When Michigan coach Sherrone Moore took the podium Monday, he drew a rather interesting comparison — one between himself and Nostradamus. His reasoning had nothing to do with some prophetic vision that forecasted the rest of the 15th-ranked Wolverines’ season, but rather a preseason prediction about sophomore linebacker Cole Sullivan.
“I remember media day, someone asked me, ‘Who’s the guy that I think is gonna have a breakout?’ Cole Sullivan,” Moore said. “So proud of him because he’s just such a hard worker. He’s such a great human being. Just puts his head down and does it right all the time, on the field, off the field. I could be Nostradamus in those terms of predicting Cole Sullivan.”
While Moore’s likening of himself to the clairvoyant figure served as a light-hearted joke, his pr