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Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh fielded questions during some down time at the Michigan elite camp on June 23, 2017, in Ann Arbor. Video by Mark Snyder/DFP

Michigan lineman Michael Onwenu speaks to reporters Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, in Ann Arbor.(Photo: Mark Snyder, DFP)

In April, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh spoke toDetroit coachesaboutfullback Khalid Hill and offensive guard Michael Onwenu needingto lose weight.

Two months later, both players moving in the right direction.

Theyre making strides, Harbaugh said Friday after the U-M elite high school camp.

Theyre coming along. Not yet (where Harbaugh wants). Getting there though. But thats the process. As a coach, youd like to have them a little bit faster. They understand now that things have amped up and theres heat out here and these workouts are more strenuous, just how important it is for them to be in great shape.

If youre not in great shape, no matter how courageous youare as an athlete. It makes cowards of us all when youre fatigued and out of shape. ... That realitys getting in there.

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The April comments cut right to the two players and what they need to accomplish.

Theres no question (Hills) talent right now, his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield, block, he is a complete package as a fullback, Harbaugh said at the time. I dont know where hes eating though. Hes finding somewhere else to eat other than our cafeteria because he keeps gaining weight.

Michigan fullback Khalid Hill, right, laughs during a visit of Villa Borghese in Rome on Sunday, April 23, 2017.(Photo: Romain Blanquart, Detroit Free Press)

Though Harbaughdidnt list a figure for Hill, who was listed at 263 pounds on last season's roster, offensive coordinator Tim Drevno said in April that Onwenu was 372 pounds. Onwenu, expected to challenge for a starting guard position,was listed at 350 pounds on last year's roster.

Harbaugh did not offer updated figures Friday.

21 day rule: Harbaugh has a pretty good idea what his incoming freshmen football players will be experiencing the next few weeks.

Adjusting to college academics and football workouts are the obvious challenges. Getting comfortable with living on their own is another entirely.

The process really begins being together on a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly basis, Harbaugh said Friday. And also to start the process of this being their home. Ive always felt that it takes 21 days to be acclimated to a new home. So in many cases, it started today. Take 21 days, circle that on the calendar three weeks out and thats when they should feel this is their new home.

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Its a theory honed over his football life, as a son of a coach, a college and NFL player and coach himself, there havent been strong roots. His six years at Michigan as a teenager, then his five more as a student, are the longest he has lived anywhere. Given all the times he has moved four stops before college in Ann Arbor and then 11 since in his playing and coaching career Harbaugh has adjustment down to a science.

He knows what to tell players when they begin to have adjustment issues. Michigan had 11 freshmen arrive in January and, at some point during those 21 days, the staff talked to them about getting comfortable.

Whether they came at the midyear or whether they came yesterday or today, this is the very first time theyve come with mom and dad and then the car went home and they werent in it, Harbaugh said. And thats an attack on the nervous system that has never taken place before. Theyre in unchartered waters. So there is that process and giving them the tools, the tips, the advice what they should do next is what we did then and well be doing now.

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Michigan freshman defensive tackle Aubrey Solomon, a five-star recruit out of Georgia, discusses adjusting to jump in competition, learning from the 'big dogs,' shedding weight on June 23, 2017. Mark Snyder, Detroit Free Press

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