This is one of the most exciting NFL Draft seasons for Michigan fans in years, probably even surpassing the 2017 draft when Taco Charlton was taken in the first round, Jourdan Lewis seemed like a borderline first rounder, and several others were drafted. A couple players are expected to go in the first round, and another player is considered to be one of the top few players at his position.
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Stewart Mandel lists the top 25 college head football coaches (LINK). Unlike his buddy Bruce Feldman, Mandel doesn’t have Jim Harbaugh in the top 25. How does a guy who’s won 10 games in three of the last four seasons not end up in the top 25? I listened to The Audible, Mandel and Feldman’s podcast, and Mandel’s excuse was that the expectation should be higher at Michigan. By the way, Pat Fitzgerald of Northwestern (Mandel’s alma mater) is #17.
Here’s the longer Rich Eisen interview with Chase Winovich:
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Dion Caputi, a guy I’ve never heard of but who attended the Combine, shared his thoughts on Karan Higdon and Zach Gentry as we get closer to draft time (LINK).
This is the interesting case of Baylor’s Blake Lynch, who has played five positions at for the Golden Bears (LINK).
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Michigan players had a pretty darn good NFL Scouting Combine this past weekend with several of their numbers jumping out.
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Michigan got a transfer defensive end commitment today (LINK).
Cover 1 takes a look at the injury Chase Winovich suffered that might affect his NFL draft stock (LINK).
Here’s your daily vague Aaron McMann piece, this one on Donovan Peoples-Jones (LINK).
Devin Bush, Jr. slid in Mel Kiper, Jr.’s new mock draft (LINK).
Cade McNamara is pushing Shea Patterson in the weight room (LINK).
Fred Jackson’s son, Josh Jackson, is transferring from Virginia Tech to Maryland (LINK).