The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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native impressed practice observers throughout the 14 sessions leading up to the April 4 scrimmage, showing flashes, if not consistency. In front of 50,000 fans, Marshall unleashed his athleticism, speed and ferocious at- titude, recording a sack among three total tackles, and two more quarter- back hurries. 8. Redshirt junior wide receiver Amara Darboh: Michigan's receivers strug- gled with drops, five for Team Blue (though Morris' rockets contributed to at least two of the drops), and Dar- boh was not immune, twice failing to come up with a catch, including a would-be 27-yard gain in the first quarter of the scrimmage. The 6-2, 216-pound senior, how- ever, was about the best hope U-M had to move the offense forward, picking up three first downs on com- pletions of 12, 29 and 37 yards among his four-reception afternoon. On a grab along the sideline, Dar- boh went high into the air to make a fingertip snag before bringing the ball in, showing big-play potential. 9. Redshirt junior defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow: Mone created buzz in the majority of spring practices, but with a chance to show off in front of The Big House crowd April 4, Glasgow actually performed at a higher level. The 6-4, 297-pounder had only one recorded tackle, but even that stop Creating Buzz: Players That Made Noise In Spring Practices Though they did not have big spring games, these five players impressed practice observers in the first 14 sessions. Freshman wide receiver Brian Cole: The early enrollee had one reception for four yards in the game, but was consis- tently among the receiving corps' best playmakers in practices, earning praise from coaches and teammates alike that believe he could contribute a big play, or two, per game in the fall. Sophomore defensive tackle Bryan Mone: Mone was held to two tackles in the spring game, but in the 14 practices preceding April 4, he was regarded for his ability to pierce the offensive line, bearing down on tailbacks, fullbacks and quarterbacks. He was so good he likely incurred some of the double-teams he saw in the spring game. Early enrollee Brian Cole was consis- tently among the receiving corps' best playmakers in practices throughout the spring. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL