Sports Illustrated article on Wolverines and Coach Rodriguez

A nice read.

Rich Rodriguez and the Pahokee connection

Nice article from the Michigan Daily.

U-M 31 – WMU 7

Nice highlight video up. Yes, it’s Western, but they’re supposedly an above-average MAC team. Nice to see the offense operating the way it should, and the defense looking better than expected.

Marcus Ray blogs

Former Michigan CB Marcus Ray blogs about Rich Rodriguez, Lloyd Carr, and what he’s been up to.

Rich Rodriguez speaks at U-M alumni event in DC

This past Tuesday evening, May 12, the DC Chapter of the U-M Alumni Association hosted a reception with Michigan coaches Rich Rodriguez (football), John Beilein (men’s basketball), and Red Berensen (hockey) and Athletic Director Bill Martin. The event was held on the roof of Holland & Knight LLP at 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. The purpose was to raise money for scholarships.

The event was very well attended. I didn’t bring my camera, but someone recorded Coach Rodriguez’s short talk and posted it on YouTube.

Michigan Stadium construction on track

On Monday, U-M Athletic Director Bill Martin updated the Faculty Senate on the $226 million project to renovate and expand Michigan Stadium. Martin says that the project is on track to be complete by the first home game of the 2010 season.

Forbes picks Ann Arbor as best “college sports town”

This really seems to rank “best towns with large universities.” Four of the top ten are Big Ten towns (Madison, State College, and Bloomington also make the list).

Michigan Football: New Dhani Jones travel show

Dhani Jones, Michigan grad who currently plays linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals (his other pro stints were with the Giants and Eagles), will host a Travel Channel show where he goes to various places around the world and plays their games. It premieres March 16 at 9PM.

Michigan Football: National Signing Day

Michigan signed 22 football recruits to letters of intent yesterday. The class is ranked 7th in the country by Rivals.

Video: Steve Breaston feature on NFL Network

This has been up for a couple weeks, but I just got around to watching it. It’s nice to see Steve Breaston, who played at Michigan and graduated a few years back, succeed in the NFL.