Ex-Wolverine Updates

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12Oct 2011
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Ex-Wolverine Updates

Marquis Maze (#4) had 93 receiving yards on Saturday.

Former Michigan WR Toney Clemons had 3 catches for 31 yards in Colorado’s 48-7 loss to Stanford this past weekend.

Former Michigan commit and current Alabama WR Marquis Maze had 9 receptions for 93 yards in Saturday’s 34-0 win over Vanderbilt.  He leads the team in both receiving and punt returns.

Former Michigan RB Sam McGuffie had 1 carry for 5 yards and 3 receptions for 24 yards in Saturday’s 28-6 Rice victory over Memphis.

Former Michigan commit and current Tar Heel H-back Christian Wilson had 1 reception for 14 yards in Saturday’s 14-7 victory over Louisville.

Check out the Ex-Wolverine Encyclopedia for the status of other early departures.

14Sep 2011
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Ex-Wolverine Updates

Sam McGuffie gets tackled by a dude with no helmet.  Shame, shame, shame.

Former Michigan safety Vladimir Emilien is no longer on the Toledo Rockets roster.

Former Michigan running back Sam McGuffie had 9 carries for 48 yards (5.3 yards per carry) in Rice’s victory over Purdue on Saturday.  He also caught 2 passes for 38 yards and 1 touchdown.

Former Michigan commit Bryce McNeal, who plays for Clemson, caught 1 pass for 8 yards in Saturday’s 35-27 victory over Wofford.

Former Michigan commit Christian Wilson, who plays for North Carolina, caught 1 pass for 7 yards in Saturday’s 24-22 victory over Rutgers.

Further information on these players and more is available in the Ex-Wolverine Encyclopedia.

8Sep 2011
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Ex-Wolverine Encyclopedia Update

Adrian Witty (#8) helps recover a fumble in Saturday’s win over Austin Peay

Former quarterback commit Shavodrick Beaver was going to sit out the upcoming season as an academic redshirt at Tulsa, but instead he decided to transfer to Midwestern State, a school in his hometown of Wichita Falls.  Beaver was a part of the 2009 class until the December prior to National Signing Day.

Former Michigan running back Sam McGuffie had 1 carry for 4 yards in a 34-9 loss to Texas.  McGuffie had a leg injury and the coaches didn’t want him to worsen the injury.

Former Michigan safety/linebacker Brandon Smith is no longer on the roster at Temple.

Former Michigan wide receiver Je’ron Stokes is transferring to Bowling Green State University.  His younger brother Malik is a redshirt freshman quarterback for the Falcons.

Former tight end/fullback commit Christian Wilson had 2 receptions for 37 yards in North Carolina’s 42-10 victory over James Madison.

Former Michigan signee Adrian Witty didn’t start in Saturday’s game for Cincinnati, but he notched 5 tackles as a backup cornerback against Austin Peay.

Check out the Ex-Wolverine Encyclopedia for more.

28Jan 2010
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What Could Have Been . . . Christian Wilson

Christian Wilson (#33)
Christian Wilson, a 6’3″, 235 lb. running back/tight end from McKees Rocks, PA, committed to Michigan back in 2007. He was expected to be a part of the class of 2008 after Lloyd Carr convinced him that he could play an H-back role in Mike Debord’s offense. It’s somewhat odd that Carr would recruit a guy for a position that didn’t really exist when he probably knew that he wouldn’t be there past the 2007 season.

Regardless, the hiring of Rich Rodriguez forced Wilson to rethink his options. Rodriguez honored the offer and told him that he could play linebacker, but Wilson wasn’t interested. He pictured himself as an offensive player, but Wilson would only fit Rodriguez’s offense as a fullback . . . and Rodriguez molds his fullbacks out of walk-ons.

Wilson took the hint and opened up his recruitment. He committed to North Carolina and played as a freshman. He caught 2 passes for 19 yards as a true freshman in 2008 and added 5 more catches for 30 yards in 2009.

Michigan’s starting fullback in 2009 was Kevin Grady, who notched 10 carries for 80 yards and 1 touchdown. He also caught 5 passes for 29 yards.

Grady was probably a better player for Michigan’s offense, but moving forward, the fullback duties will fall to fifth year senior Mark Moundros and redshirt junior John McColgan. It would be nice to have an athlete of Wilson’s caliber to play fullback, but considering the fact that a former 5-star running back in Grady only touched the ball 15 times, committing a four-year scholarship to a fullback might not make a great deal of sense. It would be nice to have an extra inside linebacker on the roster, but if Wilson didn’t want to play defense, he probably wouldn’t be great at it, anyway.