Wolverine Cubs: Impact Freshman Tate Forcier

With the transition process from a pro-style offense to Rich Rodriguez’s spread offense still continuing, Michigan will see freshman and red-shirt freshman see significant playing time again this year. None more so than freshman quarterback Tate Forcier. 

 

His Recruitment

Forcier was first noticed at the Northern California Nike camp after his freshman season. Already, Forcier had…
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Michigan offers Paulus chance to compete at QB

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg
As amazing as it sounds, former Duke basketball player Greg Paulus has an offer from Michigan to compete for the starting quarterback job this fall.
Paulus visited the Wolverines' final practice of the spring on Tuesday and met with head coach Rich Rodriguez and his assistants. He's receiving interest from other college teams, including his…
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Paulus visits Michigan practice, could play at Duke

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Former Duke basketball player Greg Paulus is interested in returning to his football roots, and Michigan has emerged as a possible destination. 
Paulus visited the Wolverines' final practice of the spring on Tuesday and talked with head coach Rich Rodriguez about the possibility of playing quarterback for the team in 2009, sources told…
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John L., Mallett together at Arkansas

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg
It sounds like the start to a Big Ten joke.
What do you get when you cross a former Michigan State coach, a former Michigan quarterback and an SEC team without a punter?
They're finding out right now in Fayetteville, Ark.
Former Michigan quarterback Ryan Mallett, who transferred to Arkansas shortly after Rich Rodriguez was hired as Wolverines head…
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Checking in with … Michigan’s Tate Forcier

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg
He could still be in high school and has yet to take a snap in a college game. So why is Tate Forcier such a popular man this spring at Michigan? Because he plays the most important position on the field for a program trying to expunge a historically bad season and move forward behind second-year coach Rich Rodriguez. Perhaps most importantly, Forcier…
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Michigan announces alumni game roster

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In addition to taking flak for his team's poor performance on the field last fall, Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez drew criticism for what some called not making a strong enough connection to the program's history and tradition. 
Rodriguez is trying to bridge the gap with some exciting spring game events Saturday at Michigan Stadium. Fans…
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Big Ten lunch links: Gophers’ Gray progressing

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Nick Sheridan had impressed Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez before his leg injury, while young players like Vincent Smith and Martell Webb have stood out, Pete Bigelow writes in The Ann Arbor News.
More on the Sheridan situation, plus tackle Stephen Schilling has moved from tackle to guard, Angelique Chengelis writes in The Detroit News. …
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Blitz-heavy scheme returns to Michigan

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The learning curve is accelerated at Michigan this spring, and not only on the offensive side of the ball. 
Granted, the offense remains young and thin at quarterback, but most players are in their second year running Rich Rodriguez's spread. Wolverines defenders, meanwhile, are installing a new system under new coordinator Greg Robinson. …
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Michigan’s Minor ready for major role

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Brandon Minor gets it.
    Joe Robbins/Getty Images   Michigan running back Brandon Minor hopes to become a more vocal leader for the Wolverines this season. And after a season where Michigan looked lost trying to execute the zone reads, misdirections and bubble screens in Rich Rodriguez's spread offense,…
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Michigan QBs to split snaps this spring

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No one should have been alarmed when junior Nick Sheridan took the first snap of the spring for Michigan on Saturday.
Tate Forcier might be the player Wolverines head coach Rich Rodriguez had been waiting for at the quarterback position, but a true freshman isn't going to leapfrog a more experienced player on Day 1. Rodriguez intends to divide snaps…
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