Senior Bowl: Denard Robinson, WR

Sad that Denard may be limited by the lingering nerve damage, especially if he’s unable to fully extend his right arm, or the impact of taking throws in practice aggravates the nerve injury. Can’t imagine that ten days of training as a wide receiver will allow him to fully display his talent. Guessing that a fully healthy Denard Robinson might've had a good chance to be a fairly high NFL draft choice as an "athlete."

The Senior Bowl will be played on January 26 in Mobile, Alabama (TV: NFL Network at 4 PM)

Not sure if they’ve assigned teams yet, but assume that Denard is on the North roster. His quarterbacks could be Mike Glennon - NC State, Zac Dysert - Miami (OH) and Ryan Nassib - Syracuse. Landry Jones - Oklahoma, E. J. Manuel - Florida State and Tyler Wilson - Arkansas are the other quarterbacks at the Senior Bowl.

Have to hope that Denard succeeds at anything he attempts after he leaves Michigan (and "leaves Michigan" is tough to type when it’s used to refer to Denard Robinson.) Whether it’s in professional football or, like Roy Roundtree, in the field of social work, or in any other field that will have him helping people, it will be great to see him make his mark on the rest of the world beyond the great wide Maize and Blue family.

What a great ambassador Denard has been for the University of Michigan! Credit to him and his family. Congratulations, young man, and (in the words of Doug Karsch) "besta luck!" 

Baylor’s Darryl Stonum (ex-Wolverine) played for the West team that beat the East 40-7 in the Casino Del Sol game on January 11 in Tucson. Kansas QB Dayne Crist (formerly of Notre Dame) also played for the West.

The Raycom College All-Star Classic, with Roy Roundtree playing for the Stripes team (wearing number 89; being coached by Head Coach Dan Reeves and wide receivers coach Keenan McCardle; and catching passes from Iowa’s James Vandenberg and Purdue’s Robert Marve - but playing in a red uniform), will be played on January 19 in Montgomery, Alabama (TV: CBS Sports Network at 3 PM)

The East-West Shrine All-Star Game, with Will Campbell playing for the West team (wearing number 73) along with ex-Wolverine Dann O’Neill (Western Michigan offensive tackle) will be played on January 19 in St. Petersburg (TV: NFL Network at 4 PM) Craig Roh had been listed on the game’s roster, but he’s elected to train for the NFL Draft in Arizona with Kenny Demens, J. T. Floyd and (strangely) MSU’s Will Gholston.

The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, with Elliott Mealer playing for the National team (wearing number 76 and playing offensive tackle) along with Rice’s Sam McGuffie (ex-Wolverine, wearing number 81) will be played on January 19 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California and televised on ESPN2 at 5:00 p. m. EST.

The Texas vs. The Nation game, with Jordan Kovacs playing safety for the Nation team (with Penn State’s Matt McGloin at quarterback), will be played on February 2 in Allen, Texas. (TV: Fox Sports at 2:30 PM)