The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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JUNE/JULY 2020 THE WOLVERINE 11 INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS THEY SAID IT He just wants to con- tribute wherever the team needs him and doesn't care what he plays. 'I just want to help the team' is what he always says, and he is an all-around team-first kid. Zak is very competitive and wants to get on the field, so he's willing to do whatever Michigan needs him to do." — Paul Zinter, the father of Michigan early enrollee freshman offensive lineman ZAK ZINTER, in a May 10 interview with The Wolverine PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM "For today, goodbye. For tomorrow, good luck. And forever, Go Blue!" — The Michigan Alumni Twitter account May 2, bidding farewell to U-M's graduating class of 2020 "Right now there is not much sup- port outside of myself on the ana- lyst team for McCarthy as a potential five-star down the road, but I have also seen him more than the others. "One point I want to clarify off the top is McCarthy has one of the stron- gest arms I have ever covered. He can absolutely sling the rock. " The other elite attribute that needs to be highlighted is McCar- thy's will to win. It's fitting he's from Chicago, because McCarthy has a [former Chicago Bulls guard] Michael Jordan-like desire to win at every- thing he sets out to do. "Physically, McCarthy is filling out his frame, but the next thing we need to see from him before consid- ering a fifth star is limiting mistakes." — Rivals.com Midwest recruiting analyst Josh Helmholdt in a May 12 article, explaining why he thinks La Grange Park (Ill.) Nazareth Academy four-star quarterback and Michigan commit J.J. McCarthy could even- tually be bumped up to a five-star recruit 19 TH Was where the Wolverines were ranked nationally as of late May in ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI). Their strength of schedule was ranked 12th in the land. While U-M's projected win-loss record was 7.4-4.6, in the individual game breakdown they were deemed to have a 62.4 percent chance or better of winning seven games, and favored in an eighth — at Minnesota (51.7 percent). Here is where each opponent ranked in ESPN's FPI and what the formula deter- mined Michigan's chance of winning the game was: Date Opponent Rank U-M's chance of winning Sept. 5 at Washington 28 46.2 Sept. 12 Ball State 109 94.8 Sept. 19 Arkansas State 102 94.3 Sept. 26 Wisconsin 4 27.3 Oct. 3 Penn State 7 28.5 Oct. 10 at Michigan State 67 78.2 Oct. 17 at Minnesota 30 51.7 Oct. 24 Purdue 47 79.4 Nov. 7 Maryland 79 90.7 Nov. 14 at Rutgers 82 80.2 Nov. 21 Indiana 23 62.4 Nov. 28 at Ohio State 2 8.3 $100 , 000 Was donated by Jim Harbaugh and his family to United Way for Southeastern Michigan for its COVID-19 Community Response Fund, which is used to support charities and organizations providing relief from the effects of coronavirus and its impact on families across Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. "My wife, Sarah, and I wanted to make sure we made this donation where it could have the most impact," Harbaugh said. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN