Ready for the next step
Mike Martin taking in all of Ann Arbor before heading to the NFL
Updated: April 26, 2012, 11:04 AM ET
By
Chantel Jennings | WolverineNation
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- During his time in Ann Arbor, Mike Martin had several noteworthy accomplishments. But with less than a week to go before the NFL draft, and less than a week to go before he moved away from his college campus, Martin found himself doing the little things in Ann Arbor he never had the time to do as a student-athlete.
He made his way north of campus and walked through the Arboretum, spent a day sitting in the Diag (the center of Michigan's campus), went to the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase and visited the restaurants and bars largely neglected by the majority of the student body.
"I've never really had time to do that, because I'm running to classes and running to practice," Martin said. "It's the stuff that you don't think about but it's like, 'Dang, I've never actually done that. How did I never do that?' "
To continue reading this article you must be an Insider
-
ESPN The Magazine subscribers
-
Need more information?
- Reporter for WolverineNation
- Covers Michigan Wolverines sports and recruiting
- Joined ESPN in 2011
SPONSORED HEADLINES
MORE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HEADLINES
- Starting QB Golson no longer at Notre Dame
- Hurricanes TE Dye, NCAA to discuss affidavit
- Notre Dame paid Weis more than Kelly in 2011
- Ex-Penn State QB Bench transferring to USF
MOST SENT STORIES ON ESPN.COM
EDITORS' PICKS

- Separation Anxiety
- Summer can be a frustrating time of year for coaches. Mark Schlabach »

- Today Is The Day
- If the season started today, I think ... Conference Call


- Working Vacation
- Recruiting is how college coaches spend summer. Jeremy Crabtree



