Articles tagged: Ryan Van Bergen
Ryan Van Bergen agrees to join Carolina as free agent minutes after draft
Posted: Apr 28, 2012Ryan Van Bergen was told he wouldn't last past the sixth round of the NFL Draft. As the dust began to settle on the day's final rounds, though, the Michigan defensive lineman was left without ... Read more »
Former Michigan DL Ryan Van Bergen told he'll be selected in 6th round
Posted: Apr 27, 2012Ryan Van Bergen was one of the most productive defensive linemen in the Big Ten the past four seasons. He also hurt himself in the Sugar Bowl this year, wasn't invited to the combine and ... Read more »
Ryan Van Bergen draws rave reviews, Kevin Koger limited by injury at Michigan pro day
Posted: Mar 15, 2012Ryan Van Bergen was lauded for playing through a painful ligament sprain in his foot during the Sugar Bowl. But as the euphoria from the BCS victory wore off, reality set in. The injury was ... Read more »
Ryan Van Bergen fighting through foot injury in preparation for NFL Draft
Posted: Jan 15, 2012PLYMOUTH — Ryan Van Bergen played through the Sugar Bowl on one foot, as the other sent excruciating pain coursing through his leg. He had to be helped onto a stage for the postgame news ... Read more »
Sugar Bowl: Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20 (OT): Game balls: Brendan Gibbons, Junior Hemingway and others
Posted: Jan 04, 2012Game balls from the Michigan football team's 23-20 overtime victory over Virginia Tech in the 2011 Sugar Bowl. Read more »
Michigan's Ryan Van Bergen, and his illustrious hair, finishes career as de facto captain
Posted: Jan 02, 2012NEW ORLEANS — Ryan Van Bergen's name won't be found anywhere on the Schembechler Hall wall that honors past Michigan football captains. That doesn't make him any less of a team leader. The Whitehall, Mich., ... Read more »
Notebook: Michigan defense shuts down Ohio State in final seconds
Posted: Nov 26, 2011The Michigan football team's defense made a stunning turnaround in nearly every statistical category this season. On Saturday against Ohio State, though, the Wolverine defenders reverted to a few old habits, allowing a handful of ... Read more »
Van Bergen: Michigan's front 4 better than any in the country
Posted: Nov 14, 2011The Michigan football team's defensive turnaround is impossible to miss -- it's becoming one of the great national stories of the year -- but coaches and players have been slow to acknowledge they had arrived. ... Read more »
Michigan's Ryan Van Bergen named co-Big Ten defensive player of the week for dominating effort
Posted: Nov 14, 2011Ryan Van Bergen takes down Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase. Ryan Van Bergen won't think the Michigan football team's defense is good enough until its the best in the Big Ten. The defense isn't quite there ... Read more »
Video: Greg Mattison, Brady Hoke and Ryan Van Bergen discuss Michigan's 31-14 win over Illinois
Posted: Nov 12, 2011CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- All season long, Michigan football defensive coordinator Greg Mattison has been calling for his unit to perform like a true "Michigan defense." On Saturday, he finally got what he wanted as the ... Read more »
Michigan's Ryan Van Bergen enjoys the 'feng shui' of Iowa's pink locker rooms (seriously)
Posted: Oct 31, 2011Ryan Van Bergen made Michigan football history Monday. The feat couldn't be verified, as the Wolverines, for some reason, don't keep statistics for references to "feng shui" in a news conference, but Van Bergen's drop ... Read more »
Notebook: Michigan football players spend their day of rest getting work done
Posted: Oct 24, 2011Kevin Koger had a revelation Saturday during the Michigan football team's lone off date of the season. "I figured I need a hobby," the senior tight end said. "I didn't have football, so I was ... Read more »
The Michigan defensive line finally breaks through
Posted: Sep 24, 2011Michigan football coach Brady Hoke speaks endlessly about wanting to "feel" his defensive line's impact throughout the course of a game. Hoke felt his front four more Saturday. And so did San Diego State quarterback ... Read more »
Notebook: Hoke, players not worried about Denard Robinson's passing numbers
Posted: Sep 19, 2011Michigan junior quarterback Denard Robinson doesn't need help running the football. Through three games, he's averaged 117.3 rushing yards and has an average of 7.0 yards per rush. But in the Wolverines' new hybrid offense, ... Read more »
video: Michigan football linemen Ryan Van Bergen and Taylor Lewan discuss progress in fall camp
Posted: Aug 26, 2011Michigan senior defensive end Ryan Van Bergen and sophomore offensive tackle Taylor Lewan go head-to-head every day in fall camp. "I know what Ryan’s going to do before he does it and vice versa," Lewan ... Read more »
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