FIRST WORD
He’s the first professional I ever met in my life that wasn’t a grown-up; he’s been a professional since he’s been young.”
Former Michigan Fab Five star Chris Webber on the “Rich Eisen” show about college teammate Juwan Howard, who agreed in principle to become the program’s new coach, according to the Detroit Free Press. Howard, 46, has been hired to replace John Beilein — the program’s alltime winningest coach — who ended his 12-year run at the school last week to become the head coach of the Cavaliers.