The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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where are they now? outs by myself, or me, he said. "I remembered grow. He mentors kids Chris Perry and Marlin Charles Woodson, Des- from Texas, of course Jackson would do it to- mond Howard and the — his core is at Plano gether. cold weather Novem- West — but also Okla"Braylon Edwards ber football games. My homa and surrounding was my roommate, and first two years we came states. He teaches them there were times we'd up short of our goals, the same way he was hop the fence at Michi- which was to win the taught at Michigan — gan Stadium. We'd go Big Ten. It was my first no shortcuts — and he's up and down the stairs Big Ten title, and it's a hands on, often partak10 times, all the way great memory." ing in the same exeraround." cises as his kids Those were the and still in great bonding moments shape as a result. that turned a That's evident in group of individumid-conversation, als into a band of when he pauses to brothers, Undershout instructions wood recalled. It to one of his stuwas also the thendents. junior 's best year "I am not easy on i n d i v i d u a l l y, a them," Underwood 276-yard season in said with a laugh. which he notched "I really apprecihis only 100-yard Underwood is now a certified trainer ate those Michigan game (108 against with Nike SPARQ, training kids to values that Coach home-state Hous- become better as players and students Carr, Mike Gittleton) and scored with his business Mach 5 Sports. son and Kevin Tolphoto courtesy david underwood bert instilled in me. two touchdowns. The 2003 Wolverines Underwood got in- That's what my proended the year with a volved with Nike in gram is based off. 35-21 win over Ohio 2009 while inquiring "These kids know me State and an outright about camps for his now, and know I have a Big Ten title. brother, a high school 'work hard or go home' "That moment was sophomore. Those in attitude. There's only the first true experience charge remembered one way — the hard of what I thought Mich- him for his own camp way — and they know igan would be like com- exploits and asked if that's how they have to ing from Texas, when he'd be interested in the do it if they want to get they were throwing training aspects. to the next level. Oproses on the field and Since then, his busi- portunities can come we were celebrating," ness has continued to and go in the blink of an