Ryan Van Bergen Rumors & News

Washington has seen terrific leaders come before him, first Mike Martin and Ryan Van Bergen in 2011, then Will Campbell and Craig Roh last year. He wants to be that guy for this unit. It's out of his comfort zone, but he's finding his own way.

Michigan fans' interest in the trenches has increased exponentially since the arrival of Brady Hoke, and for a reason: Brady Hoke puts a lot of stress on his interior lineman to get the job done. Brady inherited two monsters inside when he took over the program, helping to develop Mike Martin and Ryan Van Bergen into two of the best lineman in the country. Michigan doesn't have any interior defensive lineman capable of playing as well as Martin or Van Bergen this upcoming season, but the staff is doing a solid job of stocking young talent while developing the older maulers still left o...