Karan Higdon unwittingly meets Mike Hart
Cool story, especially the part about him asking for Karan's gloves.
https://www.landof10.com/michigan/michigan-football-karan-higdon-mike-h…
November 1st, 2017 at 8:39 AM ^
November 1st, 2017 at 9:56 AM ^
this is in a way much better. Check out the original, longer piece for a great profile of Higdon.
November 1st, 2017 at 12:17 PM ^
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November 1st, 2017 at 8:44 AM ^
WHY DID WE BURN HIS REDSHIRT????
At the time we started playing Higdon, we had Smith, Drake, Ty, and Green on the depth chart.
November 1st, 2017 at 8:46 AM ^
It'll be okay.
November 1st, 2017 at 8:48 AM ^
BECAUSE HE WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY!!!!
Seriously, don't be concerned about players burning a RS. They are really handy for OL/DL and QB's - guys who need to mature/grow into thier man bodies, and those who need to process a complex offense better than anyone else on the field. The playing time (read: snaps) that Higdon got as a Freshman helped him to be the best RB on the roster today. It's okay to have burned that RS!! When he's out of eligibility, Samuels will be ready to take over...
November 1st, 2017 at 8:52 AM ^
His 11 carries are what helped him be the best RB on the roster today? I just don't see it. Smith was playing well as was Drake. I think this had a lot to do with Isaac being in the doghouse in 2015, and Green just fading so much.
November 1st, 2017 at 9:02 AM ^
Being on the list of players that were able to see the field, however scarce, allowed him better participation in practice. He saw, and ran, more of the offense than anyone that had no chance to get on the field did. Granted - practice doesn't necessarliy translate to the field, but practice reps are better than no practice reps. And they weren't scout team reps, either - where you learn the opponents plays.
November 1st, 2017 at 10:27 AM ^
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November 1st, 2017 at 10:15 AM ^
Grant can be a very good college receiver and has shown he can catch. Never count a guy out, but if he does go it would be after his eligibility is gone.
November 1st, 2017 at 10:51 AM ^
He actually has dropped quite a few this season. Usually slot types that lack size and raw speed need to have Avant-like hands to cash in on a successful NFL campaign. I wouldn't count him out yet but he needs to catch everything that hits both hands going forward.
November 1st, 2017 at 10:24 AM ^
November 1st, 2017 at 10:45 AM ^
If. If he gets drafted next year, it will be in the late rounds.
November 1st, 2017 at 8:08 PM ^
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November 1st, 2017 at 9:11 AM ^
I could be wrong, but wasn't Isaac still sitting out because of transferring? Also, Derrick Green did next to nothing here and Smith and Drake are decent players, but you make it sound like there's no room for a good RB to get carries in a lineup like that.
November 1st, 2017 at 9:15 AM ^
November 1st, 2017 at 10:52 AM ^
Talk about a swing and a miss...
November 1st, 2017 at 12:56 PM ^
after all of the articles by the staff here how running backs rated that high are never busts lol
November 1st, 2017 at 2:39 PM ^
November 1st, 2017 at 10:20 AM ^
...is a "get to the NFL and get paid as fast as possible before your body explodes" position. Chances are if you're a 5th Year Senior at running back, you're not a difference-maker.
November 1st, 2017 at 12:45 PM ^
How many 5th-year senior starting tailbacks do you see?
We could get two years of starting out of Higdon. It's hard to complain about that.
November 1st, 2017 at 12:51 PM ^
That's a bit disappointing, but he might be gone after next season anyway. If he keeps churning out 150+ rushing games next year, he'll be gone to the NFL and we'll be salivating over a Kareem Walker, Evans and Noah Cain backfield in 2019.
November 1st, 2017 at 7:25 PM ^
Green.... lol
November 1st, 2017 at 8:51 AM ^
November 1st, 2017 at 8:56 AM ^
You ever hear of eBay?
November 1st, 2017 at 8:58 AM ^
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November 1st, 2017 at 1:31 PM ^
I try to live up to my screen name.
November 1st, 2017 at 9:29 AM ^
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November 2nd, 2017 at 12:58 PM ^
let it slide this time.
November 1st, 2017 at 12:00 PM ^
The last player to rush for 200 yards, getting the gloves from the next running back to run 200 yards that he wore in said game roughly 10 years laer.
I'll reply instead of negbang. I guess.
November 1st, 2017 at 12:46 PM ^
stole them and won't give them back. Hi-Yo!
November 1st, 2017 at 9:56 AM ^
I'm pretty sure we had this one particular player reach 200 yards many times in between Hart and Higdon.
November 1st, 2017 at 10:05 AM ^
Remind me, what position did that guy play?
November 1st, 2017 at 10:46 AM ^
November 1st, 2017 at 11:02 AM ^
He might've transferred. There was a lot of worry that Denard would split when Rich Rod got fired. His dad's insistence that he get his Michigan degree made a big difference, but I wonder if that would've been overridden if he had moved from QB (the reason he came to Mich to begin with was that RR assured him he'd play QB and not defensive back or somesuch).
November 1st, 2017 at 1:35 PM ^
I actually wonder if RR wouldn't have made that switch eventually. Devin was the better thrower/power runner, and the lack of a home run threat next to Denard in the read option was I think part of what limited the 2010 RR offense against top defenses. Denard+Devin, with Denard always a threat to take some wildcat snaps, would have solved that problem. Then again can't see Denard doing a lot of blocking.
Dangerous of course, having both your plausible QBs on the field, but probably very, very hard to stop
November 1st, 2017 at 10:49 AM ^
"Offensive Weapon."