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Michigan Wolverines football freshman running back Blake Corum scored two touchdowns in his first season. (USA TODAY Sports Images) "I learned that it’s bigger than football. Everyone from the team can play football. It comes down to what your IQ is like," Corum said. "Can you read the defenses? Can you read the over and under fronts? Can you tell which blitz is coming? That’s where I had to go with it. "I knew I could play, I knew I had speed, I knew I had power — but I feel I was lacking the IQ part. So I really took time and got in the classroom, really just understanding ev...

Washington’s draft was packed with elite athletes. How has that worked out in the past? Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images If there was a single theme unifying the picks that the Washington Football Team made in the 2021 draft - beyond being “good culture guys” - it would be top-end athleticism. Mathematician Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb, on Twitter) developed a tool called “Relative Athletic Score” (RAS) to compare how players at various positions stack up against one another on key stature and athleticism metrics. Washington’s 2021 draft class is pretty impressive in that regard...

Jim Harbaugh raves about Aidan Hutchinson’s offseason: ‘He’s come back full force’ Updated May 10, 2021; Posted May 10, 2021 Michigan defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson (97) celebrates after Michigan recovered a fumble in double over time to defeat Army, 24-21, in their college football game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, on Saturday, September 7, 2019. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com Facebook Share He may not have been 100 percent during the spring, still recovering from offseason surgery to repair his broken ankle, but Aidan Hutchinson’s work ethic wa...

Battle brewing for two starting spots along Michigan’s offensive line Updated 8:12 AM; Today 8:10 AM Michigan offensive lineman Chuck Filiaga (66) tries to keep Penn State defensive lineman P.J. Mustipher (97) out of the backfield in the first quarter of their Big Ten football game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, on Saturday, November 28, 2020. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com Facebook Share Michigan’s football team closed spring practice with three starters determined along its offensive line. The Wolverines now enter the summer looking for two more — as com...

There is also plenty of excitement within the Michigan fan base, and program, about freshman early enrollee J.J. McCarthy, a former four-star, top-50 recruit nationally. "J.J. was terrific as a mid-year freshman, and got himself all the way up to No. 2 [on the depth chart]," Harbaugh revealed. And then there is freshman Dan Villari, who did not appear in a game last season. At 6-4, 227 pounds, Villari is a dual-threat quarterback with a lot of strength. Harbaugh said the Wolverines are experimenting with some of the things they can do with Villari, moving him around and finding a way to get...