The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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AUGUST 2019 THE WOLVERINE 23 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL get into trouble, and when you know they'll be respectful and not do any- thing they shouldn't. "One coach told me he loves what we do with our guys, while explain- ing how he just tries to keep the lights on — it's a credit to Michigan and the resources they provide our players with." — Austin Fox WOLVERINES NOT LISTENING TO PRESEASON HYPE, HAVE CHAMPIONSHIP GOALS Heading into fall camp, the Michi- gan Wolverines are largely projected to win the Big Ten, by various na- tional outlets. Although the Wolverines have never made it to the Big Ten Champi- onship Game, expectations couldn't be higher for U-M in 2019. At Big Ten Media Days in Chicago, the Wolver- ines didn't sound like they were wor- ried about the elevated noise. "Honestly with all the preseason predictions, we don't really pay at- tention to it that much because we know what our goal is and we know what we have to do," senior viper Khaleke Hudson said. "If it comes to a time where we are trying to make the media happy, then we aren't fo- cusing on our goals, we're focusing on the wrong things. We're just fo- cusing on winning each day." Senior offensive lineman Ben Bredeson said Michigan's attention is centered solely on getting better, not what is being said in the media. The returning team captain went on to say the 2019 U-M squad "is go- ing to be the best, most talented team I've been on in my four years." While Michigan is getting love from the national experts, the Wol- verines ended last season with a thud. Last fall finished with a 62-39 loss to Ohio State in Columbus with a chance to make it to the Big Ten Championship Game. The Wolver- ines followed that up with a 41-15 loss to Florida in the Peach Bowl. That was not the end any of the players wanted, and it provides plenty of motivation going forward. "It leaves a taste in your mouth that you're always going to have un- til the next season comes around," Bredeson said. "Dropping the game against Ohio State, then losing the bowl game, it never goes well." "I'm pretty sure that everyone has that on their mind," senior linebacker Jordan Glasgow added. "I mean there's not one day that goes by that I'm thinking about football that I don't think about every single game that we're playing, getting ready for the season, and then our rivals and what's happened in the past." The regular-season finale doesn't just stick with the players either. Glasgow admitted defensive coor- dinator Don Brown "was very upset with the outcome," but went on to note it comes down to the players playing better. With the preseason expectations, beating Ohio State is part of Michi- gan's focus heading into the season. That's the only path to the Wolver- ines accomplishing their goals. "The senior class that I'm lucky to be a part of, we've been at this, we're going on our fourth year and we've seen the ups and we've seen the downs of the last few years," Bredeson said. "We're trying to leave on the highest note possible and give the program what it is needs, which is a championship." — Andrew Hussey OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. WR 9 D. Peoples-Jones 6-2 208 Jr. 7 Tarik Black 6-3 215 R-So. LT 75 Jon Runyan Jr. 6-5 310 5th-Sr. 76 Ryan Hayes 6-7 271 R-Fr. LG 74 Ben Bredeson 6-5 320 Sr. 66 Chuck Filiaga 6-6 341 R-So. C 51 Cesar Ruiz 6-4 319 Jr. 72 Stephen Spanellis 6-5 300 R-Jr. RG 50 Michael Onwenu 6-3 350 Sr. 59 Joel Honigford 6-6 295 R-So. RT 71 Andrew Stueber 6-7 323 R-So. or 73 Jalen Mayfield 6-5 296 R-Fr. TE 84 Sean McKeon 6-5 251 Sr. 82 Nick Eubanks 6-5 252 R-Jr. WR 4 Nico Collins 6-4 218 Jr. 7 Tarik Black 6-3 215 R-So. WR 19 Mike Sainristil 5-10 179 Fr. or 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 182 So. QB 2 Shea Patterson 6-2 205 Sr. 10 Dylan McCaffrey 6-5 217 R-So. RB 3 Christian Turner 5-11 200 R-Fr. or 24 Zach Charbonnet 6-1 222 Fr. or 13 Tru Wilson 5-10 202 Sr. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. DE 19 Kwity Paye 6-4 260 Jr. 4 Mike Danna 6-2 257 5th-Sr. DT 2 Carlo Kemp 6-3 280 Sr. or 50 Michael Dwumfour 6-2 285 R-Jr. DT 95 Donovan Jeter 6-3 308 R-So. or 2 Carlo Kemp 6-3 280 Sr. or — Chris Hinton 6-4 285 Fr. DE 97 Aidan Hutchinson 6-6 268 So. 96 Julius Welschof 6-6 253 R-Fr. OLB 7 Khaleke Hudson 6-0 220 Sr. 6 Josh Uche 6-2 238 Sr. ILB 12 Josh Ross 6-2 225 Jr. 44 Cameron McGrone 6-1 228 R-Fr. or 34 Jordan Anthony 6-0 245 R-So. ILB 8 Devin Gil 6-1 231 R-Jr. 29 Jordan Glasgow 6-1 223 5th-Sr. FS 26 J'Marick Woods 6-3 210 Jr. — Daxton Hill 6-0 190 Fr. SS 14 Josh Metellus 6-0 204 Sr. 20 Brad Hawkins 6-1 213 Jr. CB 24 Lavert Hill 5-11 181 Sr. 1 Ambry Thomas 6-0 183 Jr. CB 1 Ambry Thomas 6-0 183 Jr. 31 Vincent Gray 6-2 184 R-Fr. SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 2 Jake Moody 6-0 177 So. or 3 Quinn Nordin 6-1 206 R-Jr. P 17 Will Hart 6-3 192 R-Jr. 3 Brad Robbins 6-2 206 R-So. KO 2 Jake Moody 6-0 177 So. or 3 Quinn Nordin 6-1 206 R-Jr. H 17 Will Hart 6-3 192 R-Jr. 3 Brad Robbins 6-2 206 R-So. LS 33 Camaron Cheeseman 6-4 235 R-Jr. or — Trey Harper 6-5 245 5th-Sr. KR 11 Ambry Thomas 6-0 183 Jr. or 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 182 So. PR 9 D. Peoples-Jones 6-2 208 Jr. 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 182 So. THE WOLVERINE'S PROJECTED 2019 DEPTH CHART WOLVERINES ON PRESEASON WATCH LISTS through July 22 Senior QB Shea Patterson • Maxwell Award (overall player of the year), Davey O'Brien Award (best QB) Junior C Cesar Ruiz • Rimington Trophy (best C) Senior TE Sean McKeon • John Mackey Award (best TE) Senior S Josh Metellus • Bednarik Award (best defensive player), Jim Thorpe Award (best DB) Senior CB Lavert Hill • Bednarik Award (best defensive player), Jim Thorpe Award (best DB) Senior LB Josh Uche • Butkus Award (best LB) Senior LB Khaleke Hudson • Butkus Award (best LB)