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Wolverines blow two-TD lead, plummet to 1-5 in Big Ten

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Michigan did close in during the final minutes when Brandon Minor scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 2:10 left in the game. But the Wolverines failed on a two-point conversion that would have tied the game when Tate Forcier was sacked. "We're a really close group," said defensive lineman Ryan Van Bergen, whose team has lost three straight. "We haven't broken apart at all."

Lynn Henning: U-M's lack of success under Rich Rodriguez is mystifying

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

What needs to be explained is why this "process" the second-year Michigan coach cited several times Saturday was necessary at a school where football was fairly successful for 40 years ahead of his arrival.

Wolverines blow two-TD lead, plummet to 1-5 in Big Ten

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Brandon Minor has few words to explain another U-M setback

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

These defeats that have become too commonplace during Minor's junior and senior seasons have a way of wearing on a man who never quite imagined Michigan sitting at 5-5, 1-5 in the Big Ten.

Rich Rodriguez disappointed with behavior of Purdue coach

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Danny Hope introduced his starting left guard, Zach Reckman, to Rodriguez, and seemed to indicate that the Michigan coach was responsible for getting the Purdue guard suspended earlier this season.

Purdue's protection will test U-M's Brandon Graham

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Can defensive end Brandon Graham get to Purdue quarterback Joey Elliott? Can Michigan run the ball with some authority now that Brandon Minor is healthy?

U-M's Manny Harris cautious, but scores 25 in exhibition win

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Harris was nursing a hamstring injury and has been limited in practice. Freshman point guard Darius Morris earned the start and played a consistent game.

Domino's chairman discusses Michigan athletic director's job

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Domino's chairman and CEO Dave Brandon on several occasions during a radio interview Friday said he currently has a "terrific" job, but he never excluded himself as a candidate for the Michigan athletic director's job.

U-M and MSU buck nationwide trend of athletics cuts

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:47:00 EST

Among the enduring values of the state of Michigan is that athletic participation and accomplishment on campus are eminently worthwhile pursuits. The long-standing, national leadership of sports programs at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, especially, are largely taken for granted and are sources of pride. But, nationally, the financial health of athletics increasingly is at risk.

U-M still searching for its starting point guard

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:42:00 EST

Shortly after tiny LeMoyne College upset Syracuse last Tuesday night in a basketball exhibition game, Michigan coach John Beilein's cell phone started ringing.