The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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stand that that's not the most impor- tant thing. If you have a really strong arm, you have a really strong arm — that's what you have. "Now it's a matter of, 'What can you do with it? How do you utilize it?' His skill set, his arm strength is tremendous and he's very comfort- able as a quarterback. So that's fun to watch him in the huddle. He has very good command of what we're asking him to do." • Speight — "Wilton is a very large man. He's a big guy and he can see everything. He's a pretty good ath- lete and throws the ball well. But he doesn't seem to have had a ton of ex- perience. Shane took more reps last year, I would guess, because he was the No. 2. He played the year before also, so he's had more practice reps than Wilt has, but Wilt makes a lot of nice throws and is a good-sized kid." • Malzone — "Alex should be a se- nior in high school right now. He has a lot going on and he has handled it unbelievably well. He's unbelievable in terms of his ability to not let things bother him, to be consistent, and to jump right back in and play the game … if a play doesn't go right, he's right back in there for the next one. Short- term memory is phenomenal for a quarterback." Fisch added that it's really good for Michigan that the Wolverines don't have a game until September, allow- ing for extensive learning to take place throughout the rest of spring, through summer and fall camp. "There will be more guys that come in and it will be a constant battle — of competition, of trying to get bet- ter. As I've told those guys, [Dallas