Newsstand: Michigan player representatives for Big Ten Media Days announced
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Big Ten Media Days are set for July 26-27 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, and Michigan Wolverines football will send three players in addition to head coach Jim Harbaugh and its communications staff. Graduate defensive back Mike Sainristil, senior running back Blake Corum and senior defensive tackle Kris Jenkins will represent the Maize and Blue, who have won the conference each of the last two seasons.
Sainristil was a captain last season and is nearly a lock to be one again in 2022. Corum finished seventh in Heisman Trophy voting in 2022 and was the heart and soul of the Michigan offense. Jenkins has stepped up as a vocal leader this offseason and enjoyed a breakout campaign last season.
Corum has been nominated to the Allstate and AFCA Good Works Team.
“Giving back is my purpose,” Corum tweeted following the announcement.
Michigan’s Champions Circle is one of seven NIL entities to officially form The Collective Association. Details from On3:
With the NCAA continuing its full-court press on Capitol Hill for NIL reform and more signs pointing toward athletes eventually earning employee status, seven NIL entities have formed The Collective Association.
Spyre Sports Group laid the framework last month when the Tennessee-focused marketing firm announced plans for a trade association. Those efforts have now resulted in The Collective Association, nicknamed “TCA.”
Through the first two years of NIL, more than 200 collectives have populated the college athletics’ landscape. They have become necessary to compete in college football and basketball, with wide swaths of donors coming together to pool funds. Collectives have been forced to evolve as donor fatigue continues to be a rising concern. Many have looked elsewhere to generate funds, coming up with e-commerce businesses and unique events for boosters.
Quote Of The Day
“He’s as dominant of a pass rusher as we have. He’s not only got speed, but he’s also got some power, too. So even though he’s a little bit on the shorter side than then those other guys in terms of length, he’s he makes up for it with versatility in his moves and his skill set that he uses.”
Michigan defensive line coach Mike Elston on junior EDGE Josaiah Stewart — a Coastal Carolina transfer — on the In The Trenches podcast with host Jon Jansen
Headlines Of The Day
• Chris Balas, The Wolverine: Michigan edge rushers are making huge strides, including one ‘dominant’ one
• EJ Holland, The Wolverine: Wolverine TV: Can Michigan win over Top 100 WR Gatlin Bair?
• EJ Holland, The Wolverine: Blue Chips: Michigan DL commit Manuel Beigel taking next steps this offseason
• Chris Balas, The Wolverine: Michigan football: On Amorion Walker and an ‘insurance policy’ at the other corner
• Anthony Broome, The Wolverine: 52 days until Michigan football: Karsen Barnhart is an underrated piece
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