Ann Arbor — It’s time, as the new head coach likes to say, to “put a foot in the ground.” And it’s time, as their position coach often reminds them, to “show us who’s gonna be the guy.”
But for Michigan’s Ty Isaac, it’s time — finally — to play some football. And after a year in waiting, the Wolverines’ junior running back admits he’s struggling to ignore the calendar.
“It’s hard for me to not look at Sept. 3,” he said, mentally circling Michigan’s season opener at Utah. “But I’ve got to worry about this right now.