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Joe Bolden: “I didn’t play good football”

Joe Bolden was arguably Michigan’s top performer of the spring. In his final season as a Wolverine is he now poised to be an impact player for the Maize & Blue?

Of all of the observations that came out of Michigan’s spring game last April, the one for which there was an overwhelming consensus is that Joe Bolden turned in a dominant performance. The veteran linebacker seemed to live in the offensive backfield all afternoon. There was but one issue quelling the optimism about what his showing portended for his senior campaign. His standout play the spring prior didn’t translate to similar success on game days last fall.