Former Michigan Wolverines RB Zach Charbonnet has found his new home.
He’ll be transferring to the west coast and be suiting up for UCLA. He announced the move on his social media account earlier today:
— Zach Charbonnet (@zachcharbon) January 30, 2021
Charbonnet attended Oaks Christian School in California and was ranked one of the top running back prospects in the country. During his freshman year at Michigan, he led the team in rushing with 726 yards on 149 attempts, while his 11 rushing touchdowns set a school freshman record.
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Former Red Wings D Aaron Ward describes abuse at UM at hands of Dr. Robert Anderson
Former Detroit Red Wings defenseman Aaron Ward came forward to reveal that he was a victim of the disgraced late Dr. Robert Anderson at the University of Michigan while a student athlete at the school.
Ward spent three years playing for the Wolverines from 1990 to 1993.
While speaking during an interview on TSN 690 in Montreal, Ward admitted the abuse he suffered contributed to a gambling problem he’d suffer later in life.
“When I was in college and I was 17 and 18, I was sexually abused by a doctor who was at the University of Michigan who’s currently publicly under investigation,” said Ward, later confirming Dr. Anderson’s identity. “Listen, I was married 20 years and my ex-wife did not know that, not an ounce of that. But you come to a place of realizing that when you finally let go of these things and when you share with people, whether you deem them embarrassing, whether you can’t come to grips with the reality, if you take the chance and you verbalize it, you can quickly find out that people can either kind of relate to what you’re going through or they can just be there (for you).
“So as I admit that on radio, that I was sexually abused by a doctor in a professional environment at the University of Michigan and suppressed it forever, it is liberating as you drop these things from your conscience. I spent, since I was 17 years old when that happened, trying to figure out why I gambled since I was 17. That’s not the only reason, but it’s a contributing factor.”
