The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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U-M Pulls Surprise In The MVP Department Jehu Chesson enjoyed a marvelous season for the Wolverines, by any mea- sure. The redshirt junior wideout became a top receiving target, a jet-sweep runner of note, and remained fierce and dangerous on special teams. His MVP honor at Michigan's annual Football Bust might have come as a bit of a surprise, though. The MVP is often the territory of quarterbacks and running backs who post big numbers, and the Wolverines certainly featured the former. Grad-transfer QB Jake Rudock came on from a slow start to enjoy a very strong season with the Wolverines. He wound up with 2,739 yards passing and 17 touchdown tosses, eight of them to Chesson. Wormley also credited Mattison, who has worked with the defensive line in Harbaugh's first year as head coach. "He's been with me through ev- erything, from recruiting to a coach- ing change," Wormley said. "It's an honor to play with somebody who knows football as well as he does and also teaches me how to be a man." The redshirt junior also noted he could have had plenty of company at the podium when receiving the award. "There are five or six of us who could have won this award this year, if you watched the D-line play," he said. "We did some pretty special things." Glasgow noted: "It's an honor to receive this award, along with Chris. He's a great player and one of the hardest workers on this team." • Another Glasgow — fifth-year senior center Graham — secured the Hugh R. Rader Memorial Award, given annually to the team's best lineman. Glasgow has started 36 games over the course of his career. He provided the tip of Michigan's offensive spear in Harbaugh's first season as head coach, heading up a line that surrendered only 18 sacks. "Being here today, in front of you guys, is a huge honor," Glasgow said. "I'm very humbled to receive this award. You just look at the names on there, like Jake Long and Taylor Lewan. There goes my name — I'm like the false-start king." The 2015 season wasn't a false start under Harbaugh, however, and Glasgow urged his linemates on to even greater heights in the future. "I'm excited for you guys," he said. "The future is bright. I don't think there is anything you guys can't do." Plenty on hand agreed with him, from University of Michigan Presi- dent Mark Schlissel, to outgoing Director of Athletics Jim Hackett, to Michigan radio play-by-play man Jim Brandstatter, to wisecracking evening emcee Bob Forman, to Har- baugh himself. "Wherever I travel around the country, people are watching, they're cheering, they're amazed at the level of intensity and commitment," Hack- ett said. "They know how hard it is to be successful as a student at the University of Michigan, and on top