The Michigan Football team was scheduled to vote on captains on Thursday and after doing so, sent out a press release announcing that the captains would be Senior LB Joe Bolden and 5th Year Senior FB Joe Kerridge. It’s not clear if there will be additional captains for the coin toss each game, but Bolden and Kerridge will be the offensive and defensive captains for this season.
Some more on Bolden and Kerridge from MGoBlue.com:
The team’s top tackler from 2014, Bolden heads into his fourth season needing 13 stops to reach 200 in his career. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native has posted 187 tackles, 12 TFLs and five sacks in 38 games of action. Bolden is a candidate for the Lott IMPACT Trophy and the Butkus Award.
One of the team’s most dependable players on offense and special teams, Kerridge has appeared in 36 career games at fullback. He has started 10 career contests at fullback, and has carried the ball 12 times for 90 yards in addition to being the lead blocker for Michigan’s tailbacks. A Traverse City, Michigan, native Kerridge is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference performer.