The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN FOOTBALL The 6-3, 303-pound Henry did not shine, ranking 20th or lower among de- fensive linemen in five of the six events he participated in, including 40-yard dash (5.00 seconds, 32nd), vertical jump (30.5 inches, 20th) and 20-yard shuttle (4.53 seconds, 24th). However, he was 11th in the 225-pound bench press with 28 reps. There has been little pre-draft buzz about Henry. On the other hand, WalterFootball.com forecasts Glasgow to go in round three, to the Washington Redskins with the No. 84 overall pick. The 6-6, 307-pounder ranked ninth among offensive linemen in the 40-yard dash (5.13 seconds), was 12th in the 20-yard shuttle (4.63 seconds) and 24th in the bench press (23 reps). • Michigan has announced its coaching staff will attend a football camp June 6 at Bob Jones High School in Madison, Ala. • SI.com ranked Michigan's hiring of Don Brown to be the top coordinator hir- ing for the 2015-16 year. "Michigan finished with the fifth-best total defense in the country in 2015 under now-Maryland head coach D.J Durkin. How do the Wolverines plan to get better? By hiring the coordinator who oversaw the nation's No. 1 defense," Zac Ellis wrote. "Brown arrives in Ann Arbor fresh off a stint at Boston College, where the Eagles defense allowed an FBS-best 4.07 yards per play, a better mark than even Alabama's championship unit (4.3). "The Wolverines must replace several key linebackers, but Jabrill Peppers and Jourdan Lewis should make the secondary a major strength in Brown's first season." • Michigan's upperclassmen on offense appreciate that they are working with the same coaches this spring, having had to learn three offenses in three years with coordinators Al Borges in 2013, Doug Nussmeier in 2014 and Tim Drevno/ Jedd Fisch in 2015. "Coach Drev was talking to me before practice about how it's nice to not have to go and learn a completely new system, like we have been," fifth-year senior right guard Kyle Kalis said. "It's nice to be able to come into spring ball and know what you're doing, have recall from last season, be able to make the same calls, make the same blocks and be familiar with it. It's been nice. "That slightens the learning curve so much." Junior Mason Cole is learning a new position, moving over from left tackle to center, but his familiarity with the offense overall has been a great benefit. "It was a little bit different last year, because we were putting in a whole new offense last year," Cole said. "It was a little harder mentally: knowing offensively our scheme and knowing defensive schemes. "It's getting used to snapping again, but it hasn't been bad. I think I've been doing pretty well. Just learning day by day. These four-hour practices are help- ing, just slowing down a little bit and getting more teaching."