Michigan Pushing Players Too Hard?

It's been a turbulent couple of years for the Michigan Wolverines that includes a coaching change, losses to Appalachian State and Toledo, the first losing season since 1967, and now allegations of players being pushed too hard by coach Rich Rodriguez.

Rodriguez has expectantly denied the reports saying that they are aware of the rules. You may know the rules, Rich, but that doesn't mean you follow them.

The NCAA has specific rules laid out on how much the players can practice and, more or less, be held away from the classroom.

The rules basically say that a during the offseason the players are allowed to spend eight hours on mandatory workouts. During the season, practice time can reach up to 20 hours a week under NCAA standards. Multiple players have said they exceeded those limits easily.

Numerous players from this year's team and last year's team has agreed that they were pushed too hard.

Maybe the biggest name was former wide receiver Toney Clemons who said in an ESPN interview that all the reports are true.

However, there are some former players who are saying they never noticed anything out of the ordinary.

Either way, this is another huge blow to a football program that has so much history and tradition. We are basically watching it crumble before our eyes.

Whether or not the allegations are true, this will hurt recruiting tremendously. The families of top named prospects won't be crazy about sending their kid to a school that has this kind of a reputation.

Many people say that all great powers must come to an end. Well, this could be the beginning of the end to the winningest football program in college football history.