ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Record-setting quarterback Denard Robinson is staying at Michigan.
In an interview scheduled to be posted Monday on the school’s website, Robinson says he thought about leaving because Rich Rodriguez was one of the few coaches who gave him a chance to play quarterback. But he decided to stay because his teammates have become family and Ann Arbor has become his home.
The first player in NCAA history to throw and run for 1,500 yards says new coach Brady Hoke is “terrific” and adds that he’s eager to learn his offense.
Rodriguez was fired Jan. 5 and Hoke was hired a week later.
Robinson’s high school coach said “every school” wanted Robinson to leave and he had heard from 10 to 15 coaches within a day of Hoke’s hiring.
