While most former players have chosen thus far not to speak on the record for fear, they said, of ramifications, Morgan Trent spoke to The News on Sunday.
"Yes, we were there all day it seemed sometimes," said Trent, a former Michigan cornerback now in his first season with the
Cincinnati Bengals. "But if you expect to win, that's the sacrifice you make. I was a senior (last season under Rodriguez) -- I just wanted to win, that's all."
Still, the perception among former players, and another reason they didn't become vocal with their complaints, they said, is because they felt programs elsewhere also worked beyond the 20-hour limit.
"As much as I want to say (Rodriguez) is the only one (to surpass the 20-hour rule) and to say he's the worst, I can't," said one former player, who asked to remain anonymous. "I'm sure that happens at every school. It is what it is."
Others concurred with that evaluation.
"Every team does that, more or less," another former Michigan player said. "Everyone knows voluntary workouts you don't have to be there, but you have</I>to be there. A lot of guys don't even know about the rule, but everybody signed the sheets (indicating you kept to the 20-hour rule). It was never a big deal. Those sheets were signed, and that's the only paper trail there is."
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