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Michigan's All-Time 10 Best RBs

09:08 AM ET 06.18

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Anybody who knows anything about College Football knows that Michigan has a long history of producing tremendous running backs. The task of assembling a list of the 10 best was very difficult and certainly I have left off some worthy backs. I will mention some of them at the end of this column. Since the Big Ten actually has 11 teams I decided that this list of Michigan???s 10 best running backs could have 11 running backs. Something to keep in mind is that I did not list Bob Chappuis here. Even though he is generally considered a halfback, I think he should be listed with the QBs and he will…

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Michigan's Lewan and Gordon Primed for Breakout Seasons

01:36 PM ET 06.16

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Every season a new crop of freshmen and redshirt freshmen have the chance to make their mark in College Football. Last year Tate Forcier made an immediate impact and led Michigan to a 4-0 start. Who will it be this year? The Wolverines have two redshirt freshmen who could make major contributions this fall. Those players, who received rave reviews from their teammates at the spring game, are Taylor Lewan and Cam Gordon.
Lewan, at 6-foot-8, 290 pounds is a beast. According to Zoltan Mesko, Lewan can run a 4.8 40-yard dash, which is freakishly fast for somebody his size. ???He is an amazing…

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16 Things with the Wolverines

08:31 AM ET 06.16

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For College Football fans this time of year can bring about conflicting emotions. Spring practice is fading away in the rearview mirror and fall practice is still 3 months out. We can???t wait for the season to start, but we don???t want to wish away a summer that is just getting started. I figured this would be a good time to share 16 things about Michigan Football that you can ponder while sifting through the self-imposed sanctions
1. Michigan AD David Brandon, who is drawing rave reviews from everybody, recently announced that Michigan???s agreement with Notre Dame to extend the series for…

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