Newsstand: Michigan football announces team awards for 2022
Michigan football hosted its team banquet on Sunday and revealed its award winners for the 2022 season. It was been a wonderful year for the Wolverines on the field, who still have plenty of business to attend to still with major goals still ahead of them.
Michigan’s MVP of the season was junior running back Blake Corum, while its offensive and defensive players of the year were sophomore quarterback J.J. McCarthy and senior defensive tackle Mazi Smith, respectively.
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Plenty of other hardware was handed out on Sunday. Below is a full recap of the winners:
Bo Schembechler Most Valuable Player: RB Blake Corum
Toughest Player: RB Blake Corum
Blue Collar: RB Blake Corum
Defensive Player of the Year: DT Mazi Smith
Defensive Skill Player of the Year: DB Mike Sainristil
Roger Zatkoff Award: LB Junior Colson
Richard Katcher Award: EDGE Mike Morris
Offensive Player of the Year: QB J.J. McCarthy
Offensive Skill Player of the Year: WR Ronnie Bell
Hugh H. Rader Award: OL Olu Oluwatimi
Special Teams Player of the Year: WR AJ Henning
Specialist of the Year: K Jake Moody
Robert P. Ufer Bequest: P Brad Robbins
Dr. Arthur D. Robinson Scholarship Award: DB Caden Kolesar
Most Improved Player Offense: OL Karsen Barnhart
Most Improved Player Defense: LB Mike Barrett
Most Improved Player Special Teams: TE Matthew Hibner, WR Eamonn Dennis
Rookie of the Year Offense: TE Colston Loveland
Rookie of the Year Defense: CB Will Johnson, DT Mason Graham
Rookie of the Year Special Teams: LB Jimmy Rolder, TE Colston Loveland
Scout Team Player of the Year: WR Zach Peterson (Offense), DB Jesse Madden (Defense), LB Joel Metzger (Special Teams)
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Michigan quote of the day
“Factors would just be to up my draft stock, to put better, more film on tape at the inside ‘backer,’ feel like I don’t have as much film starting inside. That’s one factor. And I just don’t want to be too old, if that makes sense. I feel like I’ve been here too long. I don’t want everybody looking at me like an old man around here. Nah, I’m joking, but that’s one thing that is in the back of my mind.”
– Graduate linebacker Michael Barrett on potentially returning for a 6th season
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