2011 Schedule, Roster & Coaches

[Buffnik]

2011 SCHEDULE
Date	Event	Opponent	Location	Time (MST)	Media	Result
Saturday, September 3		Hawaii	Honolulu	8:15 pm	ESPN2
Saturday, September 10		California	BOULDER	1:30 pm
Saturday, September 17		Colorado State	Denver	11:30 am	FSN/Root
Saturday, September 24		Ohio State	Columbus	1:30 pm	ABC/ESPN2
Saturday, October 1	Family Weekend	Washington State	BOULDER	1:30 pm	FCS Pacific
Saturday, October 8		Stanford	Palo Alto	TBA
Saturday, October 15		Washington	Seattle	TBA
Saturday, October 22	Homecoming	Oregon	BOULDER	TBA
Saturday, October 29		Arizona State	Tempe	TBA
Friday, November 4		USC	BOULDER	7:00 pm	ESPN2
Saturday, November 12		Arizona	BOULDER	TBA
Saturday, November 19		UCLA	Pasadena	TBA
Friday, November 25		Utah	Salt Lake City	1:30 pm	FSN/Root

2011 Roster
Position	Seniors	Juniors	Sophomores	Freshmen	Total	Commitments
Quarterback	Tyler Hansen	Brent Burnette*		Stevie Dorman Nick Hirschman* Connor Wood*# John Schrock	5 Scholarship 1 Walk On	Shane Dillon
Tailback	Brian Lockridge* Rodney Stewart			Malcolm Creer D.D. Goodson Tony Jones* Josh Ford*	5 Scholarship 1 Walk On	Terrence Crowder Davien Payne
Fullback	Tyler Ahles* Evan Harrington			Nick Plimpton	2 Scholarship 1 Walk On
Wide Receiver	Kyle Cefalo*Toney Clemons* Jason Espinoza* Logan Gray*	Makiri Pugh* Dustin Ebner*	Jarrod Darden* Paul Richardson Alex Turbow*	Keenan Canty* Tyler McCullogh Nelson Spruce Austin Vincent Drew Ebner* Connor Wilhelm* Parker Norton	11 Scholarship 5 Walk On	Gerald Thomas Jeffrey Thomas Peyton Williams
Tight End	Matthew Bahr* Ryan Deehan		DaVaughn Thornton* Scott Fernandez* Alex Wood*	Cordary Allen* Kyle Slavin* Cody Yellen	5 Scholarship 3 Walk On	Sean Irwin
Offensive Line	Ethan Adkins* Blake Behrens* Shaun Daniels* Ryan Miller Sione Tau* David Clark*	Ryan Dannewitz*	David Bakhtiari* Gus Handler* Jack Harris*	Paulay Asiata Brad Cotner Kaiwi Crabb* Alex Lewis Daniel Munyer* Marc Mustoe Stephan Nembot	16 Scholarship 1 Walk On	Jeromy Irwin Alex Kelley-GS Gerrad Kough
Defensive Tackle	Curtis Cunningham Conrad Obi*	Will Pericak Eric Richter*	Nate Bonsu*	Kirk Poston*	6 Scholarship 0 Walk On	Tyler Henington Justin Solis
Defensive End	David Goldberg* Josh Hartigan* Tyler Poremba*	Nick Kasa	Chidera Uzo-Diribe	Juda Parker Andre Nichols* Casey Walker	6 Scholarship 2 Walk On
Outside Linebacker		Vince Ewing*	Liloa Nobriga*	K.T. Tuumalo Lowell Williams*	5 Scholarship 0 Walk On
Inside Linebacker	Patrick Mahnke	Jon Major* Doug Rippy*	Derrick Webb*	Brady Daigh Woodson Greer	5 Scholarship 0 Walk On	Clay Norgard
Cornerback	Jonathan Hawkins* Arthur Jaffee*		Jered Bell Hunter Harrison# Deji Olatoye* Parker Orms* Paul Vigo*	Sherrard Harrington Gregory Henderson Josh Moten* River Thompson	8 Scholarship 2 Walk On	Erich Wilson
Safety	Anthony Perkins* Travis Sandersfeld*	Ray Polk*	Terrel Smith	Jermaine Clark Will Harlos Kyle Washington Justin Gorman* Jordan Marquez* Richard Yates	7 Scholarship 3 Walk On
Specialist	Mark Brundage*		Justin Castor* (K) Zach Grossnickle* (P) Ryan Iverson (LS)	Will Oliver (K) Keegan LaMar (LS) Darragh O'Neill* (P)	4 Scholarship 3 Walk On
TOTALS	25 Scholarship 3 Walk On	10 Scholarship 1 Walk On	19 Scholarship 3 Walk On	32 Scholarship 15 Walk On	85 Scholarship 22 Walk On

(*) = Has redshirted
(#) = Transfer - ineligible
Italics = Walk On

2011 Coaches & Staff
Name	​Position
Jon Embree	Head Coach
Eric Beineimy	Offensive Coordinator / Runningbacks
Greg Brown	Defensive Coordinator / Secondary
Rip Scherer	Assistant Head Coach / Quarterbacks
J.D. Brookhart	Special Teams Coordinator / Offensive Passing Game Coordinator / Tight Ends
Brian Cabral	Defensive Run Game Coordinator / Linebackers
Bobby Kennedy	Wide Receivers
Steve Marshall	Offensive Line
Kanavis McGhee	Defensive Line
Mike Tuiasasopo	Defensive Line
Anthony Tucker	Offensive Technical Intern
Bert Watts	Defensive Technical Intern
Jeff Smart	Defensive Graduate Assistant
Matt Thurin	Offensive Graduate Assistant
Jashon Sykes	Director of Football Operations
Darian Hagan	Football Recruiting Coordinator
Kirk Jones	Recruiting and Operations Specialist
Marcell Gash	Director of Football Administration
Malcolm Blacken	Director of Speed, Strength and Conditioning

[sliderNcider]

I think the only positions where we take a step back are TE, LB, and DB

[absinthe]

I think the only positions where we take a step back are TE, LB, and DB

our Oline really needs to put **** together next year

[dio]

this is awesome-o

[sweaty teets]

you can probably add zion babb to the 2010 roster as well.

[Darth Snow]

you can probably add zion babb to the 2010 roster as well.

Oh ya, what would he qualify as anyways? Rs soph? Ready to play?

[TuffBuff32]

zion babb? is he transferring here too?

[Buffnik]

zion babb? is he transferring here too?

Nothing confirmed. Internet rumor.

[trappedinks]

Who is zion babb?

[AlferdJasper]

Who is zion babb?

A top WR recruit in 2007 who went to Michigan, then left the team in 2008.
The reasons he left, or was asked to leave, have always been murky.

But he's also (rumor has it) kept in touch with Toney Clemmons, who defected from UM and has been sitting on the CU bench this year, waiting to get eligible.

Zion Babb Profile

Michigan Live story

(from non premium Scout story)
Babb was coveted by the Wolverines due in large part to his versatility. He is a big physical athlete, with deceptive speed…both of which are traits that could also transfer to the defensive side of the ball. Either way, Michigan believes it has a player that will make an impact at some point in his career.
As a wide receiver he can out-muscle defensive back off of the line of scrimmage or beat them with an array of release moves. He is also a good route runner and shows a willingness to go over the middle for the ball. The only real knock against him is more of a glider than a sprinter and lacks elite level speed. That said, he is still fast enough to get deep on most DB's he faces, and opponents will have to respect that.
Defensively Babb's size and ball-hawking ability would be great assets at safety. He played corner in high school and demonstrated good man to man cover skills while there, but he'll probably outgrow that position at the college level.
At this point in time Michigan plans to start him out on offense and see where things go from there.

[Lt.Col.FrankSlade]

There will be some pretty nice players on this team next year.

[trappedinks]

What do you honestly see from this team next year, assuming everyone returns. Do we have the team to compete as far as talent level.

[dio]

I see lots of talented kids, many of whom were recruited by top schools. I just hope they can develop (coaching) and make the necessary strides to get it all together next season.

[Buffnik]

What do you honestly see from this team next year, assuming everyone returns. Do we have the team to compete as far as talent level.

I see us being solid, talented, deep and veteran at every position next year. If this team is disciplined and well-coach, it's going to a bowl game. If it can find some playmakers that can turn modest plays into touchdowns, this team can challenge for the Big 12.

[Buffnik]

Updated based on Josh Moten being accepted for the spring semester. Inserted him at Quarterback for now.