The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan football ergy — but that never really changed with him. He would get the guys hyped. Not being that far removed from playing at Michigan and in the pros, he still knew what it was like to be a player. "He would get to you in a positive way and gets you excited to do the things that might seem kind of minuscule in practice and workouts but are important in the long run. It was refreshing. You definitely thought, 'This guy can be good if he decides to stay with coaching.'" With Montgomery's departure, Manning can step up immediately in a recruiting role, a responsibility both Hoke and Mattison think he'll excel at. "I think he'll be awesome," Hoke said. "There's no doubt. When we recruited [sophomore five-star nose tackle] Ondre Pipkins, Roy was a big part of that. They had connections in Saginaw, but Roy was big. I know Ondre called him a lot during that 2013 Football Schedule Date Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Opponent Central Michigan Notre Dame Akron at Connecticut Minnesota at Penn State Indiana at Michigan State Nebraska at Northwestern at Iowa Ohio State whole recruiting process." "I love Roy because, No. 1, he's a Michigan Man and No. 2, anyone that has started and played for the University of Michigan and then went on to play NFL football, knew what he had to do," Mattison added. "I've watched him since he's been a graduate assistant here. I've watched him recruit, and he has a tremendous passion for Michigan. "Whenever you love the place you're at, and you're a hard worker, you can't miss. I happen to think he's one of those guys that has that ahead of him." Devin Gardner Granted A Medical Redshirt Quarterback Devin Gardner has been granted a medical hardship, stemming from a season-ending back injury in 2010, and will now have two years of eligibility remaining, U-M announced. "I think we were all anticipating what would happen," head coach Brady Hoke said. "From our standpoint, we thought it would happen but you never know how those things can turn. "But obviously it's an opportunity for him to play and be at Michigan another year, to keep elevating his game, from the intelligence standpoint, to playing the position, to getting back to the leadership. "I think he feels very good about it." Gardner appeared in three games in 2010, serving as Denard Robinson's backup. He completed 7 of