Can Rich Rodriguez save his job?
With Charlie Weis back in the NFL, the title of “Coach Whose Job Status Will Be a Subject of Weekly Debate” falls to Michigan’s Rodriguez in 2010. The fact that it’s even a possibility in just his third season tells you just how miserable the past two years have been for the Wolverines, who lost five straight to end last season. (Those pending NCAA sanctions don’t help, either.) Originally, Rodriguez’s biggest challenge was finding a quarterback to run his style of spread offense, but then-freshmen Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson both looked plenty capable last season. His problems now lie primarily on the other side of the ball. Last season’s Wolverines defense was just plain awful. Michigan finished 82nd nationally in total defense, 90th in rushing defense and 77th in scoring defense. A combination of recruiting missteps by predecessor Lloyd Carr and mass roster attrition following Rodriguez’s arrival left Michigan barren with talent in its junior and senior classes, as evidenced mo
