Jordan Kovacs, named one of three Spirit Award winners Monday night by the Bob Ufer Quarterback Club, is quiet by nature. So is quarterback Denard Robinson. Both are trying to break from their shells to lead the 2012 Michigan football team.
Jordan Kovacs needed two student-body tryouts to make the Michigan football team as a walk-on safety. Now a senior, he's a three-year starter and virtual lock to be named a team captain. So, his inclusion today on the watch list for the Lott IMPACT Trophy -- given to the top ...
First-year Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer is facing a bit of heat this week after a Sporting News report took a scathing look at his tenure at Florida. Say what you will about his character, or the impetus for his departure from the Gators, but the guy can coach ...
Michigan senior strong safety Jordan Kovacs had 75 tackles, four sacks, one interception and two forced fumbles last season for the Wolverines. A year ago, the answer was simple. When spring camp opened, the Michigan football team had two clear leaders on defense in senior linemen Mike Martin and Ryan ...
The Michigan football team opened spring practice over the weekend and MGoBlue.com shared video highlights on YouTube Monday. Check out the Wolverines “knocking the winter rust off,” along with comments from coach Brady Hoke, quarterback Denard Robinson and safety Jordan Kovacs, who said things were “sloppy at times, but that’s ...
Did Jordan Kovacs fake an injury to slow the Nebraska offense? Michigan defensive coordinator Greg Mattison has a firm opinion: "Jordan Kovacs would never do something that was not ethical, or was not part of what Michigan teaches."
When Greg Mattison first sat down for a meeting with the Michigan football team's defensive players prior to spring practice, he drew a line in the sand. You could be a baby rabbit or an armadillo. One group plays, the other watches. There is no in between. "You can't have ...
Michigan junior safety Jordan Kovacs wasn't interested in discussing how his injured knee felt Saturday. "Felt great," Kovacs said Saturday with a stern face following the Wolverines 24-16 loss at Iowa. After having his streak of 28 consecutive starts snapped against Purdue last week due to a knee injury, Kovacs ...
With all the experimenting offensive coordinator Al Borges has done with with his deuce formation, Michigan football fans have a natural question: When will backup quarterback Devin Gardner throw a pass to starting QB Denard Robinson? Borges was adamant Tuesday in his refusal to answer any questions regarding the possibility ...
Junior safety Jordan Kovacs appeared to warm up with the secondary during the Michigan football team's practice Tuesday, but did not participate on the first-team snap that was available to the media. Kovacs is dealing with a knee injury that kept him out of the 13th-ranked Wolverines' 36-14 win against ...
For the first time in 28 games Saturday, the Michigan football team played without junior safety Jordan Kovacs in the starting lineup. How much longer will the Wolverines be without their most consistent defensive back? "He's day to day," Michigan coach Brady Hoke said Monday. "He ran around and did ...
Michigan junior safety Jordan Kovacs is not on the dress list and will not play Saturday against Purdue. A school spokesman said Kovacs suffered a knee injury and has not practiced since. A source told AnnArbor.com that Kovacs is questionable for the Iowa game as well because of the injury. ...
It didn't start out pretty, but that didn't matter. Michigan junior quarterback Denard Robinson threw for 337 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions and the defense pitched a second-half shutout in a 42-24 win at Northwestern. The Wolverines improved to 6-0, 2-0 in Big Ten play and will head to ...
Jordan Kovacs’ best offer coming out of high school was a chance to be a preferred walk-on at Toledo. That's becoming increasingly hard to believe.
A big hit and 10 tackles earned Michigan junior safety Jordan Kovacs an award.
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