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Football open tryouts scheduled for Monday, Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. at Schembechler Hall

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BY COURTNEY RATKOWIAK
Daily Sports Editor
Published September 10, 2009

The Wolverines will hold their fourth open tryout of the Rodriguez era on Monday, Sept. 14 at 4:00 p.m. at Schembechler Hall.

In order to participate in the tryout, interested athletes must pre-register for tryouts at Schembechler Hall between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. today. Athletes must bring proof of a physical within the past year and a copy of their unofficial transcript, which can be a printout from Wolverine Access. Cleats, tennis shoes and athletic apparel are required for the tryout.

At Monday's tryout, athletes will compete in agility drills, position-specific drills, ball drills for skill positions, and one-on-one drills for wide receivers/defensive backs and offensive linemen/defensive linemen.

During Rodriguez's first open tryout, in February 2008, 65 athletes tried out for the team and five made the 2008 fall roster. Last September, 28 athletes tried out for the team and three made the roster, and in February 2009, 26 students tried out and four are currently on the fall roster.

The most successful walk-on from the open tryouts to date has been redshirt freshman cornerback Tony Anderson, who made the team after Rodriguez's February 2008 tryout and earned a varsity letter last season. He played on the punt return and special teams units last year.


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