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The injury to Jake Ryan affected a few positions along Michigan's depth chart at linebacker, such as moving Brennen Beyer from defensive end, Desmond Morgan back to MIKE from WILL. Michigan still has some needs that are being addressed in recruiti...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- While Michigan's offense has a bunch of questions surrounding who will play where and how much time freshmen might see, the Wolverines' defense has other issues. These, though, aren't so bad. Michigan has significant depth -...

Every Thursday our writers sit down to chat about three topics surrounding Michigan sports. This week, they take a look at the past national title game, the ensuing spring game and the 2014 recruiting class. 1) What will you remember most about th...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Linebacker Jake Ryan was supposed to be the brightest spot of the Wolverines defense next year. A season removed from being Michigan's leading tackler, the expectations were high -- Michigan's MVP? Big Ten defensive player of the ...

Michigan has suffered a huge setback early in spring practice, as the team announced Wednesday that junior linebacker Jake Ryan tore his ACL during Tuesday's practice. Ryan is the team's top returning defensive player, having led the Wolverines la...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Brady Hoke and Greg Mattison arrived at Michigan a little more than two years ago with a defensive plan in hand. They had both coached here before, knew each other well and had similar philosophies for how defenses should go. N...

Michigan begins spring practice on Saturday with both some question marks and some major returning talent. Brady Hoke says of his team: "We're very young. But these guys have a lot of fight to them." There will also be a lot of fighting for starting ...

Over the next week, WolverineNation will give a brief look at five players to keep an eye on during spring practice for varying reasons. ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Throughout last season, he showed flashes of potential and production whenever he was giv...

Each week, Tom, Mike and Chantel sit down to talk about three topics surrounding Michigan sports and recruiting. This week, they take a look back at the Wolverines' football freshmen who didn't redshirt, the basketball team's drop in the polls, and a...

Over the next few weeks, WolverineNation will look at every position on the Michigan roster and give a depth chart analysis of each position on the roster heading into the offseason. The one spot where Michigan will be breaking in a new linebacke...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- If there is an underrated assistant coach on Michigan's staff, it might very well be linebackers coach Mark Smith. After seeing how much Michigan's linebackers improved this season and how every one of them maximized his abilit...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The regular season has concluded for Michigan and one thing is very clear after 12 games for the Wolverines. Michigan's defense was very good this season and has the potential to be even better in 2013. The Wolverines' lineback...

Detroit Cass Tech has long been a Michigan football pipeline. From senior defensive lineman Will Campbell to freshman linebacker Royce Jenkins-Stone to a good portion of the Wolverines secondary (junior Thomas Gordon, sophomore Delonte Hollowell a...

Michigan had 17 true freshmen on the trip to Dallas for the season opener, and 12 actually saw playing time against Alabama.

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Some college football prospects have the opportunity to experience the recruiting process with an older brother, which allows them to be a step ahead when they actually go through it. But for players like running back/linebacker Gary Hosey (Detroi...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Two weeks from now, Michigan will have some hard data to work with. It will have faced one of the best teams in the country, Alabama, and either succeeded or failed. But the Wolverines will have answers to many of their lingeri...