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Kornacki: Driven by Family, Gary Primed for Breakout Season

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Motivation isn't something that can be rated at football scouting combines. But if it could be quantified, Michigan defensive end Rashan Gary would be off the charts.

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He's been a fire burning to be better ever since arriving on campus 15 months ago. Gary tirelessly watches film -- something instilled in him by Taco Charlton during his freshman season, when he longed to turn his seven quarterback hurries into pure sacks. He's applied himself so diligently to strength and conditioning that his 40-yard dash dropped from 4.