Michigan football's new 'circle of trust' for wide receivers

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Not only is Michigan football becoming more disciplined off the field , but there's also an on-field component working for the Wolverines , too. One position that's expected to make large strides this offseason is the wide receiver corps, a group that hasn't exactly been lighting things up on the field in recent years.

Much of that is schematic, as the Wolverines tilted more toward a run-heavy style of play. But with Kyle Whittingham taking over the program and Jason Beck the offense, changes have come to Ann Arbor on that front. With Beck leading the charge as the new offensive coordinator, there's a sense of accountability that's being enacted across the offense.

As senior wideout Kendrick Bell tells it, the players who can be counted on to do the right things out on the football field are within Beck's 'circle of trust,' and those will be the ones who get to play in games. "Yeah, it's kind of funny. So really just going out there, doing your job, doing it the way you're supposed to do it," Bell said.

"We call this thing called 'a circle of trust. ' And it's funny you say that -- we have to be in that circle to play, I guess. So it's weird.