MICHIGAN FOOTBALL
ing through their veins, but Warren
does, his teammates from 2007 do,
and they will make their emotions
known.
"I'm going to make some calls to
the guys on the team to get them
pumped up and let them know that
you don't want that sour feeling to
start the season off, especially against
Appalachian State," he said.
In an interview with TheWolver-
ine.com, Warren also talked about his
decision to leave the program after
three seasons. A first-team All-Big
Ten performer in 2009, Warren went
undrafted and spent two seasons
bouncing around the NFL but never
playing.
While the decision, in hindsight,
drew criticism, Warren returned to
U-M to earn his degree in entrepre-
neurship and then started a business
in Los Angeles, and he looks at his
decision positively.
"For me, the last two seasons that I
played at Michigan were very much
a transition being that we had a new
coach," he said. "Me personally, I felt
like I was ready to make that transi-
tion and that step to take it to the
next level as far as my playing abili-
ties. That's really what it came down
to. I felt like I was ready.
"Looking back on it now, it might
In 2007, Appalachian State defeated U-M 34-32 to became the first Division I-AA team
(now Football Championship Subdivision) to upset a ranked I-A squad (now Football Bowl
Subdivision).
PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN
