Another Michigan Player Leaves

When Llyod Carr got replaced as Michigan’s head coach by Rich Rodriguez, formerly of West Virginia, there was a mass exodus of players. Everyone thought that the school would go from having a traditional, family feel to being more sterile. And they were right, at least according to offensive lineman Kurt Wermers.

Wermers is the latest Michigan player to leave the school, saying that the whole dynamic between players and coaches is just different than it was under Carr.

“I really didn’t get along with the new coaches. They were bringing in a lot of different kids that were not my kind of crowd. Coach Carr’s staff was a whole different ballgame. It was like a family. But when Rodriguez came in it was a whole different feeling. It was more of a business. I figured I’d get out while I could.”

Wermers is heading to Ball State, where he thinks he’ll find the atmosphere that he really wants, both on and off the field. He’ll have to sit out a year, but he says that he isn’t “too bummed” about it, since he’ll get to be on the practice team and learn the system.

Maybe Rich Rodriguez should have kept the business at West Virginia. Image: Newscom