Michigan football running back coach Tony Alford strolled to the lectern on Wednesday, Aug. 27 and half-jokingly, yet half-seriously, shared with media members he didn't really want to hold his session.

However, as soon as the cameras turned on, he was more than cordial and informative. For nearly 20 minutes he broke down the running back rotation, shared his thoughts on roles and situations, the pecking order of the third back, what's happened with the transfers who U-M brought in and his vision for the young players in the program.

But nothing stood out quite like what he said when asked about recruiting with the Block M on his shirt. While he wasn't mentioned by name, it seemingly was a way for the reporter to ask about landing Savion Hiter, the nation's No. 1 running back in the Cla

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