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Michigan football's Hassan Haskins used time on defense to boost his running back game

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Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to the media on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Ann Arbor. Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press

At this time last year, Hassan Haskins was playing defense.

Haskins, a three-star recruit who signed with Michigan football's 2018 class, arrived in Ann Arbor as a running back.

Then Jim Harbaugh sat him down and said he believed Haskins would fit best at linebacker.

There was little — if any — hesitation from Haskins about the switch.

“I came here to win games," he said Monday afternoon.