With Several Personnel Changes, Michigan Wolverines Show Promise in Annual Spring Football Game

Photos by Aaron J. Thornton After a historic 15-0 year, the Michigan Wolverines football team is back at work with a goal of repeating as National Champions. That goal certainly is not impossible, however with new personnel both with players on the field and almost an entirely new coaching staff, it is much more challenging. On Saturday, over 31,000 fans braved the cooler Michigan temperatures to get a glimpse of team 145 in the annual Spring game, televised on Fox, where the team divides itself into a Maize team and a Blue team with a 48-minute scrimmage. Michigan’s Head Football Coach Jim Harbaugh left for the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers in January, taking a number of key assistant coaches with him. It’s now first year Head Coach Sherrone Moore’s team to lead. Moore, who was previously the Offensive Coordinator, will try to keep Michigan’s success and momentum going with new Offensive Coordinator Kirk Campbell, Defensive Coordinator Wink Martindale, and several other new assistant coaches. Who will be Michigan’s next starting Quarterback? With the departure of J.J. McCarthy to the NFL, that’s the question many are asking. As one of, if not the most important position for a team, the Wolverines...