College Football: 3 true freshmen making names for themselves in 2019
By Brian Miller
The Wolverines have always been a program with a lot of depth on offense so it’s unusual to see their best running back be a true freshman, but that exactly what Zach Charbonnet has become after the first two weeks of play.
What’s most impressive about Charbonnet is his consistency as he rushed for 90 yards in Week 1 and 105 yards in Week 2. In last weekend’s matchup against Army, Michigan found itself in a ground and pound showdown with an Army team known for their rushing attack and it was nearly too much for Michigan to keep up with.
Fortunately, Charbonnet rose to the occasion and personally scored as many touchdowns as the entire Army team combined, finding the endzone three times and putting the Wolverines into a position where all they needed was one field goal to get the win, with the final score being 24-21.
As impressive as Charbonnet has been these last two weeks, it’s worth pointing out that Michigan shouldn’t be putting so much responsibility on the shoulders of a true freshman running back and with the Big Ten as strong as it is this year it’s going to take a lot more than 100 yards a game from Charbonnet to get Michigan into the Big Ten Championship Game.