The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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They're Not Finished Yet Dogged By Early Departures And Off-Field Issues, The Remaining Members Of The 2010 Cohort Are Trying To Repair Their Class' Image A By Michael Spath fter landing the nation's eighth-ranked recruiting class in his first full season as Michigan's head coach, Rich Rodriguez set to build upon the 2009 cohort, grabbing eight prospects for 2010 before the Wolverines had even concluded spring ball. class review: 2010 Among them were four-star quarterback Devin Gardner and four-star safety Marvin Robinson, the former an in-state standout U-M had to have and the latter a Floridian that continued to prove just how strong the staff's presence would be in the Sunshine State. Both also represented the best hope of the class — stars to build around offensively and defensively. In 2009, however, the Maize and Blue limped to a 1-7 finish after a Linebacker Jake Ryan's 27 tackles for loss in 2011-12 are the most ever by a Wolverine in his first two years, surpassing Mark Messner's 24 in 1985-86, and LaMarr Woodley's and David Bowens' 20 in 2003-04 and 1995-96, respectively. Photo by Lon Horwedel