The junior offensive lineman of the Michigan football team, Justin Boren, said that he has left the Michigan team citing that the family value program have taken a beating in the team lately. Boren, who started in every NCAA tournament game for his team last season, said that the mutual respect, support and the team work in the Michigan football fraternity was there for everyone to see and he feels that these things now do not have any value at all.

The offensive lineman said that he was unable to concentrate on the game due to these short comings in the team and hence has decided to part ways with the team. He also revealed that he did not fully appreciate the no-huddle spread offensive tactics of the new coach Rich Rodriguez as it was physically very challenging. Boren, who has received good comments and reviews for his game, would have been an offensive line starter for the Wolverines’ in the coming season.

The head coach of the Michigan team, Rich Rodriguez, walked into the spring practice stadium on Saturday wearing his navy cap with an M on the front of the cap. The head coach has been hired from West Virginia and the Michigan fans are hoping that he will do some work on the out of date and predictable offensive tactics of the team. Rodriguez, after the first practice session, said that he felt a bit ugly sometimes and felt a bit motivated and encouraged at other times during the session and the players soon realized the importance of speed with the drills that the coach is trying to instill in them.

Rodriguez has been asking the Michigan boys to bring in a lot of speed in their game and feels that the players have to do a lot to get in shape that are needed for such practice sessions. Rodriguez concentrated on the quarter backs and the running backs of the Wolverines in his early part of the first practice session. He said that quarterback is an important position in the team and hence focus will be given to the quarterbacks in the team. Rodriguez said that he will not release the names of the starters until a week from the August 30th opener for the Wolverine’s against visiting Utah team.

Coach Mark Dantonio wanted to win back some respect for the Michigan State football program in his first year as head coach. The Spartans finished with a winning record and made a bowl game for the first time since 2003. And it looks like Dantonio has built a foundation for future success.