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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Michigan football had a change of scenery on Saturday, with practice having moved from Dignity Health Sports Park to the NFL home of the Los Angeles pro teams, SoFi Stadium.
The Wolverines continue to prepare for Alabama with the College Football Playoff semifinal taking place on Monday in Pasadena now that media day (earlier Saturday at the Rose Bowl) is in the books.
There wasn’t a lot of new information to glean in the first 15 minutes of practice that the media was allowed to witness, but WolverinesWire’s Isaiah Hole was in attendance and gathered a few tidbits from Michigan’s practice.
Still in shells
Michigan continued to practice in shells, indicating that there’s no hitting for the second-straight day (which means that the Wolverines have likely concluded that portion of the preparation).
Jim Harbaugh spent a fair amount of time with Jadyn Davis
Photo: Isaiah Hole
At one point, Davis fumbled (not literally) a handoff between him and his running back so Harbaugh took him aside and showed him how his stance should be while in shotgun and emulated the handoff before instructing him to do it again. The second time around, Davis performed flawlessly.
Though many could protest that Harbaugh should be spending his time with J.J. McCarthy given that he’ll be the one taking snaps against Alabama, it’s still great to see that he’s actively coaching even those who have no shot of seeing game action.
J.J. McCarthy looked sharp through the air and on the ground
Photo: Isaiah Hole
McCarthy continued throwing with zip on his passes, at least the ones we saw, but there was another snap where he actually kept the ball and ran to the left toward the end zone. It appears as if he’s moving well without any limitations — which has not been the case since early November. Given that the Wolverines…
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Author : Wolverines Wire
Publish date : 2023-12-31 00:06:21
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