Fox News: Michigan's Dusty May reveals what he learned in first year coaching in Big Ten

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Michigan's Dusty May reveals what he learned in first year coaching in Big Ten

Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May reveals what he learned in his first year coaching in the Big Ten during an appearance on OutKick.......                    ...                        ...Dusty May was hired last offseason to be the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login coach after spending six seasons with Florida Atlantic. ......May, 48, was asked about what he learned in his first season in the Big Ten during a recent appearance on OutKick's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"It was even more physical and physically demanding than we anticipated. All summer, every time one of our players would complain about a foul, our response would be, 'We play in the Big Ten, you've got to play through it,'" May said. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The Michigan coach said the coaching staff didn't prepare the players well enough for the physical play. ......"I don't think we were as intentional enough at creating an environment of physicality every day. Whether it was pads, everything we did should have had – there's no freedom of movement. Just giving bodies on bodies at all times, we didn't prepare our guys well enough," May said. ......While May lamented the team's preparation, he noted they weren't built to play a physical game.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"But also, we are not built that way. We have a lot of guys who are very skilled, and they're finesse by nature. It's not as if we recruited to it either we just tried to get the best players we could in a small window," he explained.  ......The Michigan Wolverines are 22-9 this season going into the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and May appeared pleased with the team's foundation in his first year......."We laid a really strong foundation, we learned a lot, I learned an incredible amount, but those are the things that really jump out."......May will look to further build on that foundation in the Big Ten tournament.......The Wolverines are the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament and will play their first game on Friday at 9 p.m. ET. They will play the winner You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and Purdue.......Follow Fox News Digital'sYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and subscribe toYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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