The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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AUGUST 2017 THE WOLVERINE 17 INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS "I took this as a bonus question just for fun and the answer is clearly Jim Har- baugh. After hearing one particular story from John Harbaugh about his brother's intensity in a fight they once had, I'd put Jim up against almost everyone because he has zero quit in him. I would think he could be borderline nutso when involved in a physical confrontation. I think the story John told was about how Jim tried to drown him once in a fight, or maybe it was the other way around, but what I took away from it was not to mess with the Harbaughs." — Rivals.com national director of recruiting Mike Farrell, when asked if Harbaugh or Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer would win in a fight "[Jake] Rudock's experience and knowledge of [offensive coordinator] Jim Bob Cooter's scheme is light years ahead of [Brad] Kaaya's right now, and that's shown on the field in minicamp. Rudock appears to have clearly established himself as the No. 2 quarterback heading into training camp." — Detroit Lions senior writer Tim Twentyman in an article that appeared on DetroitLions.com "I'm excited. Let's drop the puck. That's the hardest part — waiting. We don't get on the ice until September. I can't wait." — New Michigan hockey coach Mel Pearson on his anticipation for the season (The Detroit News) "He's a football player. I don't think [transition] is overrated. But when you're a receiver, you're going against the position you're now playing, so you know I've got to defeat this, this and this. So now you flip over and go, I've got to get good at this, this and this. You're swimming in the same pond." — Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown on rising-redshirt junior Drake Harris' move from receiver to cornerback (The Detroit Free Press) "There is no coaching staff in America that teaches the game, and in particular on the field, like Jim Harbaugh does. He will get more out of a team than any- body else in America. When I look at teams around the country, yeah I'll look at who's coming back, who's not coming back, they'll take a step back, this and that. I never pay attention to that with Jim Harbaugh because he is the best de- velopmental coach in America, no questions asked. Look what they did his first year. … His roster was okay at best. He had this transfer quarterback from Iowa [Rudock] … we all had questions about him. They won 10 games. Michigan is a top-10 program perennially with Jim Harbaugh as the head coach." — FOX Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt on The Herd with Colin Cowherd THEY SAID IT Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd, on drafting D.J. Wilson 17th overall (The Detroit Free Press) "Watching him on film, he fits the DNA of the Bucks, being able to play multiple positions. We thought if he was there, that was one of the guys we thought we had to have." PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN GRANT PERRY ACCEPTS A PLEA FOR OCTOBER INCIDENT Michigan rising-junior wide re- ceiver Grant Perry pled guilty to a felony count of resisting an officer, but avoided a sexual assault con- viction at a hearing June 28. The ruling stems from an Oct. 15, 2016 disagreement in East Lansing where a woman accused Perry of sexual as- sault outside a bar, The Lansing State Journal reported. "We tried to cut in line and we got into an argument," Perry reportedly told Judge Joyce Draganchuk dur- ing the hearing. "I proceeded to push her out of my way." Perry also pled guilty to a misde- meanor count of assault and bat- tery. The felony charge of resisting an officer carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison, though Perry took the plea under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act (HYTA), which allows the record of the case to be- come non-public and for the case to be sealed and dismissed from his record after he turns 24 and upon the completion of his pending sen- tence. Per HYTA, any conviction of a felony would not appear on his public record and would be wiped away completely if he's compliant w i t h h i s s e n - tence. T h e g u i l t y pleas were re - por tedly made in exchange for the dropping of a misdemeanor f o u r t h - d e g r e e criminal sexual conduct and an al- cohol charge. Perry's sentencing is scheduled for August. "We're moving on," Perry's attor- ney, Frank Reynolds, said after the hearing. "He's still in school and he's doing extremely well. He's getting very good grades." Head coach Jim Harbaugh said in early June Perry was back working out with the team and called him an "outstanding football player." The coach said Perry would be able to play when his case was resolved, but there has been no official word yet on what that means for this fall. GRANT PERRY