Tag: Tyrone Wheatley

All-Time Leaders: Top Bowl Game Performances

With Michigan’s post-season coming up, here’s a look at Michigan’s top performances in bowl games over the years.

NOTE: This took a lot of time to sift through the various games, so if I missed a top performance, let me know!

SINGLE GAME PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS

1. 373 yards – Chad Henne (2007 vs. Florida)
2. 369 yards – Tom Brady (1999 vs. Alabama)
3. 343 yards – J.J. McCarthy (2022 vs. TCU)
4. 319 yards – John Navarre (2002 vs. Florida)
5. 309 yards – Chad Henne (2006 vs. USC)

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2021 Ex-Wolverine Updates: Coaches Post-Season Edition

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With all the news surrounding coaching movement in the off-season, there’s a lot to cover. First of all, though, I want to mention that former defensive coordinator Greg Robinson, who worked under Rich Rodriguez in 2009-2010, passed away from Alzheimer’s complications at the age of 70.

FORMER COACHES

Don Brown (Head Coach, UMass): UMass hired Brown to be its new head coach. This is actually his second stint as the head coach of the Minutemen; he was there from 2004-2008 and went 43-19, the best five-year record in school history. But that was when the program was in FCS (DI-AA), so this is a level up in competition.

Erik Campbell (Wide Receivers, Bowling Green State): Campbell finished up his third season as BGSU’s wide receivers coach.

Tony Dews (Running Backs, Tennessee Titans): Dews had been the running backs coach for the Titans since 2018.

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Michigan’s 10 Longest Plays vs. Iowa

Michigan joined what is now the Big Ten conference in 1896 and Iowa followed in 1899, but in that long span (albeit some years without official statistics), there have been a lot of big plays. Hayden Fry got Iowa’s program going in the right direction during the 1980s and 1990s, and Kirk Ferentz has continued that trend since.

1. Tyrone Wheatley 82-yard rushing touchdown (1992)
2. John Navarre 77-yard pass to Tyrece Butler (2001)
3. John Navarre 71-yard pass to Jason Avant (2003)
4. Jim Maddock 65-yard touchdown pass to Ron Kramer (1955)
5. Jim Pace 65-yard punt return touchdown (1957)
6. Steve Breaston 64-yard kickoff return (2006)
7. Rick Leach 63-yard touchdown pass to Russell Davis (1977)
8. Jim Maddock 60-yard touchdown pass to Ron Maentz (1955)
9. Jamie Morris 60-yard kickoff return (1985)
10. Elvis Grbac 59-yard pass to Yale VanDyne (1991)

Hit the jump for video if the first couple plays.

Michigan’s 10 Longest Plays vs. Northwestern

Here’s a look at the top ten longest plays over the years against the Northwestern Wildcats.

1. Jehu Chesson 96-yard kickoff return touchdown (2015)
2. Jamie Morris 80-yard kickoff return (1984)
3. Anthony Carter 78-yard punt return touchdown (1979)
4. Tyrone Wheatley 74-yard touchdown run (1991)
5. Steve Breaston 67-yard punt return touchdown (2004)
6. Elvis Grbac 65-yard pass to Amani Toomer (1992)
7. Elvis Grbac 64-yard touchdown pass to Desmond Howard (1991)
8. Stan Edwards 62-yard kickoff return (1977)
9. Lawrence Ricks 60-yard touchdown run (1981)
10. Anthony Thomas 60-yard touchdown run (1999)
11. John Kolesar 60-yard punt return (1988)

Hit the jump to see video of the top three plays.

Anatomy of a Running Back Substitution, Part 1

I’ve seen a lot of criticism over the years – but especially in 2020 – about Michigan’s running back rotation. There has been a lot of blame put on running backs coach Jay Harbaugh for using too many backs, not giving Hassan Haskins enough carries, not giving Zach Charbonnet enough carries, not giving Blake Corum enough carries, not giving Chris Evans enough carries, etc.

First, a brief history of the running back rotation under Jim Harbaugh for the top four running backs:

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