LLOYD CARR

It is the first gala since ChadTough merged with the Michael Mosier Defeat DIPG Foundation earlier this year. Chad Carr, the grandson of former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr, died in 2015 at age 5 after a 15-month-long battle with the pediatric brain tumor, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Cigars and wine with Lloyd CarrCarr, Michigan’s head football coach from 1995 to 2007, apparently has a “personal cigar shack,” and you and three friends can hang there with the Hall of Famer. Current bid: $1,850Pick the play card photo at Michigan StadiumThis writer’s personal favorite item is the ability to choose a photo that appears on a play card for the Michigan football team. Current bid: $1,100Travel with the Bowling Green football team to the Rose BowlIt’s not the Wolverines, but it’s pretty cool.

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.

High school football is back, and several University of Michigan recruits are off to a strong start. Week 1 kicked off in Michigan last week, while other states started the week prior. 13 nationally, is Jim Harbaugh’s highest-ranked defensive back recruit during his Michigan tenure. He finished 12-of-18 passing for 281 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-30 comeback victory at Michigan Stadium. He does not yet have a 247Sports Composite rating but is a top-100 prospect according to 247Sports.

Before the Michigan football team’s 1997 season, then-head coach Lloyd Carr sat down with Charles Woodson and asked what his star cornerback’s goals were for the year. But the answer Woodson gave Carr before the national championship season in 1997 was exactly what the longtime Michigan coach wanted to hear. “He had the experience and was such a great competitor,” Carr told MLive Monday at the “Coach Carr Classic” golf fundraiser for the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation. He too was officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Sunday after a 12-year career, making for a special night for Carr. They were special guys.

Carr’s son, Jason Carr, and his wife, Tammi Carr, lost their son, Chad Carr, at age 5 to a cancerous brain tumor called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). In January, the ChadTough Foundation united with the Michael Mosier Defeat DIPG Foundation to form one organization. Their first major fundraising event since the merger was held Monday: the Coach Carr Classic at Walnut Creek Country Club in South Lyon. Tammi asked Long to be a keynote speaker a few months ago, which prompted an immediate ‘yes’ from the 2008 No. All proceeds benefit the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation.

Laurie Kathleen Carr died on Tuesday (May 25) after a battle with cancer, she was 70 years old.

SALINE – Jason Carr tried his best to keep the secret from his son, CJ. “We always talk about football,” CJ said, of his relationship with his grandfather, Lloyd. “Honestly, I wish I could have seen him coach and seen his teams play more.”Former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr sits with his grandsons C.J. Saline's CJ Carr (17) attempts a pass against Rockford Rams during the first quarter at Carlson-Munger Stadium in Rockford, Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. When Saline starter Larry Robinson had to miss the Hornets’ playoff game against Rockford, Saline coach Joe Palka turned to the underclassman to lead the way.

Saline quarterback CJ Carr received his first scholarship offer Sunday, and it came from a program he is very familiar with. Michigan is the first to offer the freshman, who also is the grandson of former Wolverines football coach Lloyd Carr. Less than an hour after Carr announced he received an offer from Michigan, he tweeted that he also was offered by Michigan State on Sunday. This season, Carr backed up starter Larry Robinson, a junior rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports. Get Wolverine Confidential texts straight to your phone from our Michigan football writers.

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. – 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.

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.

ANN ARBOR – Joseph “Joe” Roberson, the University of Michigan athletic director who served during the football team’s national championship season in 1997, died Monday, school officials said. Roberson was Michigan’s 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 Michigan’s Flint campus and his master’s and doctorate degrees in Ann Arbor, also was an athlete.