The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan football players drafted in the past two years, including two this year. Ohio State (three draftees), Penn State (three) and Nebraska (two) didn't fare much better, with the three elite programs producing just two picks in the first three rounds. The Cornhuskers waited even longer than Michigan, with tailback Rex Burkhead the first Nebraska player off the board with the 30th selection in the sixth round. If the draft results are any indication, the gulf that exists between the SEC and the Big Ten, and really the SEC and everyone else, has only widened, SportsIllustrated.com's Stewart Mandel opines. "People in other parts of the country won't want to hear it, but the long-held belief in the South that the SEC is playing a different level of football than everybody else has become reality," he wrote. "Those hoping to see that trend change course must hope that perhaps next season, SEC teams will run into trouble reloading after losing that record haul. Then again, recent recruit- ing rankings suggest their replacements could be just as talented." Punter Will Hagerup To Sit Out 2013 Season Punter Will Hagerup has been reinstated to the active roster but will redshirt in 2013 and be eligible for a fifth-year senior season in 2014, Michigan announced May 7. "Getting back around his teammates is an important step in this process," head coach Brady Hoke said in a statement. "Will and I have had several discussions over the past five months, none of which have been about football. Our primary concern has been for him as a person, and that will not change. "Will is a part of our family, and we will continue to offer the resources to help him learn and grow. I am pleased with his progress to this point, and he knows that must continue every day moving forward." Hagerup was suspended Dec. 16 for a violation of team rules, sitting out the Outback Bowl against South Carolina. During the 2012 season, he was named football Notebook DEPARTED • Redshirt freshman linebacker Kaleb Ringer, senior safety Marvin Robinson and fifth-year senior linebacker Mike Jones have left the program. The 6-1, 236-pound Ringer never saw the field for the Wolverines. The three-star recruit was one of four linebackers the Maize and Blue signed in the 2012 class alongside four-stars Joe Bolden, Royce Jenkins-Stone and James Ross. A safety, the 6-2, 202-pound Robinson started one contest among 28 appearances at safety and on special teams. He had 21 tackles in his career and one fumble recovery.