The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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90 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW OFFENSIVE LINE 90 ■ THE WOLVERINE 2017 FOOTBALL PREVIEW OFFENSIVE LINE PLAYER BIOS POSITION COACH Tim Drevno, in his third season with the Wol- verines, is entering his 26th year as a football coach. He is Michi- gan's offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Previously, Drevno worked with head coach Jim Harbaugh at the University of San Diego (2003-06) and Stanford (2007-10), and with the San Francisco 49ers (2011- 13). At the end of the 2016 season, the Michigan of- fense had scored 524 points — the fifth-highest season total in program history — and the team led the Big Ten for the second straight season and was No. 11 in the NCAA for points per game (40.3). The offensive line helped four different backs rush for at least 400 yards and the offense averaged 4.8 yards per carry while giving up less than two sacks per game. In the 2015 season, U-M ranked in the top 25 na- tionally in five offensive categories: red-zone offense (seventh), third-down conversions (17th), fewest fumbles lost (21st), fewest tackles for loss allowed (24th) and fewest turnovers lost (25th). Drevno, who directed the offensive line and run game at USC in 2014 prior to coming to Ann Arbor, served as the offensive line coach under Harbaugh for the 49ers, who won two NFC West titles dur- ing his time there. San Francisco played in the NFC Championship Game each of his three seasons and participated in Super Bowl XLVII. He coached a pair of Pro Bowl players in 2013 and all five of his offen- sive linemen were selected to the Pro Bowl in 2012. At Stanford, Drevno coached tight ends for the first two seasons and then the offensive line for two years. The Cardinal offensive line was second in the nation for fewest sacks allowed in back-to-back seasons and helped pave the way for a ground game that set the school rushing yardage mark in 2009. Drevno was Harbaugh's offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at San Diego when the Toreros won the Pioneer League title in consecutive seasons (2005-06) and earned NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major national championships both years. The former Cal State Fullerton offensive lineman has also coached at his alma mater, Montana State, UNLV, San Jose State and Idaho. Greg Frey, in his first season back with the Wolverines, returns to the team following six seasons at Indiana. This time around, Frey will concentrate on tackles and tight ends while also shouldering run game coordinator duties. He previously served as U-M's offensive line coach from 2008-10. At IU, Frey began as the offensive line coach in 2011 before moving up to run game coordinator from 2012-13 and co-offensive coordinator from 2014-15. In 2016, he was named assistant head coach. More than 20 athletes coached directly by Frey have made it to the NFL, including Michigan linemen David Molk, Taylor Lewan and Michael Schofield. In 2014, Lewan was named the Big Ten's Offensive Lineman of the Year before being selected by the Tennessee Titans 11th overall in the NFL Draft, and Molk won the Rimington Award for the country's best center. In 2010, while at Michigan, Frey was a part of the offensive staff that oversaw a school- record 6,353 offensive yards. Frey began his coaching career at South Florida as a graduate assistant in 1996, the first year the team existed. In 1999, Frey began full-time as the defen- sive line coach and then served as the offensive line coach from 2000-06. As a player, Frey was a member of the Florida State football team from 1992-95, winning four straight ACC championships, one national champi- onship (1992) and three straight Orange Bowls in the three years following the national title. RETURNING PLAYERS BEN BREDESON • OG So. • Hartland, Wis. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 310 Career Highlights: Played in all 13 games as a freshman, mak- ing eight starts at left guard … Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American … Voted All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media. Prep: Four-year letterman and three-year starter for the Arrowhead (Wis.) High School offensive line … Helped lead Arrowhead to the state title game in 2015 and '14 … Assisted Arrowhead to a 13-1 record and a state championship his sophomore year … Ranked as a four-star talent, the No. 1 player in Wisconsin, and the No. 2 offensive guard and No. 60 overall prospect nationally by Rivals.com … Chosen as a USA Today and MaxPreps first-team All- American … Named The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and Gatorade Player of the Year in Wisconsin as a senior … Earned Wisconsin Football Coaches As- sociation All-State honors as a junior and senior. Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1998 … His brother Jack is a pitcher on the U-M baseball team. JUWANN BUSHELL-BEATTY • OT R-Jr. • Paramus, N.J. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 311 Career Highlights: Has played in 12 games in his Michigan career, making one start at left tackle … Played in eight games in 2016 on the offensive line and the extra point protection unit … Appeared in four games as a reserve offensive lineman in 2015 … Redshirted in 2014. Prep: Attended Paramus Catholic High School, coached by current U-M linebackers and special teams coach Chris Partridge … Helped team to New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 state titles during his ju- nior and senior seasons … Played in the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game … Listed as a three-star prospect, the No. 11 player in New Jersey and the No. 33 offensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born June 18, 1996 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. MASON COLE • OL Sr. • Tarpon Springs, Fla. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 305 Career Highlights: Has started 38 consecutive games on the of- fensive line in his career … Named to the All-Big Ten second team by the coaches and media as a junior … Switched from left tackle to center in 2016 spring practice … Started 13 games at left tackle in 2015 and achieved All- Big Ten honorable mention (coaches and media) … Started 12 games at left tackle in 2014 … Became first true freshman in Michigan history to start a sea- son opener on the offensive line … Named a Fresh- man All-American by Sporting News and ESPN.com. Prep: Attended East Lake High School … Four-year starter … Participated in the 2014 U.S. Army All- American Bowl … Named first-team all-state as a ju- nior … Rivals.com rated him as a four-star recruit, the No. 12 prospect in Florida, and the No. 6 offensive tackle and No. 92 overall player nationally. Personal: Born March 28, 1996 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. PATRICK KUGLER • OL 5th-Sr. • Wexford, Pa. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 303 Career Highlights: Has appeared in 10 games, starting one … Played in five games in 2016, starting at left guard against Hawai'i … Let- tered in 2015, playing in three games as a reserve offensive linemen … Appeared in one game in 2014 … Redshirted in 2013. Prep: Attended North Allegheny High School … Helped lead his team to the Pennsylvania AAAA state title as a senior and as a sophomore … Participated in the 2013 Under Armour All-America Game … Se- lected to the Pennsylvania Sportswriters Class AAAA All-State team as a junior and senior, and earned honorable mention honors as a sophomore (2010) … Rivals.com listed him as a four-star recruit, the No. 5 prospect in Pennsylvania, and the No. 6 offensive guard and No. 82 overall player nationally. Personal: Born Feb. 7, 1995 … Son of UTEP head coach Sean Kugler and brother of former Purdue center Robert Kugler … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in general studies. GRANT NEWSOME • OT Jr. • Lawrenceville, N.J. Ht.: 6-7 • Wt.: 318 Career Highlights: Has played in 10 career games and started six … Started at left tackle in five games in 2016 before suffering a season- ending injury against Wisconsin … Lettered in 2015 after appearing in four games and making one start, against Minnesota, on the offensive line. Prep: Attended The Lawrenceville School … Rivals. com rated him as a four-star prospect, the No. 6 senior in New Jersey, and the No. 12 offensive tackle and No. 191 recruit nationally. Personal: Born March 2, 1997 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts.