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Jake Rudock's pro approach earned Michigan's trust

Jake Rudock is boring.

Michigan’s starting quarterback is combat-trained in the art of interview platitudes. He doesn’t celebrate after big plays or mope after bad ones. To bond with his new teammates this summer, he played board games. It’s no wonder many of them call him "Dad." Whether it’s his fashion sense, lack of social media prowess or refusal to gossip, Rudock is 22 going on 42.

"It feels like he’s so much older," offensive lineman Erik Magnuson said. "He transferred here, and he already graduated, (planning on) medical school and all of that.