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These two players will determine if Michigan football's defense is elite

Michigan DL Carlo Kemp talks about fall camp and his mindset change on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2019. Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press

In football, there's only so much time before opponents start catching up to what you're doing. Michigan's defense knows this well.

"You’ve got to move with how football’s changing," VIPER linebacker Khaleke Hudson said.

The Wolverines have fielded an elite unit each of the past three seasons, thanks in large part to defensive coordinator Don Brown. His system — predicated on creating pressure on the quarterback in a variety of ways while playing almost exclusively press-man coverage on the back end — has flustered many a Big Ten offense.