All signs point to Indianapolis as Michigan football topples Ohio State for third consecutive year
All signs point to Indianapolis as the No. 3 ranked Michigan Wolverines defeated the No. 2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes for the third consecutive year to win the Big Ten East Championship while also securing their trip to the Big Ten Championship.
Michigan tops Iowa for first conference title since 2004, earns place in College Football Playoff
The Michigan Wolverines have won their first Big Ten Conference football championship since 2004, first outright since 2003, and subsequently earned their spot in the College Football Playoff to play for a national championship.
Michigan decides to stick with Jim Harbaugh with 5-year deal
FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh paces the sideline during the second half of the Citrus Bowl NCAA college football game against Alabama in Orlando, Fla. Michigan has decided to stick with Harbaugh. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)ANN ARBOR, Mich. โ Michigan has decided to stick with coach Jim Harbaugh, finalizing a new, five-year deal on Friday. Harbaugh is now under contract at Michigan through the 2025 season with his new deal. And when Wisconsin beat the Wolverines 49-11 in 2020, Harbaugh fell to 0-11 in games his team was not favored to win. That left Harbaugh in a bit of a lurch going into the uncertain season with just two years left on his contract.
Benched: Former University of Michigan coach Lloyd Carr on college football amid pandemic, who hes Zooming with
ANN ARBOR, Mich. With sports benched for months due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, its unclear if college football will return to the field in the fall. Its a terribly big time in college football, said former University of Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr. We just dont know because this virus is not telegraphing what its doing.Carr said he doesnt know if there will be a 2020 college football season due to many variables facing the league right now. Carr says it was the end of the game when the fans begged for the team to return to the field that he remembers. Im hoping well have another Michigan team that will have to come back on the field like that again.These days Carr spends time in South Carolina with his wife.
Joe Roberson, Michigan AD during โ97 championship, dies
ANN ARBOR โ Joseph โJoeโ Roberson, the University of Michigan athletic director who served during the football teamโs national championship season in 1997, died Monday, school officials said. Roberson was Michiganโs athletic director from 1994-97, hiring football coach Lloyd Carr in 1995. On the main Ann Arbor campus, he also served as head of corporate fundraising and associate vice president. Roberson also hired Warde Manuel, who rose to become athletic director. Roberson, who received his undergraduate degree from Michiganโs Flint campus and his masterโs and doctorate degrees in Ann Arbor, also was an athlete.