The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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JUNE/JULY 2019 THE WOLVERINE 11 INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS THEY SAID IT "Have said this for years: Coach [Jim] Harbaugh does more for his players off the field than any coach I have ever seen. Part of college — for any student, athlete or not — is experiencing new people, places and cultures. I'm glad he real- izes that." — Fox Sports Radio host Aaron Torres on Twitter May 7, referring to the overseas trips Harbaugh takes his teams on "Whenever [Shea] Patter- son is mentioned having a breakout season next year with a new offense or being a potential first-rounder, everyone seems to doubt it. I think Patterson is ready to have a huge year under new offen- sive coordinator Josh Gattis. It's hard to imagine the Michigan offense under Jim Harbaugh being open and exciting, but I believe he will give control to Gattis and Patterson will thrive in an up-tempo offense." — Rivals national recruiting director Mike Farrell on picking Michigan's senior as the quarterback not getting enough respect heading into next season PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN PHOTOGRAPHY 2nd Nationally is where U-M checked in on the May 16 update of the Learfield IMG Directors' Cup, an overall measure of an athletic departments' success. The next update is due out June 6. Shutout innings pitched by sophomore Meghan Beaubien in U-M's 1-0 win over James Madison in the Ann Arbor Regional May 18. Beaubien allowed just five hits (all singles) and walked two while striking out 12 in a performance that veteran coach Carol Hutchins called "brilliant." Unfortunately, the Wolverines were eventually eliminated after dropping two games in the regional final. 14th Was where Michigan basketball checked in on a study done by the Associated Press to determine the top 100 programs of all time, based on previous AP polls. U-M's rank stood fifth in the Big Ten. 12 PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN