Michigan football transfer John Henry Daley sees 'something great'

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Utah under Kyle Whittingham has long been a contender. And the Pac-12 and Big 12 (both of which Utah was in) had sent teams to the College Football Playoff even when it was a four-team invitational.

But there's something different about being a part of one of the traditional powerhouses of the Big Ten.

That's not only the case for Whittingham and much of the new coaching staff, who came either from the perceived lesser Power Four conference or from even more humble beginnings. But for a player like John Henry Daley, coming to Ann Arbor is a drastic change, not just because of the tradition that permeates through Michigan football, but because of the extant players who have lived and breathed it for some time.

So, from Daley's perspective, mixing Whittingham's success, his vision, and his mantra with the expectation of winning bigger things? That's where it all comes together.

"I think it's great to an extent to have some guys who already know it, but also coming here and meeting all the guys on the team," Daley said. "I mean, we got a lot of dogs on this team that got a lot of high aspirations and very high expectations for themselves to be able to perform at the highest level. And so I feel like they already have that will that they want to be great. And now the coaches are just coming in and saying, hey, let's build on top of that. Let's go do that. And so all in all, I mean, couldn't ask for more.

"You know, honestly, with this roster, with these players, with these coaches, I feel like we're building something great."

Daley had already shared how he marveled at seeing The Big House with the national championship banner hanging underneath the scoreboards. The Wolverines have that, whereas the Utes (or BYU Cougars, where he started) don't have any recent national championships (Utah has an unclaimed 2008 championship, and BYU won one in 1984).

It will be interesting to see the dynamic of the try-hard staff and players who excelled under their tutelage, mixed with players who either played on a national championship team, or came aboard soon after it had been won.

This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan football transfer John Henry Daley on new team

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