Hey folks! Got some content on deck. Probably. Kobe Bufkin and Xavier Worthy are committing this afternoon within minutes of each other so we're either going to be pretty happy to step on one of our posts or consigning another writeup to the Bin Of Wasted Effort. Patience today.

Today in how to go viral and lose everyone's trust. Not even the Jim Harbaugh contretemps* have the same gusto these days. Here's the thing he said in a press conference:

“Yeah, my thoughts would be, it’s a different conversation if there’s no students on campus. If students are on campus, then my personal belief as a parent of a daughter who would also be on campus that this is a safe place. As safe as possible, would be within the University, in our athletic buildings and complexes. That safety precautions that have been put into place.

“I would feel good with the medical oversight of the students, student athletes. I would want the responsibility. I would want the responsibility of keeping our players safe and also educating them. I would not want to come off of that guard tower of educating and keeping our players safe.

“Now, if it comes to a point in time where you say that we can’t play, it’s obvious, it’s clear, then everybody would be reasonable and know that was the right thing to do. COVID is part of our society. Wasn’t caused by football or caused by sports. And there’s no expert view right now that I’m aware of that sports is going to make that worse. It’s part of our society, we’re going to have to deal with it.

“These kids are going to have to do the same thing. They’ve got to go to school. They’ve trained their whole lives for the opportunity to play their sport. That is my view with the knowledge that we have and time to learn more about it. It would be my responsibility, our responsibility and the players’ responsibility also, to keep themselves safe and get the schooling and training that they need.”

Here's the thing that got retweeted thousands of times:

Jim Harbaugh doesn't believe the COVID experts!
*1,100 RTs*

Whoa whoa, that took off, what I mean to say was Jim Harbaugh DOES believe the COVID experts
*18 RTs* pic.twitter.com/ljTMRZFso1

— Michael Proppe (@mikeproppe) July 8, 2020

It's hard to regard the above as anything but malice when literally the previous sentence is "if it comes to a point in time where we can't play, it's obvious, it's clear, then everyone would be reasonable and know that was the right thing to do." Harbaugh is saying that he doesn't think it's a given that playing sports is unethical but he's perfectly willing to defer to the experts; the cut-off quote makes it sound like he's saying the opposite.

*[I was today years old when I learned this is a fancy French word that has no business ending in "emps"]

[After THE JUMP: Tschetter's full… of quality stories!]

Tschetter follow-up items. Brendan Quinn gets background on Will Tschetter, just your average small-town farm kid who lived in China for a couple years, plays quarterback at 6'8", and once got an A-:

At this point you’re realizing Tschetter is indeed a little different and, well, goodness, what else could there be? Oh, he’s carrying a 3.999 GPA because a Spanish teacher once refused to budge from an A- mark. (He’s still PRETTY HOT about it.)

Tschetter also may have had one of those phone calls where you hang up and then stare speechlessly at the phone for a bit:

Juwan Howard tried calling one day. Will was outside working, but pulled his phone out.

“Sorry, Coach, I’m out in the field clearing rocks right now,” he answered. “Can I call you back later?”

Tschetter does not have social media, so he does not know about the letter in Harper's. Blessed young man. I need someone to Eternal Sunshine the entire take industry that's sprung up around it right out of my brain.

The local paper also has a good profile in the aftermath of his commitment:

Kasey Morlock knows how to put her sons to work. The family farm will have calves to take care of, a garden to tend and a whole bunch of hay to bale. There’s a never-ending list of things to do on a farm.

“I was talking to my dad this morning, and we just got a lot of hay in,” Morlock said. “He goes, ‘Oh, can Will drive the truck so we can pick it up?’ Yes, he can! Because he’s so much more free now! Maybe, he made a mistake of not waiting until the end of the summer.”

Also in Tschetter, we've got a denominator for his free throw percentage. It's large:

Girtman noted Tschetter is an efficient scorer at all three levels and has been one of Stewartville’s top shooters the past three years. Last season, he shot 60% from the field and 45% from 3-point range (67-for-149). He also went 84% from the free-throw line with 258 makes on 308 attempts, with the latter two marks ranking the fifth- and eight-highest single-season totals in state history. 

That's more FTAs than Zavier Simpson, Jon Teske, or MAAR—Michigan's three most recent four-year contributors—had in their careers. That is an extremely robust FT% number. The 3P% numbers are based on 149 attempts, which is solid but not quite as definitive.

Also also, Orion Sang collects some information on how Michigan went about acquiring Tschetter:

The Wolverines won Tschetter over in a little more than a month thanks to a dogged pursuit that began the day they extended their offer. He took a one-on-one Zoom call with coach Juwan Howard and a virtual tour of campus with Howard and all three assistant coaches (which, according to Vang, no other program did).

"Just very, very detailed as compared to some programs that would call and offer and that’s it — no virtual tour, no follow-up, no four-person Zoom with all the staff," Vang said. "It was really impressive, just in comparison with some of the other schools that recruited him.”

This whole thing, from the recruit to the acquisition, is like Beilein never left.

Throw it to Nico. Senior Bowl director Jim Nagy:

Came as no surprise when NFL combine scout grades were leaked and @UMichFootball WR Nico Collins was one of highest rated seniors because he’s been at top of @seniorbowl board for months. Collins ran mid-4.4 at 228 lbs prior to quarantine. Elite traits. #TheDraftStartsInMOBILE pic.twitter.com/ckIlkv3gCR

— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_SB) July 10, 2020

Nico Collins had 60 targets last year. Tarik Black, Donovan-Peoples Jones, Nick Eubanks, and Sean McKeon had 168 between them. Collins averaged 12 yards per target. Those guys topped out at 8. Throw it to Nico.

The things you don't have to do when you've got OSU talent. The Post Corner breaks down Ohio State's defense, which is extremely simple:

Single High, But As A Lifestyle

The first thing you notice in watching through OSU film in 2019, is that the down, distance, and game situation has almost zero bearing on how the Buckeyes line up to play defense. When huddles break and cadences begin, Quarterbacks and Offensive Coordinators will be looking at the same picture:

There will be an overhang [OLB/Safety] outside of the box on either side, pressed corners, 4 down linemen and a safety standing between the goalposts.

Many teams like to disguise the shell and rotation of the safeties, just to plant a small seed of doubt. It is rare for teams that play with a single high safety present it to you directly. Ohio State wants you to know, they play Cover 1 and Cover 3. …

While it may lack imagination, it is clear that the objective is to deny the run at all costs, play aggressively against quick passes underneath, and dare offenses to withstand the pass rush in order to take deep shots on the outside. Not every team can roll this out and expect to be as dominant defensively as OSU was in 2019, but these are the foundational pieces of every defense, and when you’re better than your competition, it often serves to design your scheme as such.

Must be nice to be a roll-out-the-ball defensive coordinator.

Tadpole time. The Daily is a quality publication but sometimes it forcibly reminds you it is written by The Youngs. Shot:

Piada Italian Street Food has joined the growing list of Ann Arbor businesses that have permanently closed their doors amid the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the epicenter of downtown Ann Arbor, the Italian restaurant had become a pillar of the town’s culinary scene. Now, with the beloved restaurant departing, another storefront will again sit empty.

Chaser:

The fast-casual food chain opened the Ann Arbor location in 2016 after the Five Guys that had previously occupied the space on South State Street closed down.

The process of becoming a writer is looking back at the things you wrote earlier in your life and wincing, so I've got great news for this guy.

Etc.: Prospects for an on-time start declining nationwide.