dream is to play Michigan football.
I'm not going to let that stand in my
way. So if I have to be serious and
ultra competitive, if I have to work
extremely hard, then I'm going to
do that. I'm going to make it very
hard on you guys to not name me
the quarterback.'"
That represents precisely the at-
titude Fisch and Michigan's other
coaches are seeking, not just at quar-
terback but everywhere, on both
sides of the football.
Fisch didn't have Rudock in
spring football but recruited him out
of high school, so the two were ac-
quainted going into fall camp. Plus,
the director of Michigan's passing
game got summer reports from
players that backed up what he ex-
First-Year Quarterbacks
Have Grown Under Harbaugh
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh excelled as a college and NFL quarterback,
and he knows what he's seeking in a signal caller. He's also been in several situa-
tions involving his first year at a given venue, which requires dealing with a new
QB.
Here's a look back at Harbaugh's head coaching stops, and what his quarter-
backs have done in that initial season under his direction.
University of San Diego, 2004 — Harbaugh inherited a veteran quarterback
in his first head coaching stop. Todd Mortensen became an All-American and
was named the Pioneer Football League's Co-Offensive Player of the Year under
Harbaugh's guidance.
At Stanford, Jim Harbaugh inherited a 1-11 squad and had to play backup quarterback
Tavita Pritchard at USC, but the duo pulled off the 24-23 upset.
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