Michigan Football

Football Recruit Faces Death Threats Over Rivalry

AP | LARRY LAGE | Posted 05.30.2012

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Logan Tuley-Tillman insisted he didn't think it was a big deal when he posted a picture on his Twitter account of him burning an e...

High School Football Star Expelled Over Tweets

The Huffington Post | Dan Treadway | Posted 01.21.2012

By all accounts, Yuri Wright had a very bright future ahead him due to his prowess on the football field. The cornerback at New Jersey football powerh...

How 'Brunette Girls' Won The Sugar Bowl For Michigan

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 01.04.2012

There are few gigs in team sports as lonely and nerve-wracking as place kicking, especially with the game on the line. Heck, opposing coaches call tim...

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Len Berman | Posted 03.05.2012

Len Berman

You gotta love it. The Rangers thought that the NHL and NBC were conspiring against them to force the Winter Classic into overtime. That's why there were so many "bad calls" against the Rangers down the stretch.

POLL: Did Refs Cost Virginia Tech The Sugar Bowl?

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 01.04.2012

It can be hard to blame the referees for a loss when a football team squanders trips to the red zone, botches a fake punt, fumbles a kick return, lose...

ESPN Reporter Boxes Out Journalist After Sugar Bowl

Posted 01.04.2012

The 2012 Sugar Bowl between Michigan and Virginia Tech was broadcast on ESPN and featured Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge up in the announcer's booth...

Back In Blue: Michigan Earns First BCS Win Since 2000

AP | By BRETT MARTEL | Posted 01.04.2012

NEW ORLEANS -- As Brady Hoke trotted across the Superdome field, his Michigan players celebrating all around him, a big bucket of ice water suddenly c...

Mistakes Cost Virginia Tech In Sugar Bowl Loss

AP | PAUL NEWBERRY | Posted 03.04.2012

NEW ORLEANS — Virginia Tech wanted to prove itself worthy of a BCS bid. The Hokies blew it in the Sugar Bowl....

How Sweet It Is! Michigan Wins Sugar Bowl In OT

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 03.04.2012

NEW ORLEANS — Brendan Gibbons drilled a 37-yard field goal down the middle in overtime to lift No. 13 Michigan to a 23-20 victory over 17th-rank...

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Posted 01.03.2012

Even if Michigan State fans believe that the BCS tapped the wrong team from The Great Lake State, the Michigan Wolverines are back in a front-line bow...

Keys To The Sugar Bowl

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 03.03.2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Virgina Tech (11-2) vs. Michigan (10-2), 8:30 p.m. EST (ESPN) Line: Michigan by 3. Series record: F...

Michigan To Play Virginia Tech In Sugar Bowl

The Huffington Post | Dan Treadway | Posted 12.05.2011

This time last year, Brady Hoke was preparing the San Diego State Aztecs to play Navy in the San Diego County Credit Union Pointsettia Bowl. This year...

Michigan Finally Beats Ohio State

AP | LARRY LAGE | Posted 01.26.2012

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Denard Robinson took the snap, took a knee and set off a long, loud, maize-and-blue celebration in the Big House. Robinson a...

A History Of The Game's Upsets

AP | By RUSTY MILLER | Posted 11.24.2011

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Being a favorite doesn't mean much whenever Ohio State and Michigan meet. The history of this heated rivalry is littered with upset...

Red And White Can't Handle Blue: Michigan Stomps Nebraska

AP | By LARRY LAGE | Posted 11.19.2011

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan played one of its better games in years. The 20th-ranked Wolverines hope they've saved their best for the last game of t...

Iowa Rallies To Upset No. 13 Michigan

AP | LUKE MEREDITH | Posted 01.05.2012

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Marcus Coker ran for 132 yards and a pair of touchdown and host Iowa held off a late Michigan rally to beat the 13th-ranked Wo...

Michigan Rides Running Back's Career Day Passed Purdue

AP | By LARRY LAGE | Posted 12.29.2011

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Fitzgerald Toussaint ran for a career-high 170 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 17 Michigan to a 36-14 win over Purdue on Satu...

Penn State, Michigan and Schools That Get No BCS Respect

Posted 12.25.2011

We’re heading into Week 9 of the 2011 college football season already, and there are teams with real BCS hopes that are being disrespected by the st...

Michigan State Beats Michigan For Fourth Straight Time

AP | NOAH TRISTER | Posted 12.15.2011

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Jerel Worthy and his Michigan State teammates charged across the field, holding four fingers in the air while celebrating ...

Michigan QB Has Twitter Hacked By Ex-Girlfriend?

Posted 12.06.2011

It seems that the Twitter account of University of Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson was hacked late Thursday morning. A series of angry messages p...

Michigan Earns Most Lopsided Win Since 2000

AP | LARRY LAGE | Posted 12.01.2011

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Denard Robinson gave his feet a break and put his arm to work. Robinson threw for two scores as part of an efficient passing...

Michigan QB Dominates In Easy Win

AP | LARRY LAGE | Posted 11.24.2011

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan got off to a strong start Saturday for a change. Denard Robinson led the way – naturally....

WATCH: Grandmothers Shotgun Beers At UMich Tailgate

Posted 11.21.2011

In other news, two grandmothers shotgunned beers at a recent University of Michigan football tailgate. They were better at shotgunning beers than eith...

Fans Help Save Man's Life At Notre Dame-Michigan Game

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A Notre Dame fan who had a heart attack during last weekend's game at Michigan survived to watch the final touchdowns from a hospi...

Jim Tressel: Ohio State Will Beat Michigan Again

usatoday.com | Posted 08.05.2011

UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (AP) -- Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel told people at a rally on his front doorstep that he would always be a Buck...