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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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    Hookem777

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    1 hour 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?

    Didn't see any with Nansen or Huppert, but I bet with Graham being from Anaheim, which is close to Mater Dei , someone on the staff knows someone close to him.

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    8 minutes ago, Hookem777 said:

    Didn't see any with Nansen or Huppert, but I bet with Graham being from Anaheim, which is close to Mater Dei , someone on the staff knows someone close to him.

    Graham is from Servite High School, Nansen has had great success recruiting Servite High School is the connection.

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    It feels like Texas is way behind many in the SEC re: the DL room.

     

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    46 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

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

    It sounds like all parties and money behind UT recently aligned to be ready to go toe to toe with any other program for an elite DT.  whereas I don't think many other programs can say the same.

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    3 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

    Collectives with the ability are getting the money cannon ready.

    Know what gets your “money cannon” ready? JoyMode!

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    8 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

    Graham is from Servite High School, Nansen has had great success recruiting Servite High School is the connection.

    Preciate it!

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    TTown

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    Let the tampering begin and hope we are doing it along with the usual suspects🤘

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    2 minutes ago, Ray Peters said:

    Know what gets your “money cannon” ready? JoyMode!

    That's hilarious! Haha

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