Michigan’s resilience tied to conditioningBy JOE VARDON
BLADE SPORTS WRITER
ANN ARBOR — All of that running is paying off.
Much has been made of new Michigan strength coach Mike Barwis’ impact on the Wolverines with his strenuous offseason and in-season workouts. Time and again since UM scored 27 second-half points to beat Wisconsin 27-25 last weekend, its players have mentioned their physical condition as an edge that spurred their comeback.
Although not as dramatic, the Wolverines (2-2, 1-0 Big Ten) have enjoyed other successes in earlier second halves this year, blowing out opponents by a total of 46-19 after halftime.
‘I don’t think we get very tired during games,’ quarterback Steven Threet said yesterday.
‘Conditioning, I feel like we can outlast a lot of teams,’ linebacker Obi Ezeh followed.
The synopsis was the same immediately after Saturday’s game.
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