Harbaugh Doesn't Rule Out Michigan QB Speight For Year
Wilton Speight was hurt in the first quarter of last month's victory at Purdue. Harbaugh reiterated he expects Speight to miss multiple weeks.
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Wilton Speight was hurt in the first quarter of last month's victory at Purdue. Harbaugh reiterated he expects Speight to miss multiple weeks.
Through two and half seasons with Harbaugh at the helm, Michigan is a combined 1-4 versus Ohio State and Michigan State.
Of his team's offensive performance, Harbaugh said, "There's just not enough good things."
On the positive side, the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance student said his dad was very encouraging when he came out to him last year in the wake of the tumultuous political election.
Speight was injured versus Purdue when he sustained a late hit toward the neck/head area after being sacked.
Black led Michigan receivers in both receptions (11) and yards (149) through the season's first three games.
A couple of Black's teammates expressed hope that he'd be alright, but the injury appears to be worse than most expected.
Quarterback Wilton Speight almost has to pinch himself when he watches the 18-year-old do his thing.
In four red-zone trips versus Air Force, Michigan ran 12 plays for minus-one yard.
There's no denying that a disproportional amount of attention has been paid to one position on the roster.
Jason Whitlock of Speak For Yourself on Fox Sports 1 says Jim Harbaugh would be the perfect guy to replace Chuck Pagano in Indianapolis. His co-hosts agreed, but don't believe it'll actually happen.
Does it ever become fun? Is there ever a point when the coach can put aside the stress and bask in the moment?
"He does his yelling, but he's definitely being patient, too. He knows that guys are going to mess up."
The one area in which Harbaugh voiced some frustration with Speight was his ball security.
"Now he got close last year, but close doesn't cut it," former Michigan running back Jamie Morris said. "He's got to beat Ohio State"
No. 11 Michigan opens the season Saturday against No. 17 Florida in Texas.
The rest of the schools in the Big Ten released their 2017 rosters nearly a month ago.
If you can't get enough of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, you are in luck.
Michigan preaches tradition with everything they do.
University of Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel appeared on CBS 62's "Michigan Matters" in an exclusive wide reaching interview with Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain and discussed prospects for the 2017 football season.
Have you ever dreamed of playing at the University of Michigan for Jim Harbaugh?
"It's not to say anything is set in stone right now, but I think that the two guys have created a little bit of separation," Harbaugh told reporters.
Jim Harbaugh has won on and off the field in his two years at Michigan, posting a pair of 10-3 seasons and generating a lot of publicity with his outside-the-box approach.
'For Harbaugh and Kiffin, it's all about the spotlight.'
USA Today released its win-loss predictions for all 130 FBS teams on Monday, and they have both the Wolverines and Spartans returning to the postseason in 2017.
