As colleges and conferences across the country move closer to resuming athletic activities, Michigan President Mark Schlissel is taking a much more measured approach.
Kent Schwartz
Summer Managing Sports Editor
Football
Friday morning, Don Brown held a meeting with the players he deemed the leaders of the defense. In a Zoom call with reporters Thursday, the defensive coordinator took care to specify that Brad Hawkins was among them.
“There is a reason to feel some confidence here,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a radio interview recently. “But we also have to measure (people’s) expectations and say life’s going to be different. We’re not going to be filling stadiums in the fall.”
With that in mind, Michigan football seems more than ready to deal with the new reality.
Michael Barrett likely suitor for VIPER role in Don Brown's defense.
Michigan weighs options in how to replace Josh Uche in pass rush.
Don Brown takes responsibility for readying his defense against top-tier opponents, especially Ohio State.
In early March, as the Michigan football team geared up for a spring season that would never happen, the biggest question it faced was who would start at quarterback.
Josh Gattis has re-watched every play of the 2019 an estimated 50 times.
Josh Gattis leaves quarterback competition wide open.
Jim Harbaugh hasn’t been shy to speak out in favor of student athletes before, and he continued to do so on Thursday.