The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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12 THE WOLVERINE OCTOBER 2021 INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS BY THE NUMBERS PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL Overall to the Detroit Lions is where CBSSports.com draft analyst Chris Trapasso's 2022 NFL mock draft released Sept. 15 predicted AIDAN HUTCHINSON would come off the board. "Hutchinson is a box-checker at the edge rusher position," he wrote. "Size, strength, burst, flexibility and hand work of an NFL veteran. The Lions have to build out their defensive front." 11th-Best Is where Michigan football ranked on The Athletic's ranking of the top head coaching jobs in college football. The programs the Wolverines trailed were No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Texas, No. 5 LSU, No. 6 USC, No. 7 Clemson, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 10 Florida. "Michigan is the winningest college football program of all time, and though part of the reason for that is the Wolverines got started sooner, history is a major part of being a blueblood in this sport," the site wrote. "Think about all the advantages Michigan has: an elite academic institution, a program with more than enough money and resources, iconic helmets and uniforms, a unique and historic stadium, a large fan base, an advantageous recruiting territory and a heated rivalry. The ingredients are there for this job to have top-five upside. The one downside? Results will constantly be compared to Ohio State, so 10 wins just isn't going to cut it if one of them isn't over the Buckeyes." 40 Unanswered points for Michigan football from the 4:21 mark in the first quarter until the 3:30 mark in the fourth in its 47-14 win over Western Michigan Sept. 4. No. 2 No. 2 "Everything I've been through has been a process. This is just another process, honestly. And I've struggled with every single process, but no struggle is no growth. So you've got to struggle before you can grow, and I'm fine with that. So just keep going, keep doing things, keep doing better every day." — Michigan redshirt junior wide receiver DAYLEN BALDWIN, who is at his third school, after previous stops at Morgan State and Jackson State PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN -0.59 -0.59 Hitting average for previously unbeaten Duke women's volleyball during its last three sets against Michigan Sept. 10, when the Wolverines, who trailed two sets to none, swept the final three stanzas (25-13, 25-12, 15-6) Sept. 10 at Crisler Center. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL