Published Jan 4, 2020
Michigan Wolverines Football: On Losing Ruiz, Peoples-Jones, Its Impact
Chris Balas  •  Maize&BlueReview
Senior Editor

Michigan loses two key contributors from the 2019 team in juniors Cesar Ruiz and Donovan Peoples-Jones, both opting for the NFL Draft over another year at U-M. Both leave with some unfinished business …

Specifically, despite their contributions as two-year starters, neither leaves with a win in a bowl game or a victory over rival Ohio State, let alone a championship. The same can be said of most of the classes of the last 15 years, or course, so it’s not just on them.

Strong opinion — Ruiz, though he still had plenty of room for improvement, will be tougher to replace ...

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