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