The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 121 THE WOLVERINE 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 121 SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER BIOS POSITION COACH Jay Harbaugh, Chris Partridge and Michael Zordich will share coaching duties. Harbaugh has as- sisted on special teams in each of his three years at U-M, while Partridge is in his second year as a full- time assistant coaching special teams and lineback- ers. Zordich is in his third year on staff and officially added special teams duties prior to this season. RETURNING PLAYERS CAMARON CHEESEMAN • LS R-Fr. • New Albany, Ohio Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 225 Career Highlights: Did not play in 2016. Prep: ESPN two-star player … Ranked as the No. 10 long snap- per in the country. Personal: Born April 26, 1998 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. BRADLEY DEEG • LS Jr. • Plymouth, Mich. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 176 Prep: Played long snapper, wide receiver and defensive back for Plymouth High School … Ranked as the No. 114 player in Michigan by MaxPreps.com. Personal: Born Feb. 2, 1997 … Enrolled in the Col- lege of Engineering, majoring in computer science. JAMES FOUG • K/P Jr. • Palo Alto, Calif. Ht.: 5-11 • Wt.: 175 Career Highlights: Made his de- but against Hawai'i … Appeared in four 2016 games … Had eight kickoffs, with two going for a touchback … Named Scout Special Teams Player of the Week Nov. 5. Prep: Played kicker at Palo Alto High School … During his senior campaign, he made 50 of 52 extra points and 2 of 3 field goals … Earned first-team All-Santa Clara Valley Athletic League honors … Also participated in baseball, basketball and cross country. Personal: Born Aug. 18, 1995 … Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in sport manage- ment. WILL HART • P R-Fr. • Hunting Valley, Ohio Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 190 Career Highlights: Handled the punting duties in the 2017 spring game and averaged 39.5 yards per attempt with a long of 49 … Did not play in 2016 … Joined the program as a pre- ferred walk-on. Prep: Attended The University School … Was a second-team Division II All-Ohio selection as a se- nior, after averaging more than 42 yards per punt … Kohl's Kicking rated him as a five-star prospect. Personal: Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. GARRETT MOORES • H/QB 5th-Sr. • Northville, Mich. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 217 Career Highlights: Holder for all extra points and field goals in 2016 … Ran a fake extra point at- tempt in for a two-point conver- sion at Rutgers Oct. 8 … Earned the Mortell Holder of the Year award, given to the best holder in college football … Tabbed 2016 Academic All-Big Ten … Redshirted in 2013, and did not see game action in 2014 and 2015. Prep: Played at Detroit Catholic Central, and led the Shamrocks to a 9-5 record as the starting quar- terback and placekicker in 2012. Personal: Born April 27, 1995 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. QUINN NORDIN • K R-Fr. • Rockford, Mich. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 205 Career Highlights: Did not play in 2016. Prep: Made 19 of 29 field goals (65.5 percent) during his career at Rockford High School, with 14 of those makes occurring in his sophomore season … Had a career- long kick of 51 yards his senior year … Helped lead his team to the state playoffs three consecutive years … Ranked as a three-star recruit, the No. 22 player in Michigan and the No. 1 kicker nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Aug. 16, 1998. ANDREW ROBINSON • LS R-Jr. • Troy, Mich. Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 221 Career Highlights: Played in two games in 2016 … Made his debut in his only appearance (at Penn State) in 2015 … Did not see game action in 2013 and 2014. Prep: Was a two-year varsity starter at long snap- per, and also contributed at center at Troy Athens High School … Also lettered in lacrosse. Personal: Born March 12, 1996 … Enrolled in the College of Kinesiology, majoring in movement sci- ence … His brother is a long snapper at Michigan State. KYLE SEYCHEL • K/P R-Jr. • Brighton, Mich. Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 171 Career Highlights: Has not seen game action yet … Converted a game-winning 31-yard field goal and recorded touchbacks on all three of his kickoffs in the spring game. Prep: Attended Hartland High School and was a two-year letterman in football. Personal: Born Jan. 5, 1996 … Enrolled in the Col- lege of Engineering. RYAN TICE • K/P R-So. • Saline, Mich. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 170 Career Highlights: Played in five games in 2016, making his career debut against Hawai'i … Was good on 10 extra point attempts in the 2016 season … Did not see any game action in 2015 after walking on. Prep: Contributed at kicker and punter for Saline High School. Personal: Born Jan. 1, 1996 … Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in sport management. NEWCOMERS MATT BALDECK • LS Fr. • Lewiston, Idaho Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 220 Prep: Graduated early and enrolled at Ole Miss be- fore transferring to Michigan as a preferred walk-on … Chris Sailer Kicking/Rubio Long Snapping tabbed him as a 4.5-star prospect … Played at Lewiston High School in Idaho. BRAD ROBBINS • P Fr. • Westerville, Ohio Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 180 Prep: Averaged more than 40 yards per punt from his sophomore year on … Three-time All-Central District and all-conference punter … Ranked the No. 1 punter in the nation by Kornblue Kicking. Personal: Born Oct. 6, 1998. ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Elig. Hometown (High School) — Matt Baldeck* LS 6-0 220 Fr. Fr. Lewiston, Idaho (Lewiston) 38 Camaron Cheeseman* LS 6-4 225 So. Fr. New Albany, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln) 38 Bradley Deeg* LS 6-0 176 Jr. Jr. Plymouth, Mich. (Plymouth) 31 James Foug* K/P 5-11 175 Jr. Jr. Palo Alto, Calif. (Palo Alto) 17 Will Hart* P 6-3 190 So. Fr. Hunting Valley, Ohio (University School) 15 Garrett Moores* H 6-5 217 5th Sr. Northville, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central) 3 Quinn Nordin K 6-1 205 So. Fr. Rockford, Mich. (Rockford) — Brad Robbins P 6-2 180 Fr. Fr. Westerville, Ohio (South) 49 Andrew Robinson* LS 6-0 221 Sr. Jr. Troy, Mich. (Troy Athens) 16 Kyle Seychel* K/P 6-2 171 Sr. Jr. Brighton, Mich. (Hartland) 41 Ryan Tice* K/P 6-1 170 Jr. So. Saline, Mich. (Saline) * — Walk-on