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Yahoo Sports: Let the Denard Robinson transfer watch officially begin at Michigan

Depending on who you ask, hyped freshman quarterback Ryan Mallett was probably on his way out of Ann Arbor when Michigan hired Rich Rodriguez that December, but if there was any doubt, the arrival of the "Spread 'n Shred" and its emphasis on a mobile signal caller put the seal of Mallett's departure. Michigan spent the next two years struggling to find any consistent quarterback ("mobile" or otherwise) while Mallett developed into the best passer in Arkansas history and a certain first round draft pick. By the time Denard Robinson emerged as a perfect fit for Rodriguez's system last fall, even the ...

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