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Michigan DL Coach Headed to NFL

By CJ Vogel

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Michigan defensive line coach Mike Elston is headed to the NFL.

A big piece of the Wolverines success from a year ago was the work of their defensive line. Just as importantly for the Longhorns who play Michigan in Ann Arbor the second game of the upcoming season, the Wolverines' DL was supposed to be a strength of their 2024 team. 

That may have hit a bit of a snag Tuesday afternoon as word out of Jim Harbaugh’s LA Chargers camp leaked that Elston will be making the leap to the Pros.

 

Michigan did not have any roster attrition of note after the first round of its coaches departing to Los Angeles. However, with Elston now leaving, it makes things significantly more interesting for two elite interior defensive linemen, Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant, if they were to enter the portal. 

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    Shorthorn35

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    CJ are there any ties between Graham and Baker or Grant and Baker? Just wondering how good our odds would be if either decided to jump ship?  Or do you believe that Sherrone Moore keeps those guys in Ann Arbor?

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    They can't really transfer now but if you're Baker and PK/Sark you have a couple of months to get the word out through back channel communication and work on them to sell proving themselves in the SEC getting more good tape for a year before the draft. Not sure if it will work but put on the hard sell for the spring transfer portal. 

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    Now this is an interesting development (expected by some for a while). Will be interesting to see who the new hire is, and how that impacts the spring. 

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    19 minutes ago, Shorthorn35 said:

    CJ are there any ties between Graham and Baker or Grant and Baker? Just wondering how good our odds would be if either decided to jump ship?  Or do you believe that Sherrone Moore keeps those guys in Ann Arbor?

    I don't think Kenny Baker has any ties to either player. I think Texas will attempt to create a tie the second either Graham or Grant enter the portal. Post haste.

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    20 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

    Kenneth grant, YOU ARE a Texas longhorn 🤘🏼😂

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    Hello NIL

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    THookem

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    Get your checkbook ready.   

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    Bobby Burton

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    32 minutes ago, THookem said:

    Get your checkbook ready.   

    Everybody's money is the same color and will be around the same amount. Gonna have to recruit them first and foremost.

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    Jerry K

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    Texas really needs one of those DT’s.

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