The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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him from part of spring football. The day of the spring game, the new Michigan head coach cast the situation in stark terms. "The legal system has got as much hanging over his head as anybody else could possibly put on him," Harbaugh said. "There's nothing more that I, or the football program or the university, could have on Graham right now than what [the courts] have. "This is somebody who is taking a breathalyzer every morning and every night. He's got to be clean, 100 per- cent clean, not a drop of alcohol. And he'll either do it, or he won't. I believe in him, I believe he will. But we'll all know, there will be no secrets on that. Whether he does it or he doesn't, it'll be for public consumption." Harbaugh didn't just leave it in Glasgow's hands alone. He consulted with Glasgow's father, and the veteran Wolverine soon came up with a new roommate — his 81-year-old grand- mother, Carmelia. She cooks for him, does his laun- dry and has kept him accountable throughout a turnaround season for Michigan football. Glasgow, meanwhile, clearly dem- onstrated his own turnaround. He not only stayed eligible, he led an offen- sive line that helped the Wolverines to a 9-3 regular-season record and an impending trip to the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl. "He's handled it like a man, the best way you possibly could," noted redshirt junior guard Kyle Kalis, who plays alongside Glasgow. "We've been there to support him, every step of the way. He's done a great job. "He's played great this year. He's made great decisions. He's been a role model, a leader on the team. He's done everything you'd ask of a guy put in his position, and more." Under the watchful eye of the woman he calls "G-Ma," Glasgow says he's living with transparency in the fish bowl of major college football. "I just don't have anything to hide now," Glasgow told The Detroit News early in the Big Ten season. "Every- thing I do is out there. I constantly am doing the right thing. There's no leeway for me to mess up. "It's made me focus on what's im- portant, if that makes sense. What's important is making sure I have the best season for my team. Part of me growing up was accepting what hap- pened and making sure I take respon- sibility." Glasgow, of course, faced lengthy odds of becoming a 36-game starter for the Wolverines, legal considerations aside. He's one of three Glasgow brothers to walk on at Michigan, along with now starting nose tackle Ryan Glasgow, a redshirt junior, and younger brother Jordan Glasgow, a freshman safety. The first two eventually secured scholarships through their strong ef- forts on the field. There was no guar- antee of that outcome coming in, of course, and the vast majority of walk- ons never experience what the elder Glasgows have. "They have money invested in the other guy, and I feel like you need to make it perfectly clear that you're bet- ter than the other person," Glasgow said. "It's not always easy. Actually,