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Once a punching bag, 'special' Michigan offensive line now punching back

Michigan left guard Ben Bredeson said the Wolverines "know how good" they can be this fall. Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News

Michigan’s offensive line, once the convenient go-to when anyone wanted to blame the woes of the offense, is now in full strut, chests out and brimming with a confidence that began to evolve last season.

It’s like those before-and-after makeover photos. Gone is the paunchy, slouchy, lack-of-confidence look, and now, after a full season under position coach Ed Warinner and an influx of depth through pin-point recruiting, the after-version offensive line presents a big, bad, we’re-going-to-set-the-tone approach.