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2021 Michigan Football Preview

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THE WOLVERINE 2021 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 121 [ S P E C I A L T E A M S ] PLAYER BIOS POSITION COACH Jay Harbaugh is in his second year as the special teams coordinator, after serving as an assistant special teams coach from 2015-19. RETURNING PLAYERS JAKE MOODY • K Jr. • Northville, Mich. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 200 • Played in all six games in 2020, kicking off in every game and placekicking in two. • Netted 14 touchbacks on 29 kickoffs with a 57.3-yard average and went 1 of 4 on field goal attempts. • Appeared in all 13 games in 2019, handled the kickoff duties and was 6 of 9 on field goal attempts. • Drilled a 43-yard game-winning field goal against Army. • Handled the kickoff duties in all 13 games for Michigan in 2018, plus served as the place- kicker in three games. • Went 10 of 11 on field goals, highlighted by going 6 of 6 on field goals and 1 of 1 on ex- tra points against Indiana in his debut, setting single-game kicking records at Michigan with his 19 points scored and six made field goals. • Nailed a career-best 48-yard field goal in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. Year GP PAT FG Long Points 2020 6 9-9 1-4 40 12 2019 13 18-18 6-9 43 36 2018 13 5-5 10-11 48 35 Totals 32 32-32 17-24 48 83 BRAD ROBBINS • P R-Jr. • Westerville, Ohio Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 195 • Punted in five games last sea- son, taking over as the starter beginning in week two. • Booted it 23 times for 1,041 yards with a long of 66 yards and a 45.3-yard average that ranked 10th nationally. • In 2019, appeared in two games as a backup, punting four times for an average of 42.8 yards per attempt. • Missed all of the 2018 season after undergoing back surgery in the fall. • Played in 10 games during his freshman season and was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches. • Punted 64 times for an average of 40.4 yards with a long of 58 in 2017. • Ranked as the No. 1 punter in the nation by Kornblue Kicking coming out of high school. Year GP Punts Avg. FC I20 Long 2020 5 23 45.3 9 19 66 2019 2 4 42.8 1 1 48 2018 DNP 2017 10 64 40.4 23 8 59 Totals 17 91 41.7 33 28 66 NEWCOMERS TOMMY DOMAN • P/K Fr. • Rochester Hills, Mich. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 184 • Selected for the All-American Bowl. • MaxPreps All-American pick in 2020. • Named a six-star punter by Chris Sailer Kicking, which listed him as the No. 1 punter and No. 9 kicker in the land. • Kornblue Kicking tabbed him as a member of the Fab50 and a five-star prospect, and ranked him as the nation's No. 2 punter and No. 2 kicker. • Honored as All-State by The Detroit News dur- ing his sophomore and junior seasons, and was tabbed to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Teams as a senior. • Pegged as a three-star prospect and the No. 2 kicker nationally by Rivals. Junior kicker Jake Moody will look to return to the form that saw him nail 14 of his first 15 field goal attempts as a Wolverine. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Elig. Hometown (High School) — Tommy Doman P/K 6-4 184 Fr. Fr. Rochester Hills, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary's) 93 Cole Hussung* K 5-9 183 So. Fr. Floyds Knobs, Ind. (Floyd Central) 92 Karl Kerska* K/P 6-2 198 Jr. Fr. Dexter, Mich. (Dexter) 13 Jake Moody^ K 6-0 200 Sr. Jr. Northville, Mich. (Northville) 91 Brad Robbins P 6-1 195 5th Jr. Westerville, Ohio (Westerville South) 36 Greg Tarr* LS 6-2 200 So. Fr. Washington, Mich. (Romeo) 49 William Wagner* LS 6-1 238 Jr. Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta) * Walk-on; ^ former walk-on

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