Wolverines say `everything`s on the upswing` for Michigan safety Brad Hawkins
(WorldNews Sport)

Way back at the NFL combine while Cesar Ruiz was sharing his story with reporters earlier this year, he was asked to name a Michigan player no one was talking about who would have a big year in the fall for the Wolverines. He didn’t hesitate. Safety Brad Hawkins (20) finished the season with 53 tackles and was named Michigan's most improved defensive player. (Photo: David Guralnick, Detroit News) “Brad Hawkins on the defensive side of the ball,” Ruiz, like Hawkins a Camden, New Jersey native, said at the time. “He had an ankle thing that...