries and 203 yards rushing per game. None of them is averaging 12 rushing attempts or has run for more than 450 yards this season.Smith, a senior, gets the ball the most and still is averaging just 11.3 carries and 56 yards rushing a game.A freshman, Evans, and a sophomore, Higdon, with 53 carries apiece this season show talented tailbacks will get an opportunity to play as merited under Harbaugh. Fullbacks traditionally get a chance to flourish with Harbaugh and Khalid Hill is the latest example, running for eight touchdowns on 19 carries.Just when defenses are keying in on the backfield, the Wolverines run end-arounds to wide receivers Eddie McDoom and Jehu Chesson. And just to keep teams even more busy with their scouting reports, they have to spend time looking at how Peppers runs with the ball off shotgun snaps.When Michigan practices, everyone in the backfield knows theyre auditioning for playing time.It makes you better as a competitor, Higdon said. It makes you better as a player knowing that you got someone who can easily step up and take your spot or take your opportunities.Harbaugh loves to find creative ways to put the ball in Peppers hands. Harbaugh sounds as if he might want to even more after watching him return a fumble for a 2-point conversion toward the end of Saturdays 33-23 win at Michigan State .I heard a sonic boom, Harbaugh said. I thought some parachutes were going to come out.None of Michigans players are going to come out publicly and say they want 15 to 20 carries a game because that would go against Harbaughs team-first mantra. Getting the ball less may also cut down on wear and tear, giving players a better chance of staying healthy in college and perhaps in the NFL.I definitely see how the logic is working, Higdon said. Higdon said the players in his position group simply have faith in the coaches, including former Michigan star and NFL player, Tyrone Wheatley.Hes been there and done it at a higher level, Higdon said. Whenever hes critiquing you or telling you things that youre doing good, its coming from someone who has been at the highest level so its definitely appreciated.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org---Follow Larry Lage on Twitter at www.twitter.com/larrylage Swell Offered Italia . They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive display. Swell Italia Offerte . Calgary scored on the first shift, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice as the Flames cruised to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. http://www.swellbottiglie.it/ . Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. Swell Italia . 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Determined, focused, confident.Thats the part that pushed the 19-year-old to become the first freshman rifle shooter to win both individual NCAA titles and earn a spot at the Rio Olympics in less than a month.When it comes to anything thats a challenge -- a test, a competition, training -- its very easy for her to dial in that concentration, said Jon Hammond, Thrashers rifle coach at West Virginia University. Shes still a very friendly person when shes shooting, but becomes a very focused individual.Thrasher, even from a young age, gravitated toward challenges. The harder it was, the more she seemed to like it.Shooting a rifle on the elite level is a large-caliber challenge centered upon the process: setup, path of the gun to the target, reaching a state of mental and physical calm to squeeze the trigger at the precise moment.Thrasher loved trying to piece together the puzzle of process, searching not for a single answer, but the one that worked for her.Whats most attractive of rifle is the mental side of the sport, she said. Anyone can go and hit a 10, its not that hard. To go and shoot 10 after 10 after 10 in a big event is very hard. You have to have a mastery of the mental side, controlling your emotions, following your process and not thinking about the outcome.Mastering the mental is something that usually comes with experience; young shooters often dont grasp the nuances older shooters have honed through years of competition.Thrasher condensed the learning curve, becoming a world-class shooter in five short years.She wanted to be an Olympic figure skater when she was younger, but became enthralled with shooting after joining her grandfather, father and two older brothers on a hunting trip.On the second day of the trip, the group stopped to eat lunch when Thrashers father, Roger, told her there was a deer right behind her. Thrasher grabbed her gun, leaned against a tree and, to the surprisee of her family, not only pulled the trigger, but took down the deer.dddddddddddd.The adrenaline rush was incredible, Thrasher said.Not long after that, Thrasher began shooting with the air rifle team at West Springfield (Va.) High School and went on to win the 2015 air rifle state championship. She also won five medals at the 2015 USA Shooting national championships to earn a spot on the U.S. National Team.Recruited by numerous colleges out of high school, Thrasher decided to attend national shooting powerhouse West Virginia. Though Hammond wasnt sure if she would be among the top five for the 18-time champion Mountaineers, Thrasher established herself as one of the nations best shooters by the end of the year.What makes the situation more unique is the improvement she made over the course of the year, said Hammond, a two-time Olympic shooter for Great Britain. The improvement she made from the start of the year to the end was dramatic.Even so, it was hard to predict what she would do during a four-week period this spring.Thrasher entered the NCAA championships confident, yet was more focused on helping the four seniors with her to win a national championship in Akron, Ohio. The Mountaineers did just that and Thrasher had two added bonuses: Individual national championships in small-bore and air rifle with many of her family and friends watching.Thrasher had another week of school after that, spent spring break in Costa Rica with her family, then headed to Fort Benning, Georgia, for the U.S. Olympic Trials. Again focused on shooting her best, not possible outcomes, she pulled off another surprise by building a massive lead after two days of the three-position event to earn a spot in Rio.That was a pretty crazy month for me, Thrasher said.It didnt stop there.A week after the trials, Thrasher went to Rio for an Olympic test event and came back for the final week of school. From there, she headed to Colorado, Munich, the Czech Republic, home to northern Virginia, France, Georgia, Germany and back home again.Chaotic, yes, but its all part of the process, one that has led her to Rio next month. ' ' '