BY JOHN BORTON
J
ohn O'Korn handled one of the
most thankless jobs of any Mich-
igan quarterback last season.
One week, the redshirt junior
transfer mimicked Michigan State's
Connor Cook, and the next he'd be-
come Minnesota's Mitch Leidner.
Aside from his teammates and
coaches, nobody knew, or cared. Ev-
eryone else awaited the heady din
of Saturday, when O'Korn's room-
mate — starter Jake Rudock — led
the Wolverines onto the field.
But those carefully watching
O'Korn indicated the Houston trans-
fer 's turn might be just around the
corner. Some went as far as to say that
if O'Korn had been eligible in 2015, he
NEXT
MAN
UP
Quarterbacks
Battle To Lead
2016 Wolverines
Michigan has several candidates to replace quarterback Jack Rudock, including returnees
John O'Korn (No. 5), Wilton Speight (No. 19), Alex Malzone (No. 12) and Shane Morris (No. 7).
PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN
