Communication ‘non-stop’ on year 2 of Michigan’s multiple defense scheme

Photo by Jaime Crawford/Getty ImagesEarlier this week on the In The Trenches podcast, Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh expressed confidence that despite his defense’s “no-star” composition, 2022 looked to be potentially even better than the star-studded lineup of last year’s defense.

In talking with both players and coordinators this week, the common thread has appeared to emerge as to why — communication, and lots of it.

“We’ll be in walkthroughs and they’re just screaming at each other, just overly communicating,” tight end Luke Schoonmaker said Tuesday. “Everybody, linebackers, secondary, everybody. You can just tell from that, they’re all bought into it. That group just meshes…