The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan football Kyle Kalis Remains In The Mix At Right Guard we're going to need him. The next five games, I can assure you, we'll When redshirt junior Joey Burzyn- need every guy we have." Kalis is not the first player to be ski suffered a season-ending ACL injury three offensive series into Michi- benched this season, even amongst gan's week-seven win over Indiana, the offensive linemen. Classmate redshirt freshman Graham Glasgow Kyle Kalis was exreplaced redshirt pected to enter in sophomore Jack his place. Kalis had Miller at center started the first six after four games, games of the year and redshirt sophat right guard, and omore Chris Bryhad only ceded ant lost his job at his spot that week left guard in week to classmate Erik seven. Magnuson. "We tell all the Instead, the players, 'You're coaching staff not going to pout burned true freshyour way back in man Kyle Bosch's the lineup,'" ofredshirt, inserting fensive coordihim in for Burzynnator Al Borges ski at left guard. said. "'You're not That decision Kalis started the season's first six games going to scream left many wonder- at right guard, and while he lost his spot your way back ing if Kalis was in the lineup versus Indiana, the U-M in, you're going persona non grata, coaches expect him to continue to com- to play your way at least for the rest pete for playing time. back in,' and they photo by per kjeldsen of this season. His understand that. coaches insist that is not the case. "Kyle Kalis is going to be a good "We recruited Kyle Kalis to be a player, but he needs to be pushed just physical, tough kid, and he has like anyone else does. The way to be shown those things," line coach Dar- pushed, as Brady has said from the rell Funk said. "He's banged up a bit, beginning, is competition. but he's going to be battling in there "There is a point where you wish and he could be in there at guard be- you were playing better than you fore it's all said and done. This is not were, but this kid is going to be a a permanent decision." good football player. I'm 100 percent "He's responded like you'd like convinced of that. When he plays like him to," head coach Brady Hoke he's capable of on a consistent basis, added. "He really understands that he'll be in there." ❑