Students’ freshman year of college is often identified as a hotspot for mental health challenges, especially because students are away from their family, so the comfort and family atmosphere that the team provides is truly valuable.
To Keizer and Kerr, that image represents their past, one of their favorite moments and the connection to their former teammates that they have drawn on in the aftermath of a months-long quarantine.
College Athlete Unity has amplified their platform and reached a broader audience, and, in doing so, they know they have unlocked the activist potential of college athletes
While the Big Ten certainly should have been more forthcoming with information and more receptive to the views of all concerned parties given the sheer magnitude of the decision they made, the time has passed during which calls for increased transparency can be productive.
Athletes, like many of those who marched Sunday, have thousands of eyes on what they do and what they post. Speights wants to make sure they use their voices for good.
When asked what his favorite part about playing baseball is, Jack Blomgren doesn’t hesitate.
“Number One: Winning,” the former Michigan shortstop told The Daily. “For sure. Just going out there and competing.”
Competitive fire courses through Blomgren’s veins, and it has done so since he was very young.
Junior catcher Joe Donovan and redshirt-senior infielder Matthew Schmidt became the fifth and sixth players from Michigan baseball to join the professional ranks, signing with Cleveland Tuesday and Kansas City Wednesday, respectively, as undrafted free agents.
Donovan and Schmidt join the other four Wolverines — junior right-hander Jeff Criswell, junior shortstop Jack Blomgren, and junior outfielders Jesse Franklin and Jordan Nwogu — who were drafted June 11.
Junior Jack Blomgren was drafted by the Colorado Rockies Thursday night.
Jeff Criswell was selected 58th overall Thursday night.
Advanced statistics love junior outfielder Jordan Nwogu.
Nwogu’s patient eye, powerful swing, and plus speed create the model of a ballplayer that sabermetricians fawn over. Add consistency at the level Nwogu attained during the Wolverines’ 2019 campaign, and the result is gaudy numbers.