The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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other. That is a super important part of coming together and growing. Ev- eryone is in the same boat." They're all committed to keeping the boat afloat, which means not bail- ing out on lifting and learning from now until the season-opening snap against Appalachian State. HOW THEY STACK UP Michigan fans certainly did not acquire the complete offensive line picture in the spring game. Redshirt sophomore Erik Magnuson (6-6, 295) could be the Wolverines' best offen- sive lineman, and figures to be tough to beat at left tackle in the fall. He wasn't available in the spring, while redshirt freshman Chris Fox (6-6, 310) wasn't participating in con- tact drills. Redshirt freshman Logan Tuley-Tillman (6-7, 290) performed with an awkward club cast on his broken hand. Magnuson made seven starts at guard a year ago, but figures to make the move back to his natural left tackle spot when action heats up in the fall. He garnered plenty of expe- rience a year ago, even while partici- pating with a shoulder that required offseason surgery. "It affected me. I had a lot of pain," Magnuson said. "When I found out it was torn, I didn't want to miss any of the games, so they said: 'You can suck it up and play through it, or get surgery.' I decided to wait until the offseason to get the surgery. "They wanted to do the surgery now instead of waiting until later, and they told me I would be ready for fall, so I am just training to get better. I will be ready for fall — that is all I know. I will be ready to go for the first game." Sophomore Kyle Bosch could plug back in at left guard. Bosch started three games a year ago, including an eye-opening experience up in East Lansing. He represents one of the youngest U-M blockers ready to move forward from an early punch in the mouth. "Anytime a freshman plays, no matter who it is, it takes you by sur- prise," Bosch said. "I didn't come into college not expecting to play, but I definitely didn't expect my first start would be against the best defense in the country. It took me by surprise, but overall was a great learning ex- perience. "It was a roller coaster of emotions. You feel like you're doing really well and then you get humbled when you're not performing to your poten- tial. I was hurting the team with my performance and I'm a good team- mate, so if they had to pull me be- cause I'm not playing well enough then they have to pull me." There are options at left guard, in- cluding the 6-6, 308-pound Glasgow, who started all 13 games at center last year. Redshirt freshman David Dawson (6-4, 295) has also impressed at times, and won't stop pushing. "A spot is a spot," Dawson com- mented. "I just want to get on the field. Whether it's left tackle, right tackle, left guard, right guard, it doesn't matter. I just wanted to play on the offensive line." There are all sorts of challengers who feel the same. Glasgow appears