The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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it's very tough. But it works out in the end." Before it worked out, the eldest of Michigan's Glasgow brothers got worked over. Memories of his true freshman season in 2011 produce both a smile and a grimace. Brady Hoke's first season at Michi- gan resulted in an 11-2 record and a whole lot of bruises for someone as- signed as practice fodder for the likes of veteran defensive linemen Mike Martin and Ryan Van Bergen. "I was getting my ass beat, frankly, every day by Mike Martin and Van Bergen," Glasgow said. "In the end it made me better, but at the time, it didn't feel good. I'm like, 'I'm paying to get my ass kicked every day.'" Northern Illinois would have of- fered him a scholarship, had he cho- sen to stay in state, Glasgow noted. He preferred to takes his chances in the Big Ten. Former Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill offered him a preferred walk-on spot with the Gophers. Ohio State made the same proposal. Glasgow instead chose Michigan. Following that first season of hard knocks, he quickly showed he be- longed. During his redshirt freshman cam- paign, Glasgow began playing every single offensive line position in the demonstration team lineup. He also Glasgow anchored an offensive line that yielded only 18 sacks and 62 tackles for loss this season, down from 25 and 70, respectively, last year. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL