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'I came back for a reason': Kwity Paye ready to chase rings in return to Michigan

While others jumped and moved on, Kwity Paye waited. He was here for a reason, back in Ann Arbor, when he could have left following last season. After the Big Ten postponed fall sports, including football, in August, he heard from many saying it would be in his best interest to leave and start the pre-NFL Draft process early.

Instead, Paye, who says he's not easily swayed, stayed and continued to practice for a season that might never come.

Last month the Big Ten did reinstate football, and as the Wolverines prepare for the abbreviated Big Ten season that opens Oct.