Interior offensive lineman Stephen Spanellis announced after the Citrus Bowl that he would be transferring. He just finished his fourth year at Michigan, so he will have just one year remaining.
The Under Armour All-American Game will be played on January 2 at 6:00 p.m. EST and broadcast on ESPN.
Michigan commits selected for the game are:
RB Blake Corum
OT Micah Mazzccua
DE Braiden McGregor (not participating due to injury)
CB Andre Seldon, Jr.
Mazzccua did not sign with Michigan in the early signing period – and may not in February, either – but he is still verbally committed to the Wolverines.
Well, that last 30 minutes was ugly. Michigan was up 16-14 at halftime. That included some field goals in the red zone instead of touchdowns, and allowing some big plays to Alabama’s offense. But altogether, a 16-14 halftime lead is better than most of us were expecting. But then Michigan gave up 21 unanswered points, failing to muster much of anything on defense. It was a demoralizing second half.
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With the lovely triumvirate of holidays, traveling, and illness, I ran out of time to put together a full breakdown of Alabama’s passing offense and rushing offense against Michigan’s defense. So here’s a mini-preview and some final predictions.
There are probably some controversial choices here – starting with the quarterback choice – but if I were putting together an all-star squad from the 2010-2019 seasons, here’s who I would want on my team.
QUARTERBACK: Jake Rudock RUNNING BACK: Fitzgerald Toussaint FULLBACK/H-BACK: Khalid Hill WIDE RECEIVER: Jeremy Gallon WIDE RECEIVER: Junior Hemingway TIGHT END: Jake Butt OFFENSIVE TACKLE: Taylor Lewan OFFENSIVE GUARD: Ben Bredeson CENTER: David Molk OFFENSIVE GUARD: Patrick Omameh OFFENSIVE TACKLE: Mason Cole OFFENSIVE ALL-PURPOSE: Denard Robinson
DEFENSIVE END: Chase Winovich DEFENSIVE END: Taco Charlton DEFENSIVE TACKLE: Maurice Hurst, Jr. DEFENSIVE TACKLE: Mike Martin OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: Jake Ryan INSIDE LINEBACKER: Devin Bush, Jr. INSIDE LINEBACKER: Ben Gedeon CORNERBACK: Jourdan Lewis CORNERBACK: David Long SAFETY: Jarrod Wilson SAFETY: Dymonte Thomas NICKEL: Jabrill Peppers DEFENSIVE ALL-PURPOSE: Jordan Kovacs
PUNTER: Will Hart KICKER: Kenny Allen PUNT RETURNER: Donovan Peoples-Jones KICKOFF RETURNER: Giles Jackson