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How did Michigan revive its O-line? Start with a bad basketball player

Michigan’s Rashan Gary discusses how he and his family handled the criticism while he was out with a shoulder injury, Nov. 6, 2018. Nick Baumgardner, Freep

Michigan offensive tackle Juwann Bushell-Beatty looked horrible — totally out of place — on the basketball court.

“The first time I saw Juwann,” Chris Partridge said, “he was dribbling a basketball for the basketball team the summer before his freshman year, with two hands, trying to get down the court.”

At the time, Partridge was the head football coach at Paramus Catholic (N.