The Wolverine

and throws some touchdown passes every now and then, too. You can't just complete passes … you don't want to run on a treadmill. You want to get somewhere. "We want to move the ball. We want to complete passes for first downs and for touchdowns, and we want to be smart with the ball. If we can do that, that will be the guy that jumps out." Michigan features two quarter- backs in fall camp carrying mea- sureable college track records, at least among those available for the opener at Utah. Fifth-year senior Jake Rudock and junior Shane Mor- ris have put numbers on the board for Iowa and Michigan, respectively. Rudock's effort stands out, espe- cially last season. He completed 213 of 345 throws (61.7 percent) for 2,436 yards with 16 touchdowns and only five interceptions for the Hawkeyes in 2014. In two seasons as a starter, Rudock was 417-of-691 passing (60.3 per- cent) for 4,819 yards with 34 scores and 18 picks. He also rushed for 394 yards on 134 tries, with eight touch- downs on the ground. Morris, meanwhile, has seen spot duty in two seasons with the Wol- verines. Last year, he appeared in five games and completed 14 of 40 passes (35.0 percent) for 128 yards with no touchdowns and three in- terceptions. In his career, Morris is 43-of-87 passing (49.4 percent) for 389 yards with no touchdowns and five inter- ceptions. He has the strongest arm on the field, but accuracy has come into question. And accuracy, obviously, ranks high on the list for both Fisch and head coach Jim Harbaugh. A BATTLE OF VETERANS Past numbers don't automatically usher Rudock in and shut Morris out. It's producing in the here and now that counts, like Fisch stressed heading into fall camp. He's witnessed and heard about Morris' determination to keep the No. 1 QB job that Harbaugh noted he'd earned, at least through spring football. "He's settled down," Fisch noted. "He got excellent grades in the spring, a 3.8 [GPA], which was a huge jump for him. He worked re- ally hard in school. He worked re- ally hard at football. "Every day after practice, Shane was watching film. He would go try to talk to Coach [Tim] Drevno about protections. He would go into the tight end meeting room when no one was in there to watch extra tape. He took his job very seriously." So seriously, in fact, that Fisch's approach of keeping things light and loose at the beginning of meet- ings got cut short at times. "I've been with some guys that the first five minutes of the meeting we kind of crack some jokes and lighten the mood," Fisch said. "I think at the 30-second mark, he's kind of look- ing at me like, 'Okay, let's go.' "And I think the jokes are pretty funny, to be honest with you. He has that mindset that: 'You can bring anybody into this building, and my

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