Michigan football knows ‘the blueprint’ — and knows its depth players are ready to step up

INDIANAPOLIS — A reporter merely mentioned a conversation recently finished with Michigan football’s Max Bredeson to Sherrone Moore and he immediately couldn’t contain himself.

“Gosh, isn’t he awesome?” the H-back’s new head coach interjected before Bredeson’s name was even finished. “He’s the best.”

And indeed, by the time the question was repeated, Moore loved what he had to say.

See, the Wolverines are at a rather peculiar crossroads.

Michigan Wolverines tight end Max Bredeson speaks to the media during Big Ten media days at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Thursday, July 25, 2024.

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They have the longest active winning streak in the nation — 15 straight wins last season en route to the program’s first national championship since 1997 — but they haven’t been found this summer on pundits’ lists of College Football Playoff contenders.

In fact, U-M was picked by the media this week to finish fourth in its own conference — a product of the strength at the top of the newly expanded Big Ten (hello, Oregon), as well as the questions surrounding a roster that saw more than two dozen players leave (including a program-record 13 of whom were selected in April’s NFL draft).

From the outside, the turnover seemingly left holes throughout Schembechler Hall: U-M has to replace 10 starters on offense (including the entire starting offensive line), another seven on defense, as well as the entire defensive coaching staff.

But Bredeson said he doesn’t see a team turning to players without experience. He sees teammates who were the depth behind a magical championship run now getting the chance to write their own story.

“The theme I’ve been thinking of is, we have the blueprint, but you can’t be happy with that,” Bredeson began….

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Author : Detroit Free Press

Publish date : 2024-07-26 10:09:30

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