What Steve Clinkscale said about the Michigan football secondary in spring ball

This is really, really encouraging stuff! #GoBlue

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — One thing that was perhaps a big surprise for Michigan football last year was the vast improvement of the secondary. In particular, the corners in 2020 were — let’s just say — suspect, though there were some bright moments.

But in 2021, the unit took a giant step forward. And though there are some personnel losses — Dax Hill, Brad Hawkins, and Vincent Gray all moved onto the NFL — there is still a lot of optimism in Ann Arbor as to the future of the unit.

On Wednesday, Michigan football co-defensive coordinator and defensive pass game coordinator Steve Clinkscale met with the media for the first time since the end of the 2021 season and discussed where his unit stands more than halfway into spring ball. Here is everything he had to say.

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