Michigan football's offensive line embraces new coach Jim Harding

The Michigan football offensive line wasn't elite as it was from 2021-23 this past year, nor was it a full-blown liability. It was somewhere in between -- which was somewhat to be expected given how much inexperience saw the field a year ago. Even so, as the year wore on, the offensive line improved steadily, particularly in run blocking.

Now they're hoping to take the next step forward. With Kyle Whittingham taking over the program, he brought in his offensive front guru, Jim Harding, who he believes (as do many) that he's the (or among the) best in the nation coaching his position. Harding just put two former Utah offensive tackles into the first round of the NFL draft, and he's consistently seen his players go into the league under his mentorship.

But how are his newfound mentees taking to his leadership? Redshirt sophomore offensive tackle Blake Frazier met up with Jon Jansen on the In the Trenches podcast this week and shared the early returns. "Oh, he's unbelievable.

He has been just such a breath of fresh air," Frazier said. "I think he's done a really good job of understanding every individual's personality and kind of figuring out how to work with each of us. Like he works with me different than he works with Sprague, and it's not because he feels differently about us, but just because we respond to different things, we play differently.