The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MAY 2022 THE WOLVERINE 29 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL that you imagine. But I think that just having the staff here, especially Coach Harbaugh, and the players here, back when I was playing, now as a coach, it's made the transition kind of effort- less and has made it a lot easier than it probably would be had it not been at a place like Michigan. "… But I wouldn't rather be in any other place in the world." Newsome was never planning on being a coach. He thought he would be in the NFL or going into public policy. However, the itch to stay involved in the game was too great to ignore. "I swore I would never coach," he said. "That was one thing I swore as a recruit, because for whatever reason, that had no interest to me. But I've said this before, football is hard to quit. And I felt like es- pecially when I had to retire, I still felt like I had some unfinished business in the sport. And I felt like I didn't really want to leave on those terms, I guess. Right or wrong, I felt like part of it was me quit- ting. And it's not something I really want to do. I kind of stuck around just to see if I could fulfill that last little itch and then found out that I love it. This is my calling. This is what I've been put on this earth to do. "I tried my hand at the whole public policy thing and have a lot of respect for people who do that and that field, but it just wasn't for me. I was fortunate to have that experience here and be in Michi- gan and be around the Ford School and all the great professors and classmates I had there to kind of confirm to me that, 'Hey, this is an awesome oppor- tunity up there and there's a lot of great professionals in that industry.' At the same time, it just confirmed for me that coaching is what I'm meant to do." Newsome discovered that coach- ing was what he wanted to do during a 2019 game against Illinois when tight end Luke Schoonmaker caught his first- career touchdown after years of hard work. The chance to foster that type of growth appeals to him. "Seeing that kind of joy in his face, as he came off the sideline, I just smacked the crap out of his chest," Newsome said. "That was the moment it really kind of clicked. Seeing him come in and work and work his butt off for two years. You'll see him work on those things ev- ery day in individual periods, then in team parts of practice. And then you'll see it apply to the game and just kind of see the look on his face. I think that was the moment. I was definitely down that path. But that was the moment for me when I knew this is what I wanted to do." — Anthony Broome OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. WR 1 Andrel Anthony 6-2 185 So. 0 Darrius Clemons 6-3 205 Fr. LT 76 Ryan Hayes 6-7 307 R-Jr. 79 Jeffrey Persi 6-7 305 R-Fr. LG 77 Trevor Keegan 6-6 324 R-So. 62 Raheem Anderson 6-3 302 R-Fr. C 55 Olusegun Oluwatimi 6-3 310 6th-Sr. 51 Greg Crippen 6-4 290 So. RG 65 Zak Zinter 6-6 320 So. 52 Karsen Barnhart 6-4 307 R-So. RT 53 Trente Jones 6-4 307 R-So. 52 Karsen Barnhart 6-4 307 R-So. TE 83 Erick All 6-4 245 Jr. 86 Luke Schoonmaker 6-5 250 R-Jr. WR 6 Cornelius Johnson 6-3 211 So. 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 So. WR 14 Roman Wilson 6-0 180 So. 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 So. QB 12 Cade McNamara 6-1 212 R-So. 9 J.J. McCarthy 6-3 197 So. RB 2 Blake Corum 5-8 200 So. 7 Donovan Edwards 6-0 202 So. Offense Notes • Sophomore offensive lineman Reece Atteberry was the likely No. 2 at right guard before going down with an injury. He's expected back for fall camp. • Redshirt junior wide receiver Ronnie Bell was lim - ited this spring, but he's recovering nicely from a knee injury in last year's opener and is a projected starter this fall. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 91 Taylor Upshaw 6-4 262 R-Jr. 32 Jaylen Harrell 6-4 242 So. DT 94 Kris Jenkins 6-3 275 So. 54 George Rooks 6-5 270 R-Fr. OR 26 Rayshaun Benny 6-5 292 R-Fr. NT 58 Mazi Smith 6-3 326 R-So. 55 Mason Graham 6-3 292 Fr. DE 90 Mike Morris 6-6 278 R-So. 42 T.J. Guy 6-5 251 R-Fr. WILL 25 Junior Colson 6-2 225 So. 20 Kalel Mullings 6-1 236 So. MIKE 41 Nikhai Hill-Green 6-1 220 So. 23 Michael Barrett 6-0 227 R-Jr. NB 0 Mike Sainristil 5-10 185 Jr. 2 Will Johnson 6-3 190 Fr. CB 22 Gemon Green 6-2 181 R-Jr. 2 Will Johnson 6-3 190 Fr. FS 6 R.J. Moten 6-0 221 So. 31 Jordan Morant 6-0 210 So. SS 7 Makari Paige 6-3 192 So. 14 Quinten Johnson 5-11 200 R-So. CB 5 DJ Turner 6-0 181 R-So. 16 Jalen Perry 6-0 187 R-So. Defense Notes • Redshirt freshman cornerback Ja'Den McBurrows (leg injury suffered late in 2021) and sophomore safety Rod Moore (recovering from shoulder sur - gery) missed spring practice but both are expected be full-go in fall camp. • Backup free safety Jordan Morant, a sophomore, entered the transfer portal April 15. MICHIGAN'S POST-SPRING UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART Just five years removed from suffering a major knee injury while playing for U-M, Newsome is now the Wolverines' tight ends coach after being promoted from graduate assistant in February. PHOTO BY LON HORWEWDEL Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 13 Jake Moody 6-1 211 5th-Sr. 19 Tommy Doman 6-5 190 R-Fr. P 91 Brad Robbins 6-1 203 6th-Sr. 19 Tommy Doman 6-5 190 R-Fr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. LS 49 William Wagner 6-1 247 R-So. 45 Greg Tarr 6-2 207 R-Fr. KR 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 So. OR 2 Blake Corum 5-8 200 So. PR 3 A.J. Henning 5-10 185 So. 35 Caden Kolesar 5-10 196 R-So. SPECIAL TEAMS