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Michigan running backs coach Jay Harbaugh said all the running backs are "pushing each other" and said "it's fun to watch" the competition. Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News

Ann Arbor – Michigan running back Christian Turner learned during his high school football career what he calls the “R Factor,” and it has served him well.

His coach at Buford High in Georgia explained to Turner there are things that will happen to him he can’t control. It becomes about how you React and how you Respond – the R Factor.