Tag: Mike Hart

Mike Hart, Wolverine

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I would say “again,” but I wasn’t blogging about recruiting back in 2004 when Mike Hart committed to Michigan as a player.

Hart is joining Michigan’s coaching staff as running backs coach after spending the past several years coaching at Eastern Michigan (2011-2013), Western Michigan (2014-2015), Syracuse (2016), and Indiana (2017-2020). That followed a college career with the Wolverines, when he finished as Michigan’s leading career rusher, and a short career with the Indianapolis Colts. Hart happens to be the last Michigan running back to get drafted, an agonizingly long gap since 2008.

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All-Time Career Rushing Yardage Leaders

I thought I had already created this post, but I guess not. So here are the all-time leading rushers in Michigan history:

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Ranking Michigan’s Running Backs

Tim Biakabutuka

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I went through the process of ranking Michigan’s quarterbacks (LINK), which created a lot of debate. This has been in the works for a long time, but here’s a look at my ranking of running backs, going back to the beginning of the Lloyd Carr era.

To be considered for this list, a running back must have started at least ten games in a Michigan uniform*, which roughly equals one full season’s worth of starts with some wiggle room for being banged up a little bit.

*There are two exceptions to this for different reasons, which you’ll see in the post.

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All-Time Freshman Rushing Yardage Leaders

1. 1,455 yards (Mike Hart, 2004)
2. 748 yards (Ricky Powers, 1990)
3. 726 yards (Zach Charbonnet, 2019)
4. 614 yards (Chris Evans, 2016)
5. 573 yards (Jamie Morris, 1984)
6. 552 yards (Rick Leach, 1975)*
7. 549 yards (Anthony Thomas, 1997)
8. 548 yards (Tyrone Wheatley, 1991)
9. 417 yards (Chris Perry, 2000)
10. 351 yards (Denard Robinson, 2009)*

*Quarterbacks

Ex-Wolverine Updates: Coaches, Summer 2019

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I do Ex-Wolverine Updates throughout the season, but I generally don’t include former coaches. In this case I have listed every Michigan coach over the past twenty years that is still in the game (for example, I think Steve Szabo, Stan Parrish, Bobby Morrison, Greg Robinson, etc. are retired permanently). There’s no way to keep track of every former Michigan player toiling away as a high school assistant coach or D-III strength and conditioning guy, but if you have any additions to the list, please let me know. I’m sure I’ve missed a few guys who are coaching or graduate assistant-ing.

For more Ex-Wolverine news, check out these posts on transfers (LINK) and former commits (LINK).