Clinkscale impressed with young defensive backs, group’s understanding of the game

Photo by Jaime Crawford/Getty ImagesAfter spending much of last season turning around the Michigan Wolverines’ secondary, co-defensive coordinator Steve Clinkscale has started this year’s camp with a new task, focusing on expanding and refining those foundational lessons.

“A lot of these guys have been in the system already,” Clinkscale told the media Thursday. “It was something that was kind of new to them last summer even though we had a little bit of a spring. Most of the menu we have, a lot of the players have already experienced it. The understanding of the game is a lot better.”

For Clinkscale, a primary objective is turning that understanding of the game plan into better communication…