Newsstand: Juwan Howard speaks to Michigan football team during fall camp
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Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard made his way to the U-M football facilities Tuesday, serving as a guest speaker for head man Jim Harbaugh‘s crew as they’re one week into fall camp.
has 10 scholarship players listed at the EDGE position. Of those 10, the average weight is 251.9 pounds. And then there’s an outlier — senior Mike Morris at 292 pounds, the sixth-heaviest defensive player on the roster. He’s up 14 pounds from his 2021 listing, and he was intentional about making big gains this offseason.
“It feels great,” Morris said Tuesday evening, speaking to media members one week into Michigan’s fall camp.
After last season ended, Morris went to nutritionist Abigal O’Connor, one of Michigan’s unsung heroes who the players consistently rave about, with a goal in mind.
“I got with Abigail O’Connor, our nutritionist, and I said, ‘I want to be bigger. I want to be bigger. I want to play all levels of our D-line,’” Morris revealed. “So that’s what our game plan was — but I also wanted to maintain my speed and my athleticism. So that was the game plan the whole month of May, and we did that and I feel great.
“I passed my conditioning test with flying colors, running with linebackers, quarterbacks and the tight ends. I feel great.”
Former Michigan assistant coach LaVall Jordan was at U-M from 2010-16, with his daughter, Ava Simone, growing up in Ann Arbor. Now, she’ll attend Michigan, a full-circle moment.
“Excited to see what’s in store for her next and what her next chapter brings!” Jordan wrote on Twitter.
According to a report, Michigan and the Big Ten will no longer appear on ESPN once its new television deal, which has yet to be finalized, takes effect. The conference later released a statement saying negotiations are ongoing and that nothing is final yet.
Yesterday marked 25 days until Michigan kicks off the 2022 season against Colorado State.
Michigan football put the full pads on Wednesday.
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“Andrew Gentry’s really the one that pops the most right now. He’s one offensive lineman that could get a lot of play as a true freshman. And Connor Jones, who was here in the spring as a mid-year freshman, he’s really popped the last couple days. You can see the improvement from him as well. Alessandro Lorenzetti is doing a really good job. You want to talk about the athleticism — he kind of reminds me of Jon Runyan when Jon was first here those first couple years. Super athletic.”
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh on his freshman offensive linemen (via In The Trenches podcast)
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