Alan Branch is a Michigan legend, and while he was a tremendous football player during his time in Ann Arbor, the majority of his considerable legacy comes from exactly one play.
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That, of course, is the 350-pound Branch absolutely crushing former Penn State quarterback Anthony Morelli in 2006.
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In "on the nose" fashion, 2016 commit Rashad Weaver simply tweeted the image of Branch lording over Morelli.
Mood: pic.twitter.com/YorfBKUm9q
— ?-?Shad?-? (@R_Weaver80) July 19, 2015
It is unclear what kind of mood Weaver was actually in at the time, but the motivation of a future Michigan defensive lineman laying out a Big Ten quarterback is a beautiful image for Maize and Blue nation.
The three-star defensive end from Fort Lauderdale (Cooper City), Fla., may not fully grasp the beauty of this particular tweet, but Rashad Weaver channeling his inner Alan Branch would be a fantastic thing for Harbaugh and his staff moving forward.