Reporters Mark Snyder, David Jesse and Jeff Seidel share their thoughts from Warde Manuel's introductory news conference as the new Michigan athletic director.
Former football player a popular choice, but his relationship with the enigmatic football coach is key
Back in 1986, Warde Manuel was a freshman defensive lineman at Michigan, and his captain was quarterback Jim Harbaugh.
“What I remember is his leadership when he was the quarterback,” Manuel said Friday morning, as he was introduced as the new athletic director at Michigan. “His encouragement of me as a freshman, on those one or two occasions when Jumbo (Elliott) did pancake me, he would be the one to say, ‘Come on, man.