Michigan football offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell stepped to the lectern inside Al Glick Field House to give his thoughts on the year ahead and was peppered with question after question about his new-look offense.
The defending national champion Wolverines officially begin their title defense when fall camp begins Wednesday and heading into the first week of the new year, all signs indicate the defense (like in the spring) is well ahead of the attack.
Frankly, that shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
Michigan quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell watches warmups before the Indiana game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
The defense returns a trio of projected first round picks in cornerback Will Johnson and defensive tackles Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant from last year’s unit which ranked No. 1 in the country in points allowed and yards against, while the offense returns just a single full-time starter: tight end Colston Loveland.
The pieces on Campbell’s side of the ball are less-known commodities than those at the disposal of new defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, however, that didn’t stop U-M’s former analyst turned quarterbacks coached turned offensive coordinator from gushing about his group that he says is more experienced than it gets credit for.
“We’ve got a lot of guys coming back who got a lot of playing time like Tyler Morris, and if you don’t consider him a starter, you better consider Semaj Morgan a starter,” he began. “When we had a fullback in the game, Max Bredeson was a starter. We have Josh Priebe, yeah he didn’t start here but he started at Northwestern. Myles Hinton started last season, so we have a lot of guys with experience.
“The players we have in the room are just so explosive and dynamic … I couldn’t be any more confident in the ability of those guys.”
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Publish date : 2024-07-31 10:10:59
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