U-M Football News and Notes

Submitted by Wes Sims on Thu, 08/13/2009 - 20:18

The Ted Hendricks Foundation announced that Wolverine senior defensive end and Crockett Technical High School alum Brandon Graham is one of 30 preseason candidates for the Ted Hendricks Award for the second year in a row. The award is presented annually to the nation's top player at the defensive end position.
Graham is one of seven Big Ten Conference players on the watch list which includes Trevor Anderson of Michigan State, Jammie Kirlew and Greg Middleton of Indiana, Doug Pilcher of Illinois, Lawrence Wilson of Ohio State and Corey Wootton of Northwestern.

Wolverine fifth-year senior punter and native of Twinsburg, OH  Zoltan Mesko has been named to the watch list for the Ray Guy Award, which is awarded to the country’s top punter,  for the third straight season. Mesko is one of nine players on the 2009 preseason watch list. Mesko was a semifinalist for the award last season.

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U-M Football News and Notes

Submitted by Wes Sims on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 15:02

The annual Fan Day for the Michigan football program is less than a month away. Player and members of the coaching staff will be scattered around at Al Glick Field House, Oosterbaan Field House and the practice field behind Schembechler Hall. The free of charge meet and greet/autograph session with the 2009 Wolverine football team is slated to run from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, August 23. Head coach Rich Rodriguez will be stationed at Al Glick Field house and will the sign one item per person. The location of all other Wolverine team members will be determined.

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In Just Over Six Weeks

Submitted by Wes Sims on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 00:23

In just over six weeks, the Maze and Blue return to the football field for their 130th season with a game at The Big House on September 5thgainst the MAC’s Western Michigan Broncos. This game, which kicks off at 3:30 will be on the ABC affiliate in the Ann Arbor, Detroit and Kalamazoo markets. The rest of the country will see the game on ESPN2. The Wolverines then host long time rival Notre Dame on September 12th at 3:30 which will be televised nationally by ABC. September 19th, the Eastern Michigan Eagles come to Ann Arbor for a noon kickoff and will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

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U-M Basketball News and Notes

Submitted by Wes Sims on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 19:54

2009-10 Non Conference Schedule made official

 
The 2009-2010 Michigan Men’s Basketball schedule has come out and the Wolverines will battle some of the most prestigious basketball programs in the country. Michigan will participate in the Old Spice Classic Thanksgiving weekend in Orlando. Other teams slated for the tourney are Florida State, Marquette, Xavier, Baylor, Creighton, Alabama and Iona
 The Wolverines non conference schedule sets up as followed. Coming to Crisler Arena, Wayne State (Exhibition), Northern Michigan, Houston Baptist, Boston College (part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge), Arkansas Pine Bluff, Detroit Mercy, Coppin State and UConn. On the road, Michigan will battle Utah and Kansas.

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An All Time Great That May Be A Little Under Appreciated

Submitted by Wes Sims on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 20:26

After the successful season the Maze and Blue had on the hardwood, people are excited in regards to the future of the Michigan basketball program, which got me to thinking. Who are some of the best all time players to wear a Wolverines basketball jersey. One came to mind that I think a lot of Wolverine fans forget about and that’s Rudy Tomjanovich.
 
Tomjanovich, who went on the have a huge amount of success in the NBA as a head coach, played his collegiate basketball at the University of Michigan. After being born and raised in Hamtramck, Michigan, Tomjanovich enrolled at U-M in 1967. In his four seasons, Tomjanovich was named to the 1st Big Ten team twice and was an All-American in 1970. But what stands out most about his time in Ann Arbor is the Wolverines career rebounding leader spot that he still holds today.

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10 Big Stadiums

Submitted by Wes Sims on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 17:27

It’s early June, which means the college football season is only two months away so to feed our football appetites, let’s take a look at the ten biggest college football stadiums in the country.
 
Coming in at No. 10 is the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The stadium does not have a home team that uses it but the Cotton Bowl is home to the annual Texas-Oklahoma Red River Shoot Game and obviously the Cotton Bowl. The stadium holds 92,200 fans.
 
No. 9 on the list is Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Beilen will stay busy this summer

Submitted by Wes Sims on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 22:39

Wolverines head coach John Beilein has been named to serve as a coach for the USA Basketball's U19 World Championship and World University Games team trials this June in Colorado Springs, Colorado

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A Rare Highlight In A Forgettable Season

Submitted by Wes Sims on Wed, 05/13/2009 - 14:48

Unless you’ve been living underneath a rock for the last nine months, you know the Wolverines went 3-9 last season which included a loss to Toledo. Through the lumps the Maze and Blue took last season, there were a few high points to hang your hat on as a Wolverine’s fan.

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Big Ten impact felt in first round of NFL Draft

Submitted by Wes Sims on Wed, 04/29/2009 - 17:48

In last weekend’s NFL Draft, four Big Ten players were taken in the firs round, which is impressive considering everyone else in the country says the Big Ten was the worst major conference in college football last season. Here’s a look at who was taken.
 
Aaron Maybin…DE…Penn State (6’4, 249 lbs.). The Buffalo Bills took Maybin 11th overall after his stand out season last year where he had 12 sacks and 20 tackles for a loss for the Nitnany Lions.
 
Malcolm Jenkins…CB…Ohio State (6’0, 204 lbs.) Jenkins was taken 14th overall by the New Orleans Saints and is expected to start immediately.

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Forcier turns some heads in Spring Game, WR Roundtree gains his focus

Submitted by Wes Sims on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 08:29

Tate Forcier entered the Spring Game with most of the 50,000 fans at Michigan Stadium eye’s glued to him. By the end of the game, all 100,000 eyes were on Forcier. Running the first team offense, Forcier orchestrated a scoring drive on his first series, capped off by a touchdown run. Forcier was very modest about his success after the game.

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