Michigan Football: 5 takeaways from Jim Harbaugh’s spring ball presser
Harbaugh hints at more no-huddle
Michigan football fans have gotten used to Harbaugh not saying much to the media, but he gave out a lot of great information Monday and one useful nugget was the fact that the Wolverines plan to use more up-tempo in their offense next season.
That’s going to be a change from the slogfest Michigan was last season. The idea behind it was simple: run the football, play defense and overwhelm your opponent.
Harbaugh's said the motivation to hire an OC and give him the offense was Josh Gattis-related.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) March 18, 2019
He saw him available. Wanted him on his staff. That's why he did this.
Against teams like Michigan State, Wisconsin and Penn State it worked. However, against highly-ranked teams like Notre Dame, Ohio State and Florida, it wasn’t as successful.
Less huddle, he says. https://t.co/zPpbGQirGw
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) March 18, 2019
When asked why he hired Gattis, Harbaugh simply said again that Gattis was someone he wanted on staff. However, he didn’t back away from the idea that Gattis will be in control of things. He reiterated that Monday.
With Michigan’s athletes and its quarterback, the idea of running more plays is promising and hopefully, Harbaugh keeps his word on that.