(Photo: Paul Sancya, AP)
Ann Arbor – Michigan freshman running back Zach Charbonnet continues to receive plenty of praise for his debut.
Charbonnet had 99 yards of total offense, including 90 rushing, but it was nine pickups in pass protection against Middle Tennessee State last Saturday that has everyone talking and one Michigan assistant making a bold comparison.
The 6-foot-1, 220-pound freshman was flawless in pass protection, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said earlier this week. Charbonnet was the first freshman to start at running back for the Wolverines since Sam McGuffie in 2008.