Rich Rodriguez walked into the locker room to applause from all the players. "You get five seconds to throw the ball or it's a sack (Leach: "It might take five seconds to snap the darn ball"). Ali Haji-Sheikh arrived shortly thereafter and Hanlon yelled across the room, "Shiekh, you're fined $50 and you have to run laps."Įxternal relations director Dusty Rutledge gathered the teams in the middle of the locker room and reviewed the rules of the game. "Did everyone sign a waiver," Morris yelled above the laughs, walking among the sea of players, a few of who looked like they could still suit up on Saturday (a few).Īnthony Thomas arrived late dressed in a maize fleece with a Block M on the chest, wiping sleep from his eyes. It's a clean look!" he said, pointing to his white shorts over blue pants with white socks pulled up just above the ankle. He pointed to his sons and said, "They saw me in the locker room and told me I looked like a nerd. Leach caught sight of his sons standing in the corner milling with a number of players' kids and support staff. "I'm gonna throw it two yards and you run it 74," Leach said to former wide receiver Curt Stephenson as they passed each other in the crowded locker room. Hanlon, clad in a white 1989 Rose Bowl windbreaker and blue 1993 Rose Bowl cap, shook his head and finished drawing a deep slant pattern. "I'm a little nervous about those deep routes," Mignery said, rubbing his shoulder. Hanlon tucked the plays into the back of his pants and continued diagramming for Mignery. "Don't need 'em," he said, slapping his palm against a stack of manila folders with detailed plays drawn on both sides. When the head coach of the Blue team, Jamie Morris, offered him a pre-printed ring of plays running at least 50 sheets deep, Hanlon shook his head.
"We've got speed on our team," Hanlon said to Mignery as he drew pass patterns.
Maize team head coach Jerry Hanlon was already at the white board drawing up plays with former quarterback and tight end Andy Mignery, while Rick Leach greeted each new arrival with a big handshake a booming welcome. Matching coolers marked with fading black sharpie on masking tape read "Water" and "Gatorade", though more than a handful of alums asked aloud for coffee. the visitor's locker room at Michigan Stadium was buzzing with activity as Wolverine greats from the past gathered to prepare for the alumni flag football game. Archived Video: Spring Game | Alumni Gameīy Richard Retyi, U-M Athletic Media RelationsĪt 8:30 a.m.
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