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April 2019

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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4 THE WOLVERINE APRIL 2019 READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL Dear The Wolverine, I look forward to the upcoming Wolverine football season. I think they will have the best receiver group in the NCAA. I do not look forward to the inevitable media narrative about Jim Harbaugh, nor do I look forward to Harbaugh's naysayers. I won't ask you to get over the OSU loss, just get over yourself. Before you raise the bar too high, ask your- self if you can match Harbaugh's achievements. He beat OSU twice under Bo. You're lucky to have him! I think the skeptics should be con- centrating on the NCAA changing the College Football Playoff from four to eight, that's who's been sit- ting on the ball too much. Bryant V. Ziegler Coldwater, Mich. April 2019 • Vol. 30, No. 8 ISSN 1048-9940 Editor John Borton The Wolverine.com Editor Chris Balas Football Recruiting Writer Brandon Brown Staff Writers Austin Fox Drew Hallett Editorial Intern Andrew Hussey Managing Editor Ryan Tice Contributing Editor Steve Downey Layout And Design Jeanette Blankenship Chris Miller Contributing Photographers Lon Horwedel Per Kjeldsen Cover Photo Lon Horwedel Publisher Stu Coman Business Manager Linda Autry Marketing/Merchandise Manager Beverly Taylor Director Of Advertising Michelle Delee-Hamilton Customer Service Cathy Jones, Gail Evans The Wolverine is published monthly. A one-year (12 issues) subscription is $56.99. The Wolverine is printed at The Papers in Milford, Ind. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Wolverine, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, NC 27702. Periodical postage paid at Durham, NC 27702 and additional offices. For advertising or subscription information, call 1-800-421-7751 or write The Wolverine, P.O. Box 1304, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. The Wolverine is a publication of Coman Publishing Company, 905 W. Main St, Suite 24F, Durham, NC 27701. E-Mail Address: thewolverine@comanpub.com Subscription questions: cjones@comanpub.com Website: www.thewolverine.com Be Heard! Send your letters to: Wolverine Letters • P.O. Box 1304 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 Or e-mail: ryantice@comanpub.com Letters may be edited for clarity or length.   FROM OUR READERS On the start of spring practices for Michigan football and who will lead the Wolverines in rushing … • It will be redshirt freshman Chris- tian Turner easily. Here is my unpop- ular opinion — by Big Ten play, Tru Wilson is fourth on the depth chart behind Turner, Zach Charbonnet and Hassan Haskins. The staff really likes Haskins' ability. thedude2403 • It'll be heavily by committee. I think Charbonnet will be the leading rusher with Turner a close second. Lummy78 • Turner most likely, but I'm hoping it will be a big glass of Charbonnet! bluestud • I agree on Turner. I really think he's going to explode this season. Amaizingblue • By game three or four, it will be Charbonnet and he won't look back. Tabularasa • I think the majority agree that we will take a RB by committee approach. I think Turner leads us in rushing, fol- lowed by Charbonnet. I think Ben Mason should be employed as more of a H-back role, where he will shift from RB, FB to a TE type position. In this role, he should lead the RBs in receptions. If it's Wilson, we're in trouble. He's great for depth and should have a role, but does not have enough burst to be a lead back in the Big Ten. Just my opinion. BiggerFasterStronger • I am hoping it is Turner, followed by Charbonnet. We need to start building a quality lineage where one follows the next like an Alabama. From what I saw at the Peach Bowl, Turner looks fast and explosive, but needs game reps to get a comfort level in real college competition. BlueNBama • Wilson was my first reaction, too, but after thinking about it Turner is my pick. I am hoping Wilson gets some good run this fall. … He's done really well when given the opportunity. VinceBean • Missing the spring will hurt Char- bonnet, but hopefully he is as good as advertised. Dalemac From Our Website Freshman running back Zach Charbonnet was ranked among the top 101 recruits nationally by all three major recruiting ser- vices, giving fans high hopes for his debut campaign. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM

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