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Michigan football's Lavert Hill, David Long anchor talented secondary

This is the seventh installment in a series examining Michigan's position groups this offseason.

Perhaps it rubs some the wrong way. Which is sort of the point.

Either way, it's becoming increasingly difficult to question Michael Zordich's methods given the results his players continue to produce inside Michigan's defensive backfield.

"I don't know if they're just afraid to make plays," Michigan's cornerbacks coach said with regard to his players days before the team opened the 2017 season. "They have to understand it has to be on a consistent basis. And that's not happening right now.