The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2016 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 59 QUARTERBACKS PLAYER BIOS POSITION COACH Jedd Fisch, in his second season with the Wolverines, is entering his 18th year as a football coach. He is Michigan's passing game coordinator, quarter- backs coach and wide receivers coach. He coached graduate-transfer Jake Rudock during his lone season at U-M, during which the quarterback completed 64 percent of his passes and threw for 3,017 yards. Fisch came to Ann Arbor after two years as the offensive coordinator for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, whose roster included former U-M quarterbacks Denard Robinson and Chad Henne. The coach oversaw Robinson's 582 rushing yards on 135 attempts (4.3 yards per carry) before his season ended due to injury. Fisch also guided first-year quarterback Blake Bortles, who com - pleted 58.9 percent of his passes and garnered almost 3,000 yards passing in 13 starts for Jacksonville. Prior to joining the Jaguars, Fisch served as the offensive coordinator for the University of Miami from 2011-12, and coached at the University of Minnesota as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2009. Otherwise, he's spent most of his time in the NFL, with the Houston Texans (2001-03), Baltimore Ravens (2004-07), Denver Broncos (2008) and Seattle Seahawks (2010). Fisch coached the wide receivers for the Broncos and quarterbacks with the Seahawks, before moving into a coordinator role in college and then back to the NFL. RETURNING PLAYERS ALEX MALZONE • QB R-Fr. • Farmington Hills, Mich. Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 222 Career Highlights: Redshirted in 2015. Prep: Played at Brother Rice High School … Completed 211 of 325 passes for 2,998 yards with 38 touch - downs as a senior … Completed 190 of 281 passes for 2,794 yards with 25 touchdowns as a junior … Listed by Rivals.com as a four-star prospect, the No. 4 player in Michi- gan and the No. 12 quarterback in the nation. Personal: Born Oct. 10, 1996 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. GARRETT MOORES • QB R-Jr. • Northville, Mich. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 214 Career Highlights: Redshirted in 2013, and did not see game action in 2014 and 2015. Prep: Played at Detroit Catholic Central, leading the Shamrocks to a 9-5 record as the starting quarterback and placekicker in 2012. Personal: Born April 27, 1995 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. SHANE MORRIS • QB R-Jr. • Hazel Park, Mich. Ht.: 6-3 • Wt.: 208 Career Highlights: Redshirted in 2015 … Appeared in nine games and started one at quarterback in 2014 … Started versus Minnesota and com - pleted 7 of 19 passes for 49 yards … Completed 14 of 40 passes for 128 yards with no scores and three interceptions on the year … Earned his first career start in Michigan's 31-14 loss to Kansas State in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl at the end of the 2013 campaign due to Devin Gardner's injury, and completed 24 of 38 passes for 196 yards with no touchdowns and an intercep - tion … Rattled off a 40-yard rush against the Wildcats, the longest run from scrimmage for any Wolverine on the year … For the season, completed 29 of 47 throws for 261 yards (5.6 yards per attempt) with no scores and two interceptions … Made career debut in Michigan's 59-9 season-opening win over Central Michigan, completing 4 of 6 passes for 59 yards with a pick. Prep: Started three seasons on the De La Salle varsity, completing 290 of 568 passes (51.1 percent) for 3,672 yards with 47 touchdowns and 33 interceptions … Missed four- plus games his senior year with mononucleosis … Con - nected on 61 of 113 attempts (54.0 percent) for 738 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions in final prep season … Rated as a four-star prospect, the No. 1 player in Michigan, and the No. 4 pro-style quarterback and No. 81 overall player nationally by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Aug. 4, 1994 … Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in sports management. Year GP/GS Com. Att. Yds. TD INT 2013 4/1 29 47 261 0 2 2014 5/1 14 40 128 0 3 2015 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 9/2 43 87 389 0 5 JOHN O'KORN • QB R-Jr. • Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 209 Career Highlights: Sat out the 2015 season after transferring from the University of Houston … Played two seasons at Houston, performing in all 13 games and starting 11 as a true freshman … Set the school's freshman records for completions (259) and touchdown passes (28) … Tied a Houston rookie record with five passing touchdowns at Rutgers … Started the first five games of his sophomore season, throwing for 951 yards and six touchdowns … Played in seven of 12 games overall. Prep: Played at St. Thomas Aquinas High School … Led his high school team to a state title as a senior, throwing for 2,552 yards and 22 touchdowns with only four intercep - tions … Also ran 95 times for 576 yards and 15 touchdowns … Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com … Listed as the No. 34 quarterback nationally by 247Sports. Personal: Born Nov. 22, 1994. Year GP/GS Com. Att. Yds. TD INT 2013* 13/11 259 446 3,117 28 10 2014* 7/5 90 173 951 6 8 Total 20/16 349 619 4,068 34 18 * at Houston WILTON SPEIGHT • QB R-So. • Richmond, Va. Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 239 Career Highlights: Led the game- winning scoring drive at Minnesota, completing 3 of 6 passes for 29 yards with a touchdown … Appeared in six games as a reserve quarterback … Finished the year 9-of-25 passing for 73 yards with one touchdown and an interception … Redshirted in 2014. Prep: Played at The Collegiate School … Completed 182 of 349 passes for 2,845 yards (8.2 yards per attempt) with 33 touchdowns and 14 picks as a senior … Tacked on 78 rushes for 292 yards and six scores … Completed 149 of 313 attempts for 2,504 yards (8.0 yards per attempt) with 29 scores and 18 picks in 2012 … Won the 2013 Prep League Offensive Player of the Year award and earned Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro Team honors … The three-star recruit was listed as Virginia's No. 27 prospect by Rivals.com. Personal: Born Dec. 6, 1994 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. NEWCOMERS BRANDON PETERS • QB Fr. • Avon, Ind. Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 205 Prep: Passed for 6,843 yards and 79 touchdowns with only 17 interceptions in his high school career … As a senior, threw for 3,103 yards and 37 touchdowns with five interceptions … Accumulated 1,876 passing yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior … Named the 2015 Gatorade Player of the Year in Indiana and the state's Mr. Football … Was a finalist for the Maxwell Football Club's National High School Player of the Year, National Gatorade Player of the Year, and U.S. Army Player of the Year … Ranked by Rivals. com as a four-star prospect, the No. 3 senior in Indiana, and the No. 6 pro-style quarterback and No. 158 overall player nationally. Personal: Born Oct. 15, 1997 … Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and Arts. ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Elig. Hometown (High School) 12 Alex Malzone QB 6-1 222 So. Fr. Farmington Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) 15 Garrett Moores QB 6-3 214 Sr. Jr. Northville, Mich. (Catholic Central) 7 Shane Morris QB 6-3 208 Sr. Jr. Hazel Park, Mich. (De La Salle) 8 John O'Korn QB 6-4 209 Sr. Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 18 Brandon Peters QB 6-5 205 Fr. Fr. Avon, Ind. (Avon) 3 Wilton Speight QB 6-6 239 Jr. So. Richmond, Va. (The Collegiate School) Brandon Peters, who was named Indiana's Mr. Football in 2015, enrolled early and played in the spring game. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL