The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS "Having a small class shows that we're developing depth in this program. It's a benefit from that standpoint. You don't have to have a 20-25 man class be- cause you have young guys in the program matriculating up- ward that will help you in a 12-, 13-game season." — Director of player personnel Chris Singletary on signing only 16 football re- cruits "He's living up to expectations and that's a hard thing to do." — Hockey coach Red Berenson on the play of rookie center, and U-M leading point producer, J.T. Compher "I don't want to ever do things like that." — Michigan head coach John Beilein responding to a spoof O hio State's marketing team played on its video boards mock- ing the 'Pure Michigan' advertis- ing campaign before a matchup with the Wolverines Feb. 11 "I apologize for my father 's comments. He doesn't know what he's talking about. I haven't really thought anything about that yet. We'll just address it after the season." — Sophomore shoot- ing guard Nik Stauskas on talk, perpetuated by his father, that he would go pro after this season THEY SAID IT Rivals.com on ranking U-M assistant Jeff Hecklinski among the Big Ten's best recruiters "Hecklinski has done a lot of the dirty work on Brady Hoke's recruiting staff during his time in Ann Arbor, and in 2014 he was undoubt- edly the Wolverines' most valuable recruiter." PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN