The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN FOOTBALL 3 Straight outright Big Ten champion- ships won by Michigan for the first time in program history (2021-23). Including shared titles, the Maize and Blue have won three-plus in a row on six other occasions — 1901- 06 (6), 1930-33 (4), 1947-50 (4), 1971- 74 (4), 1976-78 (3), 1988-92 (5). We're going to scout and figure out who's going to fit the positions of need. Any guy that's going to challenge somebody on our team, that's what we want. We want people that have the same vision as our players, because if they don't it's not going to work. It's pretty simple: You get a whole bunch of talented guys on the roster. If you want to be really good, you're going to surround your- self with talented guys. If you don't want that challenge, then it's probably not going to be for you. At the next level, you're going to be around a lot of talented guys all the time." — Head coach Sherrone Moore on the type of players Michigan looks for in the transfer portal $2.3 Million Dollars is what first-year defensive coordinator Wink Martin- dale is set to collect in 2024, making him the second-highest paid assistant coach in college football behind only LSU defensive coordinator Blake Baker ($2.5 million), per Football Scoop. Martindale signed a three-year deal with U-M that will see him earn $2.5 million in 2025 and $2.7 million in 2026. 12th N at i o n a l l y o r b e t te r i s where Michigan checked in on seven media outlets' preseason Top 25 rankings for the 2024 season — Lindy's (No. 6), Athlon Sports (No. 7), The Joel Klatt Show (No. 8), The Athletic (No. 9), Phil Steele (No. 9), USA Today (No. 11) and CBS Sports (No. 12). 9 Players have transferred to Michigan since the beginning of last December: linebacker Jaishawn Barham (Maryland), wide receiver C.J. Charleston (Youngstown State), cornerback AAMIR HALL (Albany), cornerback Ricky Johnson III (UNLV), safety Jaden Mangham (Michigan State), offensive lineman Josh Priebe (Northwestern), wide receiver Amorion Walker (Ole Miss), safety Wesley Walker (Louisville) and kicker Domi- nic Zvada (Arkansas State). 6 100-yard rushing games in senior running back DONOVAN EDWARDS' career: 216 at Ohio State (2022) 185 vs. Purdue (2022) 173 Penn State (2022) 119 vs. TCU (2022) 109 at Rutgers (2022) 104 vs. Washington (2024) PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL BY CLAYTON SAYFIE 12 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2024 FOOTBALL PREVIEW PHOTO COURTESY UALBANY ATHLETICS 69 Touchdowns scored by Michigan in 2023, the most in a season in program history, ahead of the 68 the Wolverines registered in 2022. NUMBERS AND QUOTES The way we play, the style we play, how we play, the way we attack people, the violence in which we play … that's not going to change." — Head coach Sherrone Moore