The Wolverine

November 2015

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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praised both Glasgow brothers this season for their effective play, and one can hear in his voice the respect he has for the way Ryan competes. "He's been really good, better than solid. He's been outstanding," Har- baugh said. "He competes with a high motor all the time. You see it in prac- tice every day. I've never seen him take a play off or loaf, and that shows up in the games — the way he prac- tices is the way he plays. "He really asserted himself from the first day we got here in the spring. I knew he was a good player be- fore that, but I've just seen day after day of him being a really good foot- ball player." A n o t h e r f o r- mer walk-on — one that earned a scholarship in his sophomore and se- nior seasons — Will Heininger (2008- 11) went head-to-head with Graham during the 2011 Sugar Bowl-winning campaign, coming to expect the scout- team lineman to give the defense all it could handle in practice. He knew then there was something special about Graham, and he later saw it in Ryan also. "From the day that the Glasgows came to Michigan, they have worked towards being perfect in football, understanding that work ethic in practice, in meeting rooms, watch- ing film and the weight room would give them a chance," said Heininger, who started at defensive tackle for that 2011 Michigan team. "His freshman year, Graham played as hard as you possibly could, and it made our starting defense better. It reminded me of my freshman year going against Jake Long. Jake would say, 'Keep doing what you're doing, you're making us better.' "The Glasgow brothers have had a focused effort and confidence from the time they stepped on campus. They haven't taken a backseat to any- one, and it's really fun to watch them play. "As far as tech- nique goes, Ryan has been the best defensive line- man for a couple of years, and he continues to im- prove." Michigan con- stantly rotates its defensive line- men, playing six Wolverines in three spots — redshirt juniors Glasgow, Chris Wormley, Willie Henry and Matt Godin, junior Taco Charlton and redshirt sophomore Maurice Hurst — and, at times, all six have starred. Henry leads the defense in tackles for loss, with nine, including six sacks in seven games, while Wormley had eight tackles for loss. All of them have recorded at least one TFL this year. Among the six, only Glasgow is a former walk-on, but the lines have blurred significantly between schol- arship athletes and walk-ons over the past decade (see sidebar). What matters is production, and Glasgow is among the Wolverines' best there. Former DT Will Heininger "The Glasgow brothers have had a focused effort and con- fidence from the time they stepped on campus. They haven't taken a backseat to anyone, and it's really fun to watch them play."

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