The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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DECEMBER 2019 THE WOLVERINE 31 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL didn't and was never offered the job) wrote Oct. 22 that Harbaugh was seek- ing an "exit strategy" for the NFL. "Sources tell FootballScoop that Harbaugh's representatives have their eye on getting their client back in the NFL," the website wrote. Harbaugh responded with a letter to players' and recruits' parents. "Dear Parents," he wrote. "I am reaching out to let you know that the recent claims that I am 'pursuing an exit strategy' are total crap. It's an an- nual strategy driven by our enemies to cause disruption to our program and to negatively recruit. By the way, I don't even have an 'agent' or 'repre- sentative.' "I am committed to your sons, their education and to their development as football players and people. "Please excuse the informality of this letter, but I felt that it was important to get this out to you as quickly as pos- sible. "Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Happy to discuss. "Go Blue!" Harbaugh elaborated on it days later during his Monday press conference. "To our parents, keeping the lines of communication open with our par- ents … always had a policy of that," Harbaugh told reporters. "[The letter] wasn't really for public consumption. Let's put it this way — I use that term [enemies], or maybe the term of people that choose not to tell the truth." — Chris Balas MICHIGAN DROPS UCLA, ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE CHANGES Michigan's home-and-home series with UCLA is no more. The Wolver- ines canceled their 2022-23 show- downs with the Bruins to ensure a seven-game home schedule each year, filling the Sept. 10, 2022 slot with the fourth meeting against Hawai'i and opening the 2023 campaign Sept. 2 with East Carolina. Stadium Network's Brett McMur- phy reported that Michigan will be required to pay the Bruins a $1.5-mil- lion buyout to get out of the contract. U-M has faced the Rainbow War- riors twice in Honolulu (1986 and 1998) and once at home, a 63-3 win in 2016. The Wolverines won 27-10 and 48-17 at Hawai'i. The meeting with the Pirates will be the first-ever matchup between the two programs. Michigan last faced a Pac-12 team Sept. 17, 2016, a win over Colorado, but will open next season with Wash- ington. The game with Hawai'i will be the Wolverines' first with a Mountain West foe since beating Air Force on Sept. 16, 2017, and the contest against East Carolina will be U-M's first with an American Athletic squad since de- feating SMU last season. In addition to those changes, Michigan also announced two more OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. WR 9 D. Peoples-Jones 6-2 208 Jr. 7 Tarik Black 6-3 215 R-So. LT 75 Jon Runyan Jr. 6-5 321 5th-Sr. 76 Ryan Hayes 6-7 299 R-Fr. LG 74 Ben Bredeson 6-5 325 Sr. 66 Chuck Filiaga 6-6 341 R-So. C 51 Cesar Ruiz 6-4 319 Jr. 72 Stephen Spanellis 6-5 295 R-Jr. RG 50 Michael Onwenu 6-3 350 Sr. 68 Andrew Vastardis 6-3 319 R-Jr. RT 73 Jalen Mayfield 6-5 319 R-Fr. 76 Ryan Hayes 6-7 299 R-Fr. TE 84 Sean McKeon 6-5 246 Sr. 82 Nick Eubanks 6-5 256 R-Jr. WR 4 Nico Collins 6-4 222 Jr. 7 Tarik Black 6-3 215 R-So. WR 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 184 So. 19 Mike Sainristil 5-10 183 Fr. QB 2 Shea Patterson 6-2 202 Sr. 10 Dylan McCaffrey 6-5 220 R-So. RB 24 Zach Charbonnet 6-1 220 Fr. or 25 Hassan Haskins 6-1 220 R-Fr. 3 Christian Turner 5-11 200 R-Fr. or 13 Tru Wilson 5-10 200 Sr. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. DE 19 Kwity Paye 6-4 277 Jr. 4 Mike Danna 6-2 261 5th-Sr. DT 2 Carlo Kemp 6-3 286 Sr. 95 Donovan Jeter 6-3 290 R-So. DT 50 Michael Dwumfour 6-2 282 R-Jr. 95 Donovan Jeter 6-3 290 R-So. DE 97 Aidan Hutchinson 6-6 278 So. 18 Luiji Vilain 6-4 244 R-So. OLB 7 Khaleke Hudson 6-0 220 Sr. 6 Josh Uche 6-2 250 Sr. ILB 44 Cameron McGrone 6-1 232 R-Fr. 34 Jordan Anthony 6-0 245 R-So. or 12 Josh Ross 6-2 232 Jr. ILB 29 Jordan Glasgow 6-1 226 5th-Sr. 8 Devin Gil 6-1 236 R-Jr. FS 20 Brad Hawkins 6-1 218 Jr. 30 Daxton Hill 6-0 190 Fr. SS 14 Josh Metellus 6-0 218 Sr. 30 Daxton Hill 6-0 190 Fr. CB 24 Lavert Hill 5-11 182 Sr. 1 Ambry Thomas 6-0 182 Jr. CB 1 Ambry Thomas 6-0 182 Jr. or 31 Vincent Gray 6-2 185 R-Fr. MICHIGAN DEPTH CHART (UNOFFICIAL) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PK 2 Jake Moody 6-0 198 So. or 3 Quinn Nordin 6-1 196 R-Jr. P 17 Will Hart 6-3 206 R-Jr. 3 Brad Robbins 6-1 199 R-So. KO 2 Jake Moody 6-0 198 So. 3 Quinn Nordin 6-1 196 R-Jr. H 17 Will Hart 6-3 206 R-Jr. 3 Brad Robbins 6-1 199 R-So. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. LS 33 Camaron Cheeseman 6-4 230 R-Jr. 99 Trey Harper 6-5 240 5th-Sr. KR 15 Giles Jackson 5-9 188 Fr. 23 Michael Barrett 6-0 227 R-Fr. PR 9 D. Peoples-Jones 6-2 208 Jr. 8 Ronnie Bell 6-0 184 So. SPECIAL TEAMS Harbaugh once again called rumors that he was looking towards a return to coaching in the NFL "total crap." PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL