Michigan vs. Penn State live updates: Unbeatens clash at Big House
ANN ARBOR -- Michigan is 6-0, Penn State is 5-0, and both teams are ranked in the top 10. Itโs the toughest test to date for both teams, and given Michiganโs schedule going forward, the biggest hurdle between the Wolverines entering the regular-season finale undefeated. Itโs Michiganโs fourth straight โbig noon kickoff.โThe Big House tunnel, connecting the locker rooms to the field, will be named in honor of former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr in a pregame ceremony. Refresh this page throughout the game for regular updates about the action on the field and any other relevant information, and follow Aaron McMann on Twitter for pregame updates from Michigan Stadium. Pregame reading:Michigan vs. Penn State score predictions from MLiveโs beat writersMichigan injury report, keys to victory: Ground game critical vs. Penn StateMichiganโs J.J. McCarthy had Penn State game circled on his calendarOverheard at Jim Harbaughโs press conference: Michigan faces โbiggest challenge of the year so farโMichigan coach Mike Hart helping with Penn State game plan from homePregame listening:Wolverine Confidential podcast
mlive.comโItโs gritty, itโs awesome.โ Michigan Stadium tunnel to bear Lloyd Carrโs name
ANN ARBOR, MI -- There is a long list of things that make Michigan Stadium special. 10 Penn State, there will be a special ceremony, honoring former coach Lloyd Carr. โIn my mind, the tunnel to Michigan Stadium is hallowed ground,โ Carr said during the Board of Regents meeting. Itโs awesome, just like the coach, Lloyd Carr, thatโs itโs going to be named for.โโWe love it. When you walk down that tunnel, youโre stepping into a whole different world as a player,โ McCarthy said.
mlive.comMichigan Stadium tunnel named after former coach Lloyd Carr
ANN ARBOR, MI - The University of Michigan will name the only tunnel leading onto the field inside Michigan Stadium after former football coach Lloyd Carr, who won the programโs last national championship. UMโs Board of Regents unanimously approved dedicating the tunnel as Lloyd Carr Tunnel at Michigan Stadium. โIn my mind mind, the tunnel to Michigan Stadium is hallowed ground,โ Carr said. โHe was a teacher as much as he was a football coach, always looking to make a positive impact on the lives of his players,โ Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel said. โHe was loyal to the University of Michigan and was committed to the development of his players as young men, citizens and football players.
mlive.comHello, Ann Arbor: Help us explore local dining and drinks; CJ Carr chooses Notre Dame
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mlive.comWhere does Michigan turn after missing on Saline 5-star QB CJ Carr?
Saline five-star quarterback CJ Carr, the grandson of former Wolverines coach Lloyd Carr and the son of Michigan graduates Jason and Tammi Carr, announced his verbal pledge to Notre Dame, choosing the Irish over Michigan, Michigan State and three other finalists. Bu while Michigan has recruited CJ for years, it never appeared to be a viable option for the five-star prospect. โI kind of wanted to branch out a little bit and Notre Dame was the perfect place. Thatโs why landing an elite quarterback recruit in the next two cycles is paramount. With Carr now committed to Notre Dame, there is one less option.
mlive.comโNo place like South Bendโ: Why CJ Carr chose different path with Notre Dame football
The path will now be built in South Bend, Indiana at the University of Notre Dame. โI kind of wanted to branch out a little bit and Notre Dame was the perfect place. But then came the offer from Notre Dame four months later, and from that point on, the Fighting Irish were essentially the front runner. And throughout the process, Notre Dame was always the No. But Iโm really excited to be a part of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish now.โ
mlive.com5-star QB recruit CJ Carr chooses Notre Dame over family ties to Michigan
SALINE โ CJ Carr has made his college football decision and the destination might not be where some may have expected. Carr, a 5-star quarterback from Saline and grandson of former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr, announced his decision to bypass joining the Wolverines and instead commit to play for rival school Notre Dame. Carr chose Notre Dame over offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Georgia, Wisconsin and LSU. His offer from Notre Dame came on June 6, 2021, while he received his first two offers from Michigan and MSU on Feb. 14, 2021. In January, Carr was named All-American Bowl National Combine MVP and received an invite to the 2024 All-American game.
mlive.comSaline 5-star QB CJ Carr announces finalists and date for commitment
Saline 5-star signal caller CJ Carr narrowed his list of suitors to six schools and will make his college football commitment at 7 p.m. on Thursday, according to a tweet from 247Sports Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong. Carr, the grandson of former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr, cut his list to Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Georgia, Wisconsin and LSU. As a sophomore last season for Saline, Carr led the Hornets to a 9-1 record and was named Ann Arbor Player of the Year and first-team Associated Press All-State after completing 64% of his passes for 2,676 yards and 28 touchdowns to only four interceptions. Carr also had offers from Alabama, Penn State, Nebraska and Mississippi State, among others. MORE:Salineโs CJ Carr says family connections to Michigan football wonโt impact college choiceMore than 20 Division I football teams now after Saline QB CJ Carr
mlive.comCigars & wine with Carr, dinner with AD: ChadTough Foundation auctioning off UM experiences
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, Michiganโs head football coach from 1995 to 2007, apparently has a โpersonal cigar shack,โ and you and three friends can hang there with the Hall of Famer. Current bid: $1,850Pick the play card photo at Michigan StadiumThis writerโs 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 BowlItโs not the Wolverines, but itโs pretty cool.
mlive.comMichigan 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 football recruit roundup: 5-star CB Will Johnson does it all for Grosse Pointe South
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 Harbaughโs 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.
mlive.comCharles Woodson, Steve Hutchinsonโs Hall of Fame inductions โa thrillโ for Michiganโs Lloyd Carr
Before the Michigan football teamโs 1997 season, then-head coach Lloyd Carr sat down with Charles Woodson and asked what his star cornerbackโs 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. โHe had the experience and was such a great competitor,โ Carr told MLive Monday at the โCoach Carr Classicโ 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.
mlive.comChadTough continues fight against pediatric cancer with first โCoach Carr Classicโ golf fundraiser
Carrโs 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 โyesโ from the 2008 No. All proceeds benefit the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation.
mlive.comMichigan and Michigan State both after Wolverine legacy, Saline quarterback CJ Carr
SALINE โ Jason Carr tried his best to keep the secret from his son, CJ. โWe always talk about football,โ CJ said, of his relationship with his grandfather, Lloyd. โHonestly, I wish I could have seen him coach and seen his teams play more.โFormer 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 Hornetsโ playoff game against Rockford, Saline coach Joe Palka turned to the underclassman to lead the way.
mlive.comMichigan the first to offer Saline freshman QB CJ Carr, grandson of Lloyd Carr
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.
mlive.comMichigan 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.