ANN ARBOR, Mich. — At least publicly, Jourdan Lewis' journey to offense began two weeks ago with a modest request at Big Ten media days.
"I'm gonna put this out there right now," said Michigan's All-American cornerback. "I wanna play offense."
It was the type of quote from an enthusiastic player that could have amounted to a quick tweet, a short story and likely not much more. After all, Lewis has built his reputation as one of the nation's top players on the defensive side of the ball, and at his preferred position on offense, the Wolverines lay claim to two of the Big Ten's best receivers in Jehu Chesson and Amara Darboh and an already established two-way standout in the Swiss army knife that is Jabrill Peppers.