The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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that his QBs not wear cement shoes in the pocket. The perfect combination, in his eyes, involves someone who can move well enough to get out of trouble and scramble for a few yards if need be, and one that possesses the arm to make all the throws necessary. Borges sees Morris as the prototype QB in Michigan���s offense, one he can mold completely into what the Wolverines need. Running Back Green, the Rivals.com five-star standout, is the big breakthrough back with the potential to put the Michigan running game back on the map (as much as a team that featured two 1,000-yard rushers in 2011 requires such a return). But Green is by no means The Lone Rusher when it comes to the Wolverines��� 2013 haul. The class also features 5-11, 218-pound De���Veon Smith out of Warren, Ohio, and 6-3, 245-pound Wyatt Shallman from Novi, Mich. While Green ran for nearly 3,000 yards in his junior and senior seasons combined, Smith piled up an astounding 6,750 yards and 82 touchdowns in his career at Howland High. Shallman, meanwhile, carries the size to assert himself as a very physical presence in the Michigan backfield. ���Derrick Green and De���Veon Smith both are physical backs and go with what we���re talking about ��� the aggressive, sic-���em mentality,��� Borges said. ���Derrick and De���Veon are ���make-no-concession��� type run- ners, which means when they get the football, you���re going to have to tackle them; they���re not just going to go down. ���They have the ability in the open field to beat people, to juke people. We see some of that even from a big guy like Derrick. De���Veon is the kind of kid that will actually lower his shoulder and run through people. ���Between De���Veon and Derrick, you have what you���re looking for in terms of how we want to represent our team with toughness and how we want to represent our team offensively.��� Tight End Hoke plans on major tight end action in the future, and the Wolverines piled size and talent on top of last year���s two-tight end class, both of whom saw the field in 2012. With 6-6, 235-pound Jake Butt out of Pickerington, Ohio, and 6-2, 230-pound Khalid Hill from Detroit, the Wolverines are building back some depth. U-M tight ends coach Dan Ferrigno appreciates both of them, in different ways. ���Jake Butt is a very tall, skilled, fast athlete, a guy that will develop into a real good tight end,��� Ferrigno said. ���He���s 235 pounds right now, and we know he���s got to get stronger and bigger, but he can really run and catch. He���s a tough kid.��� Hill also projects well and caught the eye of Michigan recruiters early in the process. ���He was a guy that did everything,��� Ferrigno said. ���He played a little bit of running back, he played