Wilton Speight, who is battling with John O’Korn and Shane Morris for the starting quarterback spot this fall, was named the breakout player this spring by ESPN:
[ESPN] Spring breakout player: Michigan Wolverines:
Another spring season is winding to a close, a… https://t.co/61x4KQq1Ph #Michigan— Michigan Wolverines (@BR_Wolverines) April 26, 2016
Head coach Jim Harbaugh hasn’t weighed in on any type of pecking order since Speight completed five of his six throws while passing for one touchdown and running for another to lead his half of the roster to a 14-13 spring game victory. A couple weeks after the scrimmage, Harbaugh said it was too early to make any evaluations of the quarterbacks public. From the outside looking in, Speight has been the most consistent operator of the Wolverine offense throughout the spring.