Published on: 14th August, 2009
Top corner Joshua Shaw is still considering Michigan, along with OSU, USC, UCLA, Wash, ND, LSU, Okla, Tenn, and PSU (who hasn't offered yet). He's visited USC, UCLA, Wash, Oregon and Ohio State. After his recent OSU visit, he proclaimed them the leader."I already had a strong interest ...Published on: 13th August, 2009
We sort of knew there would be more departures. Junior linebacker Marell Evans and defensive tackle Vince Helmuth have apparently left the program on good terms. "Good, young men, sometimes that happens, guys think that 'Maybe I'm not getting a lot of reps, I'm not up on the depth chart,'" Rodriguez said ...Published on: 13th August, 2009
Kelvin Grady, former Michigan basketball player turned slot receiver, has been making quite an impression on Michigan coaches during the summer practice. Coach Rich Rodriguez (who usually isn't one to dish out the compliments too early) had positive things to say. "We've only been one day in half pads, but what I've ...Published on: 13th August, 2009
Brandon Minor sat out yesterday's practice with headaches stemming from an accident a few weeks ago. It is unclear how long the injury will last. Coach Rodriguez discussed Minor after practice: Brandon Minor had some headaches today, pretty bad. It kills him to get out of anything. He's limited, but nobody ...Published on: 13th August, 2009
Teric Jones was recruited as a running back out of Detroit Cass Tech, a position that he played in high school. However, given Michigan's thin depth at corner, coach Rich Rodriguez announced he has been moved to corner.Wolverine fans should welcome the move and be supportive of Jones. ...Published on: 13th August, 2009
Freshmen CB Justin Turner was cleared to play. Coach Rich Rodriguez said Turner could help immediately. “He wasn’t here for summer school so he didn’t get as much done in the summer as some of the other freshmen, so he’s going to be a little bit behind,” Rodriguez said. “But ...Published on: 12th August, 2009
Although neither Coach Rodriguez nor Bill Martin had any knowledge of Justin Feagin's drug dealing incidents prior to his arrival in Ann Arbor, Athletic Director Bill Martin says he's going to do, "Something unilaterally, taking a very serious look at the (recruiting) process." Despite the review, Martin stood by Coach Rodriguez ...Published on: 10th August, 2009
Rich Rodriguez was recently asked how he managed to come up with the spread offense. He explained: It was more born out of necessity and trying to be different. The staff and I had studied some run-and-shoot teams—Detroit and Houston were running it in the NFL. But we wanted to ...Published on: 7th August, 2009
You can tell it is working. Numerous offensive linemen are competing for playing time this Fall, as perhaps UM's weakest unit last season has one year of experience in Coach Rodriguez's system under their belts. Coach Frey spoke with the Freep, and while he didn't reveal any starters, ...Published on: 7th August, 2009
Coach Rodriguez announced that incoming freshmen Adrian Witty and JT Turner are in the process of being evaluated by the NCAA for their academic eligibility. Going into the summer, Michigan fans were concerned that Jeremy Gallon would not qualify but the news regarding these two is a bit surprising. ...