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Michigan Seals Win Over Wisconsin With Insane One-Handed Interception
A crazy one-handed interception by Jourdan Lewis late in the fourth quarter sealed the deal on no. 4 Michigan’s victory over no. 8 Wisconsin....
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Derek Jeter Sends Michigan Players Shirts And Letters Rife With Misspellings
The University of Michigan continues to expose its football players to the most aggressively uninteresting personalities in sports. First there was Michael Jordan serving as the team’s honorary captain for the season opener against Hawaii at the Big House; two weeks ago, Tom Brady returned from exil...
ESPN's Ed Cunningham Apologizes To Michigan For Speculating That Injured Player Was Suspended
Last weekend, ESPN announcer Ed Cunningham made an off-the-cuff remark about why Michigan’s All-America cornerback Jourdan Lewis didn’t play against Hawaii. While discussing the powerful Michigan defense, Cunningham noted that Lewis wasn’t suited up, then conjectured that it could be because of disc...
Deadspin 25: Put The Botched Punt On Loop, Because Michigan Is Going To Be Good As Hell
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
Jim Harbaugh Offers Some Muddled Thoughts On Colin Kaepernick
At a press conference today, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, who used to coach 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in San Francisco, was asked to give his thoughts about Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the National Anthem. Harbaugh offered this:...
Michigan Lost Their Third Recruit Of The Week Over A Thank You Note Gone Wrong
Thanks to the never-ending grind of the recruiting cycle, the sustained success of elite programs depends on how well their coaches can manage contrived relationships with a bunch of 17-year-olds. Because these teens are, well, teens, and because they’re frequently being chased by five-to-ten other ...
Jim Harbaugh Doesn't Like Those Questions
During his media availability yesterday, Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh was asked about three players who were not present at the official team photoshoot earlier this month. What’s the deal with those guys? Are they suspended?...
Jim Harbaugh, Who Is Cool And Smart, Is Doing A Thing
“Who’s got it better than us?” asks Bailey, a Bay Area rapper, as he cavorts about the Big House with Jim Harbaugh. The answer, of course, is Jim Harbaugh, winner of the “Most Insane Coach” award at the prestigious Deadspin Awards. He’s got it better than all of us....
Twitter User Jim Harbaugh Roasts "Amazing" Nick Saban
There’s been a fairly mundane controversy swirling about the college football offseason regarding the legality of satellite football camps (little coaching clinics put on by schools used as a recruiting tactic) and whether or not head coaches should attend. In April, the NCAA banned satellite camps,...
Yep, Michigan RB Was Run Over By A Forklift
Michigan running back Drake Johnson was injured under mysterious circumstances last month, with speculation centering around a freak forklift injury, but no one from the program willing to give any details. Now thanks to the Detroit News’ open-records request, we have confirmation: dude got run over...
Jim Harbaugh Burns Ohio State AD Gene Smith
Fresh off beefing with Georgia coach Kirby Smart and the SEC, Harbaugh got into it today with a more natural enemy: Ohio State....
Draymond Green Interview Derailed By Reporter In Michigan Shirt
Warriors forward Draymond Green spent four years at Michigan State, and ended his career there as only the third player in Spartans history to record 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. He’s very loyal to his alma mater, as demonstrated by the reaction he had to a reporter wearing a Michigan shirt:...
Jim Harbaugh Gives Kirby Smart The "I Don't Even Know Your Name, Bro" Treatment
Who’s in the mood for a fresh college football coaching beef? Shut up, there’s nothing else going on....
Jim Harbaugh Is Subtweeting The SEC About "Whining"
Jim Harbaugh is conducting part of Michigan’s spring practice over spring break, and he’s doing it at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey has asked the NCAA to ban exactly that, and it’s hard to believe his motives are particularly altruistic....
Ohio State Forces Overtime With Last-Second Goal Off The Draw
Ohio State came back to beat Michigan at home tonight after nine rounds of penalty shots that only happened because Anthony Greco forced overtime by scoring the tying goal with seven seconds remaining—off the faceoff....
ESPN Promo For Cotton Bowl Semifinal Features Michigan, Not Michigan State
ESPN has gone all-in on its Latin American programming strategy, with today’s college football semifinals airing on ESPN Deportes, a Deportes simulcast on ESPN2, and on the main ESPN in Mexico. Unfortunately, some confusion still reigns as you can see in this promo that ran on Deportes (and ESPN2) d...
The B1G Tight End Of The Year (Award) Belongs To Jake Butt
Michigan’s Jake Butt is one of the tightest tight ends in the nation, and was chosen as the Big Ten’s Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year. Butt, a junior, has 48 receptions for 620 yards and three touchdowns so far this season. He’s always shown immense potential, but really flourished this season u...