Player wearing Zinter’s 65 appears in open practice clip
The Michigan Insider YouTube channel posted an open practice clip from Thursday’s practice.
https://youtu.be/6Iasjyeb_Vc?si=rEnQ9d0FKgn1UjaR
At minute 1:25, 2 OLs wearing 65 and 77 line up for some 2 on 2 drills - I believe it is Mike Elston directing these. I can’t make out facial features behind the helmets, but both put their hands in the ground. Given Zinter’s injury, it seems unlikely he’s practicing, unless I’ve been in a coma for the last month. Do players switch numbers for bowl practice? Can anyone enlighten me?
December 30th, 2023 at 5:00 PM ^
Jake is wearing 65?
December 30th, 2023 at 4:15 PM ^
Freshman early enrollee, perhaps?
December 30th, 2023 at 4:15 PM ^
The defenders have names on shirts but the offense does not. So probably practice guys.
December 30th, 2023 at 4:21 PM ^
It's not one of the early enrollees. Frazier is wearing 77 and Guarnera is in 53.
Early enrollees Blake Frazier and Jake Guarnera are here in their Michigan uniforms pic.twitter.com/WiqQrNANth
— Brock Heilig (@brockheilig) December 29, 2023
Could be a PWO who just joined the team or someone who recently changed numbers, probably because he was waiting for Zinter's career to be over to do so. Yes, players change their numbers during/after/before the season for all kinds of reasons. Harbaugh also has a program rule that you can choose any number coming in and then whoever gets on the field first gets to claim it. Ja'den McBurrows and Amorion Walker both went into this season wearing #1, and we didn't learn that McBurrows was switching to #18 until the first game IIRC.
December 30th, 2023 at 4:33 PM ^
Zak hit that deer antler spray hard.
December 30th, 2023 at 5:11 PM ^
Per a story today in a local rag, Zak has just started to walk.
December 30th, 2023 at 5:15 PM ^
Hope doesn’t stumble and hit his chin on the coffee table. My daughter did and got three stitches.
December 30th, 2023 at 6:15 PM ^
Sooo you're tellin' me there's a chance?!
December 30th, 2023 at 5:30 PM ^
I heard Jadyn Davis is already out there practicing with the team, so it’s possible it’s a freshman out there getting reps?
December 30th, 2023 at 7:04 PM ^
He has a very low side arm release, but he is taller than I thought.
December 30th, 2023 at 7:09 PM ^
We're really in trouble if he's playing guard.
December 30th, 2023 at 7:02 PM ^
I took this off of Catapult
He is working RT vs. the DL Ones in the background - center of screen??
Better shot at 58 seconds
Noah Stewart wearing it to honor Zak?? Seems about the right size. He normally wears 61, I have no idea if he traveled. This is just a guess. Background on Stewart below.
December 30th, 2023 at 9:00 PM ^
A.I. surgeon. Watch out Bama.