Michigan offensive coordinator Tim Drevno knows that having a reliable defensive line will do wonders for any college football program, ranking the position a must have at the Wolverines media day this past Thursday.
And with that comes the need for a mature and sophisticated coach, paving way for Greg Mattison to return for his fifth season at Michigan, who is now running the defensive line after being demoted from his defensive coordinator position during the Brady Hoke era.
Experience headlines the defensive tackle spot, as the team loses just one player of note last year in Ondre Pipkins, who transferred to Texas Tech this past July.