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Inside Michigan’s Plan for Smith Snowden: Nickel and Linchpin

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NCAA Football: Arizona State at Utah
Utah nickel back Smith Snowden. (Rob Gray-Imagn Images)

Michigan did not take a developmental flier when it added Smith Snowden out of the transfer portal. It took a proven Big 12 defensive back who already understands the demands of a Kyle Whittingham–run program and now follows that standard to Ann Arbor.

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