At this point, two things are crystal clear in Al Borges' offensive backfield. Denard Robinson will start at quarterback and Fitz Toussaint will get first dibs as the team's featured running back. But who else is in line to carry the football for the Wolverines in 2012? If the Michigan ...
There's little question who is expected to take the opening handoff of the 2012 season for the Michigan football team. Offensive coordinator Al Borges said as much earlier this spring. Fitz Toussaint is his tailback, and there's no sense debating it. However, Toussaint's reserve corps seemingly took a big step ...
Fitz Toussaint said he thinks he has an inside track on becoming the Michigan football team's next featured back -- whether he earns the title this year or the next. Offensive coordinator Al Borges just wants someone to produce, regardless of who it is. The Michigan tailbacks have struggled in ...
Michigan football coach Brady Hoke said Monday that senior cornerback Troy Woolfolk is "a little beat up" right now -- so much so, he was lifted for stretches of the Northwestern game. On Tuesday, he made a significant step toward regaining his form.
Michigan junior running back Vincent Smith does a lot of things for his team. On Saturday, he took that up a notch, accomplishing a feat no Wolverine has since at least World War II. The 5-foot-6, 172-pounder ran for a 3-yard touchdown, caught a 28-yard scoring pass and threw for ...
Game balls from the Michigan football team's 58-0 victory Saturday against Minnesota.
Junior Vincent Smith (2) has ascended the Michigan tailback depth chart while senior Michael Shaw has dropped. Michigan football coach Brady Hoke said Wednesday he still expects junior Vincent Smith to start at tailback Saturday against San Diego State. "I would think so," Hoke said. "Fitz (Toussaint) had a good ...
Vincent Smith is 5-foot-6, 172 pounds. He'll never be mistaken for the downhill, between-the-tackles runner the Michigan football coaching staff prefers. But, he does have one thing they're seeking. "This game is about production, not potential," offensive coordinator Al Borges said after the team's practice Tuesday. "If a guy is ...
Michigan football coach Brady Hoke says Vincent Smith will be the lead running back for the Wolverines this week against San Diego State.
A hot topic surrounding the Michigan football team this season has been the debate over who gets the distinction as the team’s featured running back. A popular question for many, but one that junior Vincent Smith could seemingly care less about. “It’s all about the team,” Smith said Saturday following ...
Coming off a bye week, Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez and players -- linebacker Craig Roh, running back Vincent Smith, quarterback Denard Robinson and offensive lineman Stephen Schilling -- look ahead to their night game at Penn State on Saturday (8 p.m., ESPN).
Michigan running back Vincent Smith scores against Bowling Green earlier this season. Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com Vincent Smith realizes that when people talk about the effectiveness of the Michigan football team's running back, they are more than likely referring to sophomore quarterback Denard Robinson. That's hard to argue with considering ...
Vincent Smith stood on the sideline, helmet on, watching Michigan's first spring practice Tuesday. But the sophomore running back won't be taking part in any of the Wolverines' 15 workouts this spring. Smith and five other players are still on the mend from off-season surgeries.
In a preview of a first-round Class A district game, the Ann Arbor Pioneer girls basketball team jumped out to a big early lead and beat visiting Dexter 54-43. The Pioneers' Kamilah Carter scored 10 of her game-high 20 points in the first quarter of Tuesday's Southeastern Conference crossover, leading ...
Running back Vincent Smith expects his right knee to be healthy by next season, and he plans to secure a starting spot in the Michigan football team's lineup. (Photo: Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com)Vincent Smith can’t stand to watch his Michigan football teammates go through winter conditioning. When they’re bouncing from ...
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