The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2016 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE Vaughn, Robert Patrick and Verne Troyer, longtime MLB manager and executive Tony LaRussa, former com- mentator Dick Enberg, rapper Lil' Wayne, and former Michigan stand- outs Charles Woodson, Chad Henne, Devin Funchess and Jalen Rose, among others, offered video tributes to Harbaugh and the program — Woodson from poolside at his Hawaii hotel during Pro Bowl weekend. "Michigan did an amazing job get- ting all these celebrities," Mills said. "And, you know, they had people coming out of the woodwork for them. They had people calling them. I mean, we didn't have enough room for everybody we would have liked to put in the show. "It's just amazing, the cast of charac- ters that assemble around Harbaugh. … We just wanted to make sure we had a platform to celebrate Michigan football, to celebrate these recruits, to celebrate these student-athletes and Coach Harbaugh, of course." ESPN analyst and 1991 Heisman winner Desmond Howard made an appearance, as did outgoing athletics director Jim Hackett, former Michi- gan quarterbacks Denard Robinson and Devin Gardner — who led the audience in a spirited rendition of "The Victors" — former linebacker Jake Ryan (now with the Green Bay Packers) and a number of other ex- Wolverines. Several others showed up as guests and were asked by Har- Former NFL head coach Mike Shanahan, former Notre Dame head coach and ESPN analyst Lou Holtz, and current ESPN analyst Todd McShay broke down each of Michigan's signees. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL