Newsstand: Sherrone Moore talks where offensive mentality originated
Michigan Wolverines head coach Sherrone Moore and his “SMASH” mentality was something that was instilled in him as a child, he told Champions Circle’s “The L.A.B” podcast this week:
“It started when I was a younger kid. My dad was a military man. He’s a retired Master Sergeant. He did everything with a lot of discipline and was actually a boxer in the military. As I grew up and learned to love the game, I saw the mentality meant so much, especially down in the trenches. My mentors, Bob Stoops and Charlie Strong, all said it starts up front. It’s very cliche to say that, but it’s true. We’re not going to run the ball 32 times in a row every game like we did against Penn State. But sometimes you might have to. Good spread teams run the football. The Chiefs aren’t lining up in 12-13 personnel every play.”
Michigan’s offensive identity will continue to be set at the top by the head coach, and Moore is looking forward to continuing to build his relationship with offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell:
“I was so close to them last year, and we worked hand-in-hand and developed such a great chemistry as a staff. From an offensive perspective, we were completely aligned as a group, as a unit, as a staff and with all the players. Super excited for Coach Campbell. He’s going to do a heck of a job. All those guys on that side of the ball are phenomenal coaches, phenomenal people, and phenomenal recruiters and it’s going to be really cool to watch them elevate this program. It’ll be better than when I was calling plays and doing things. I’m super stoked for them. My relationship with them is great. I’m always hard on the O-line, and they know they don’t have a choice. That’s how it’s going to be. But I love them and want to make sure that we’re in a great place.”
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“It’s going to be hard losing key guys who’ve been here in this program for 4-5 years laying down the foundation and have been through the peaks and the low points. I’m sad to see them go. The leaders that we had last year uplifting our standard and allowing guys like me and the rest of the other leaders like Max Bredesen, Myles Hinton, Will [Johnson] Mason [Graham], Ernest [Hausmann], Makari [Paige], Rod [Moore]…guys who have played big-time football, who have seen low points like losing to Georgia and TCU. It now gives us the opportunity to be able to lead.
– Michigan RB Donovan Edwards on the leadership and culture in Ann Arbor heading into 2024
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