Michigan linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary came in clutch with a Christmas gift for 2022 quarterback DeQuandre Smith, providing him his first scholarship to play college football on Dec. 25.
“It meant a lot,” Smith told Maize n Brew. “(Jean-Mary) got in contact with my coach a lot, and (Christmas) was the first time we spoke. I think he’s a very nice man. I like him.
“He said ‘Merry Christmas’ to me and my family, and that my coach speaks very highly of me. Then he told me I had the offer from the University of Michigan.