The NCAA’s new early signing 

period has had several effects.

One of those? The yearly 

coaching carousel began spinning 
earlier than usual.

Among 
the 
bigger 
moves 

include Chip Kelly to UCLA, 
Herm Edwards to Arizona State, 
Scott Frost to Nebraska and Jimbo 
Fisher to Texas A&M.

It appears there are a couple 

that will affect Michigan as well.

Willie Taggart left Oregon for 

Florida State in early December, 
and according to reports, has 
been in discussions with offensive 
tackles and tight ends coach Greg 
Frey. Frey’s not the only member 
of the Wolverines’ staff that 
has been involved with rumors. 
According to several reports, 
quarterbacks coach and passing 
game coordinator Pep Hamilton 
was in the conversation for jobs 
at Arizona State and Mississippi 
State.

Accordingly, 
Jim 
Harbaugh 

hasn’t stood pat. FootballScoop 
reported 
in 
December 
that 

Harbaugh met with Dan Enos to 
discuss a position on Michigan’s 
staff.

Enos, previously the offensive 

coordinator 
at 
Arkansas, 
has 

significant ties to the state of 
Michigan 
— 
and 
Michigan 

State. He played quarterback for 
the Spartans, served as a grad 
assistant and eventually became 
an assistant coach under Mark 
Dantonio.

Enos also coached Central 

Michigan for five seasons, between 
2010-14, finishing with a 26-36 
record before leaving for Arkansas.

With Enos at the helm, the 

Razorbacks’ 
offense 
steadily 

worsened. 
In 
2015, 
Arkansas 

averaged 35.9 points per game, 
ranking 27th in the nation. The 
following two years, it ranked 
No. 57 and No. 62, respectively, 
before Enos was let go after Bret 
Bielema’s firing.

Recruits 
at 
Army 
All-

American, 
Under 
Armour 

games

The 
Wolverines 
signed 
16 

recruits during the December 
signing period, and several are due 
to play in prestigious high school 
all-star games over the next few 
days.

Four-star tight end Mustapha 

Muhammad 
and 
four-star 

cornerback Myles Sims are in 
Orlando, Fla. practicing for the 

Under Armour All-America Game 
on Jan. 4.

Muhammad, from Texas, and 

Sims, from Georgia, are Michigan’s 
two top-ranked signees.

Meanwhile, a trio of signees 

are participating at the Army 
All-American Bowl down in San 
Antonio, Tx. Four-star linebacker 
Cameron 
McGrone, 
four-star 

offensive tackle Jalen Mayfield 
and four-star defensive end Aidan 
Hutchinson have been practicing 
this week in preparation for 
Saturday’s game.

McGrone chose the Wolverines 

over Notre Dame and Indiana 
this past summer, while Mayfield 
flipped 
his 
commitment 

from 
Minnesota 
last 
spring. 

Hutchinson, who played his high 
school ball in Michigan, is the son 
of former Michigan player Chris 
Hutchinson.

Pair of former Michigan stars 

finalists for Hall of Fame

Wednesday, Steve Hutchinson 

and Ty Law were named finalists 
for this year’s Pro Football Hall of 
Fame class.

Hutchinson, a famed offensive 

lineman who played 12 seasons 
in the NFL and earned seven 
Pro Bowl nods, is one of the most 
decorated linemen in program 

history.

A four-year starter under Lloyd 

Carr, Hutchinson was a member 
of the 1997 championship team. 
He was a four-time All-Big Ten 
selection, a two-time All American 
and Big Ten Offensive Lineman of 

the Year.

Law 
enjoyed 
a 
similarly 

rewarding career. He was a five-
time Pro Bowler, won three Super 
Bowls with the New England 
Patriots and was named to the 
NFL 2000s All-Decade team.

He arrived in Ann Arbor just 

before Hutchinson, playing three 
seasons between 1992 and 1994. 
Law was a two-time unanimous 
All-Big Ten selection and earned 
first-team All-American honors in 
his final season at Michigan.

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Notebook: Harbaugh in discussions with Enos, recruits at All-Star games

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SAM MOUSIGIAN/Daily

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh may be looking to fill yet-to-be-determined vacancies on his coaching staff.

GLI Notebook: Glendening’s talk spurs ‘M’, Lockwood out with injury 

Momentum shifts are often 

quickly and easily apparent. A 
goaltender makes a huge save, 
a special-teams unit kills off a 
five-minute major penalty or a 
defenseman levels an opposing 
forward with a clattering hit on 
the boards, visibly energizing a 
team.

Occasionally, though, they take 

place more subtly. And they might 
not even come from someone on 
the team.

Michigan 
hockey 
fans 

remember Luke Glendening well. 
After joining the Wolverines as a 
walk-on, the Grand Rapids, Mich. 
native eventually became a two-
year captain, and helped lead 
Michigan to the 2011 National 
Championship game. Glendening 
played in every game his final 
three seasons and recorded 70 
points in 165 career games.

After the Wolverines dropped 

their Great Lakes Invitational 
opener to Bowling Green on 
Monday, Glendening, who now 
plays for the Detroit Red Wings, 
spoke to his former program.

“He just talked about when he 

came here he was a walk-on and 
never really promised anything. 
The coaches told him he may 
never get to play here,” said junior 
forward Cooper Marody. “Just 
with hard work and determination 
and passion for Michigan he was 
able to be a captain for two years, 
and obviously also he’s had a 
great career in the NHL thus far. 
He just passionately spoke about 
Michigan and what it takes to be a 
Michigan man every day.”

It 
didn’t 
appear, 
however, 

that Glendening’s visit made an 
immediate impact. After giving up 
four goals in the first 24 minutes 
against the Falcons, Michigan 
came out just as flat against 
Michigan State a day later. The 
Wolverines conceded a goal in the 
game’s first minute and left the 
ice at the first intermission down 
another.

But according to Michigan 

coach Mel Pearson, that was when 
Glendening’s words of wisdom 
began to soak in.

“I thought he gave a real good 

talk,” Pearson said. “From the 
heart, not just something made 
up, and I thought that was really 
good and I thought we had time to 
reflect on that discussion he had 
with our team before the game. 
Not that that was the miracle pill 
or something like that, but I think 
it was important.”

The Wolverines came out of the 

locker room a noticeably different 
team. Sophomore forward James 
Sanchez closed the lead to one 
with his first goal of the season, 
and after Michigan State answered 
back with a power-play goal, 
Michigan scored four unanswered 
to run away with the contest.

“He really just told us after 

yesterday’s loss to take a look in the 

mirror,” said senior defenseman 
Cutler Martin. “It’s easy to point 
fingers, maybe, but everyone needs 
to do their job and make sure they 
do it to the best of their abilities, so 
look at yourself and look at what 
you can do better.”

Lockwood out for extended 

period

Michigan knew it wouldn’t 

have three of its best players for 
the 
Great 
Lakes 
Invitational. 

Sophomore 
forward 
Will 

Lockwood, 
freshman 
forward 

Josh 
Norris 
and 
defenseman 

Quinn Hughes were selected to the 
United States National Team for 
the World Junior Championships 
in Buffalo, N.Y. from Dec. 26 to 
Jan. 5.

However, the Wolverines might 

be without one of them for longer 
than anticipated. During a U.S. 
victory against Canada on Dec. 
29, Lockwood took a hit from 

behind and fell to the ice, landing 
hard on his left shoulder. Shortly 
afterwards, he was ruled out for 
the remainder of the tournament 
with an “upper-body” injury.

On Monday, Pearson stated 

that he was “not sure” about 
Lockwood’s status, but that his 
injury might be a season-ending 
one — a potentially catastrophic 
blow 
to 
Michigan’s 
offense. 

Through 16 games, Lockwood was 
tied as Michigan’s fourth-leading 
scorer with 11 points.

“We’ll reevaluate him when he 

gets back in (from World Juniors),” 
Pearson said. “It’s a possibility he 
could be out for the year, but it’s a 
possibility he could come back. But 
he’s going to miss a few weeks for 
sure.”

Cutler Martin makes impact 

in return

On 
Oct. 
28, 
the 
senior 

defenseman took the ice against 

Penn State. He wouldn’t do so 
again until Monday.

An upper-body injury rendered 

Martin unable to play for most of 
the last two months. And even 
as Martin returned to health, he 
faced another obstacle: winter 
break. During the last three weeks, 
Michigan practiced infrequently 
— forcing Martin to rapidly 
reacclimate on the fly, instead of 
easing back into action.

This made his performance 

against the Spartans on Tuesday 
all the more unexpected. Not only 
did Martin score the go-ahead 
goal, but he was also a dangerous 
presence 
from 
the 
point 

throughout the game with his 
hard slap-shot. Martin was second 
on the Wolverines with five shots 
on goal, all of which came in the 
crucial final period.

“I’m just happy to be back on 

the ice,” Martin said. “Just being 

back out there with the guys and 
getting the win.”

Added Pearson: “I thought he 

played extremely well. He’s missed 
a lot of games, but we didn’t even 
have practices really the last two 
weeks. So for him to come in and 
play as well as he did is important.”

For a Michigan defense that 

has struggled all season, Martin 
— one of just two seniors on 
the blue line — adds toughness 
and physicality, and should be a 
major key if the Wolverines are 
to improve upon their lackluster 
defensive ranking.

Secondary options come up 

big

Martin’s goal was just one part 

of a surprising trend for Michigan. 
Three other Wolverines lit the 
lamp for the first time this season 
during the GLI. Freshman forward 
Jack 
Becker 
scored 
against 

Bowling Green — albeit with a 
helpful assist from the Falcons’ 
goaltender. Sanchez opened the 
scoring on Tuesday, and freshman 
forward Michael Pastujov finished 
off a rebound from close range to 
record Michigan’s second goal 
later in the period.

The Wolverines have struggled 

to obtain consistent production 
when their first line of Marody and 
senior forwards Tony Calderone 
and Dexter Dancs isn’t on the ice. 
Without Lockwood, Hughes and 
Norris for the GLI, these problems 
had the potential to be amplified. 
Michigan’s secondary offensive 
threats, however, made sure that 
wasn’t the case.

“You need someone to step up,” 

Pearson said Tuesday. “I thought 
we had some of the secondary 
scoring come from guys we needed 
it to come from. Mike Pastujov had 
a big goal, his first career goal at 
Michigan. James Sanchez scored 
his first goal.

“I’m really proud of the effort of 

the guys. We get behind, we stay 
with it, we’re without three really 
good hockey players — excellent 
hockey players — and it’s good to 
see some other guys step in and get 
it done.”

SAM MOUSIGIAN/Daily

Senior defenseman Cutler Martin made an impact in his return from injury, scoring the go-ahead goal in Michigan’s 6-4 win over Michigan State on Tuesday.

JACOB SHAMES
Daily Sports Writer

