August 25th, 2022 at 12:29 PM ^
First team AA O-lineman sounds very encouraging!
August 25th, 2022 at 1:05 PM ^
With Zinter, we may have more by the end of the season.
August 25th, 2022 at 12:33 PM ^
No Blake Corum? Blasphemy!
August 25th, 2022 at 2:12 PM ^
these RB selections are mostly about productivity, not efficiency. so the guys that get a lot of carries get picked. lame.
August 25th, 2022 at 4:02 PM ^
He might have 500 yards after week three.
August 25th, 2022 at 12:34 PM ^
Excuse me…Moody SECOND team!? Preposterous!!
August 25th, 2022 at 12:58 PM ^
people hate UM
they hate us because they aint us
August 25th, 2022 at 2:44 PM ^
I agree so hard with this.
USA Today shall now be stoned to death as a...
August 25th, 2022 at 3:37 PM ^
If you look at the first team dude, Harrison Mevis of Missouri, and compare his stats last year to Moody's, they're almost identical:
Mevis: 92% FG made - 23 of 25, 41 out of 41 extra points and 110 points scored.
Moody: 92% FG made - 23 of 25, 56 out of 56 extra points, and 125 total points.
So, I'd say because Moody scored more points and played for a better team, AND won the Groza award last year, he deserved to be the first team guy. The USA Today editor is probably a Missouri grad.
August 25th, 2022 at 12:34 PM ^
Zinter, Corum, Colson are a few others that come immediately to mind as potential All-Americans. This team is stacked!
August 25th, 2022 at 2:13 PM ^
Bell (if we actually throw it around), Smith, Turner could sneak in as HMs as well. Stacked indeed!
August 25th, 2022 at 5:36 PM ^
I agree that all 3 of these guys have potential to make some All American list by the end of the year, along with Zinter and Corum who were mentioned above. Would require significant improvements for any of them -- or in Corum's case not missing as much time to injury -- so I have no complaints about them not making pre-season teams.
I think All American is a stretch for Colson in his sophomore (?) year. Second- or third-team all conference would be great.
August 25th, 2022 at 8:29 PM ^
And All and Schoonmaker??
2 of the best if not best TEs in the country.
Yes, team is loaded.
August 25th, 2022 at 12:35 PM ^
Made clickable for everyone's enjoyment:
August 25th, 2022 at 12:39 PM ^
USA Today? More like USA Three Days Ago!
August 25th, 2022 at 12:55 PM ^
How the hell is the 2021 Lou Groza Award Winner and consensus AA first-team kicker in 2021 on the second team AA this year? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here
August 25th, 2022 at 12:59 PM ^
Because it’s USA Today and USA Today sucks?
August 25th, 2022 at 1:05 PM ^
The Athletic also made Moody their 2nd best kicker.
August 25th, 2022 at 3:15 PM ^
Assuming Gus the Mule still has eligibility left you gotta respect.
August 25th, 2022 at 5:04 PM ^
The Mevis kid at Missouri really did have a good Sophmore year. Moody is great though. Maybe it was a coin toss and the younger guy with less accolades won out. Or perhaps USA Today was intrigued that he was only a Sophmore last year.
Whatever, both make their kicks.
August 25th, 2022 at 12:58 PM ^
Cool. Here's hoping for more by the end of the season.
August 25th, 2022 at 1:06 PM ^
Excellent. Go wolves.
August 25th, 2022 at 1:10 PM ^
Galvin mans the blindside for the Bears and is the top offensive lineman in the Big 12. Chandler blossomed during the second half of last season and has flourished in the run game and as a pass protector. Patterson is the veteran anchor of Notre Dame's front and draws first-team honors over Minnesota senior John Michael Schmitz. Oluwatimi transferred in from Virginia to give Michigan another piece to defend its Big Ten crown. Johnson will transition from the interior to tackle and not miss a beat.
Go F yourselves. He might not miss a beat, but he will definitely whiff on our DEs. They say a factual thing about Olu.. he transferred. What insightful commentary!
August 25th, 2022 at 1:37 PM ^
Dang, I thought they waited until the end of the year to give these awards. USA Today is working early and often for clicks.
August 25th, 2022 at 1:43 PM ^
We're gonna ride this OLine to Indy and beyond!!
August 25th, 2022 at 2:25 PM ^
I can’t wait to watch this offense
August 25th, 2022 at 2:35 PM ^
Emil Ekiyor, a former Michigan commit, is also on this list. He also belongs on the Robbie Hummel/Perry Ellis memorial message thread from a couple of days ago about athletes who’ve seemingly been around forever.
August 25th, 2022 at 2:47 PM ^
So in other words, none of the returning players on offense or defense that have already played for Michigan merit consideration for AA.
This might be a questionable judgement considering we're a playoff team that is returning a large number of players, but I like the fact that none are getting any real hype telling them how good they are.
The unspoken consensus of the national sportswriters seems to be that last season was a one-off and we won't be repeating its successes.