The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS "As far as his ability, seeing his tape, I know he's very, very talented and I know that he has faced a lot of pres- sure already. It might be easier dealing with some of the pressure, but once he steps foot in The Big House it's a different feeling." — Former U-M cor- nerback, and five-star recruit, Donovan Warren (2007-09) on Michigan fresh- man defensive back Jabrill Peppers " There is definitely some resent- ment under the surface —that Rut- gers isn't just a means to an end for the rest of the Big Ten to sign New Jersey kids." — ScarletNation.com's Matt Hladik on Rutgers' annoyance that the rest of the Big Ten views RU as nothing more than a big TV market (New York) and a recruiting hotbed "There are not a lot of people who believe in our running game. There are not a lot of people who believe one of those guys is going to be the bell cow that we hand the ball off to 30-35 times a game. "There is going to come a time this year — and it could be in East Lansing, it could be in Columbus, it could be earlier than that — where they're going to have to rely on the running game, whether it's because of the weather, because of the game plan of that they've taken away the pass game. " They 're going to have to hand that ball off 30 to 35 times to some- body, and I think that guy is going to be Derrick Green." — Michigan pre- game radio analyst Jon Jansen on his "sleeper" pick to impress this year "Nik Stauskas, I think, is the best shooter in this draft. But he is far more than a shooter. He's got a complete offensive game and a swagger to him. He's cocky, he's confident, and totally unafraid." — ESPN analyst Jay Bilas on Michigan first-round pick Nik Stauskas THEY SAID IT U-M basketball coach John Beilein on NBA draftee Glenn Robinson III "He is absolutely as athletic — if not the most athletic — as any guy I've ever coached." PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN