Ann Arbor – Karan Higdon took a different approach when he spoke to kids who participated in the Michigan football Youth Impact Program (YIP) during the summer of 2016.
Instead of standing above the large group of seated kids, he sat down on the ground in front of them and shared his story.
That experience triggered something in Higdon, a running back hoping to play a large role this fall for the Wolverines. He and former Michigan defensive back Wayne Lyons started Empire for the Youth (EFTY) this summer to provide after-school programming for at-risk students from elementary-school age through senior year in high school.