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Why Mazi Smith may determine Michigan football defense's fate in 2022

Mazi Smith looked the same to Tony Kimbrough. Maybe, Kimbrough thought, the Michigan football defensive tackle was a little thicker, a bit stronger.

At first glance, Kimbrough, the head coach at East Kentwood High School, couldn’t detect much had changed with his former player when he paid a visit to his old stomping grounds a few weeks ago. Then Smith opened his mouth, launching into a monologue.