ORANGE BOWL

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INDIANAPOLIS — The days leading up to the Orange Bowl became a great mystery on the Michigan side. The Wolverines’ star defensive back Dax Hill never made the trip down to south Florida with the team, prompting rumors to fly for days. “I was really just feeling under the weather,” Hill told reporters Saturday at the NFL Scouting Combine. Michigan never really gave a reason for Hill’s late arrival, and he was never made available to reporters afterward. NFL teams prefer oneRavens’ growing Michigan pipeline an ‘interesting dynamic,’ GM saysJaguars aim to ‘go big’ in NFL draft, and that could mean passing on Aidan Hutchinson

He will get a chance to do so at the NFL Scouting Combine March 1-7 in Indianapolis. With the combine a few weeks away, Haskins, one of eight Wolverines invited, has his sights set on the 40-yard dash. Before a breakout season, Haskins was a staple on special teams. I’m just trying to prove myself and I’m gonna work my butt off. I’m gonna compete for anything and everything.

The Michigan Wolverines can add defensive tackle Christopher Hinton and wide receiver Daylen Baldwin to the list of players to forgo their collegiate career to prepare for the NFL Draft.

The city of Detroit is expanding to 1,000 appointments per day with the addition of a second testing location.

The claims period for the Flint water crisis settlement will open on Jan. 12, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.

250 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan employees were terminated Wednesday January 5 due to not complying with the company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Over 100 of those employees were denied a religious vaccine exemption and says they will...

Medinah Smith says she’s a new to the neighborhood in Inkster, but upon buying her house, she didn’t know about lead issues in the water.

Two lawmakers from different parties are demanding answers from the state Corrections Department about conditions at prisons.

The Detroit Police Department is seeking assistance locating a man and a woman wanted in connection to an assault that happened at a Detroit liquor store.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced new coronavirus cases and additional deaths in the state. Here's everything to know.

Students at a Michigan high school will return to classes next week at a different location, weeks after four were killed during a shooting.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tested negative for COVID-19 again after her husband contracted the virus, but she will follow a remote work schedule.

The Michigan Department of Transportation announced that part of I-94 in Detroit will close this weekend for bridge work.

A Unionville woman was sentenced in connection with two crashes that resulted in the deaths of her mother and a passerby who tried to help after the first crash.

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib announced Wednesday she will seek reelection in a new Detroit-area seat created through redistricting, hours after fellow Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence said she will retire from Congress rather than run in the...

Dozens of schools were closed Wednesday in western Michigan ahead of a storm that could bring up to 10 inches of snow.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged a Detroit man in connection to the robbery and sexual assault of a 28-year-old woman from Detroit.

Michigan outside linebacker David Ojabo is entering the NFL draft.

Tyler Bertuzzi and Pius Suter each scored twice, including short-handed goals on the same penalty, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 6-2 on Tuesday night.

Nearly 25 years later, authorities have identified the remains of a woman found in a roadside park in western Michigan.

"The Amazing Race" returns to CBS Wednesday night for a historic 33rd season that begins in London, England.

Sophia Bush & Jason Isaacs star in a new medical drama, which premieres Wednesday night on CBS.

Starbucks says its U.S. workers must be fully vaccinated by Feb. 9 or face a weekly COVID testing requirement.

Both carriers confirmed late Monday evening that they will hold off on activating 5G services near airports until Jan. 19, and that in the meantime, officials will continue working on adapting French-style restrictions on 5G to the United...

With concerns of COVID cases rising in Ontario, Caesars Windsor says it is temporarily closing its door Wednesday through at least Jan. 26.

The governor, who was not experiencing symptoms, had a negative rapid test and was awaiting the results of a PCR lab test out of an abundance of caution, spokesperson Bobby Leddy said.

The Detroit Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying suspects in two separate arson cases.

Three officials who supported housing migrant boys in a mid-Michigan community won't face a recall election.

More than 1,000 sexual abuse victims of a University of Michigan sports doctor would get a window in which they could sue the school for damages under bills that the Legislature will consider.

After a successful crowdfunding campaign, the pair raised over $20,000 to bring their dream to life.

Officials say the 2022 plan will include recent scientific literature and new information on wolves in Michigan.

During a COVID update briefing Tuesday, Henry Ford Health officials said there has been a spike in COVID cases, they currently have 480 patients hospitalized with the virus and 686 employees have tested positive in the past week.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a video showcasing the seriousness of making threats against schools.

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office charged Sara Vae Boles, 36, with two counts of assault with intent to murder, two counts of first-degree child and one count of resisting and obstructing.

Just before fireworks rang in the new year, Michigan’s season fizzled out in a 35-11 loss to Georgia in the Orange Bowl. The three-man podcast crew is back to break down what went wrong for the Wolverines in their first-ever playoff appearance. The back half of the episode provides an update on a few winter sports: men’s and women’s basketball and hockey. The men’s hoops team has a lot of issues as Big Ten play is set to resume. The women’s team, however, is ranked in the top 10.

A $5 million grant program will help local governments recruit and train first responders.

The district said Tuesday that online learning is necessary until the city's COVID-19 infection rates “decrease to safer levels."

A southwestern Michigan town that swells with summer visitors is taking steps to keep people out of Lake Michigan during hazardous conditions.

The evolution of Marygrove continues as the former college is being transformed with its focus on early education and wrap round community services to help young people as Marygrove Conservancy, Kresge Foundation, PNC Bank and others pitch...

Two people were killed and a child was critically injured when a vehicle traveling the wrong way on Interstate 94 collided with a second vehicle in southeastern Michigan, police said.

The company said Tuesday that it will be able to build at a rate of 150,000 pickups per year at its electric vehicle factory in Dearborn by the middle of next year.

U.S. new vehicle sales rebounded slightly last year from 2020's dismal numbers, but forecasters expect them to be more than 2 million below the years before the coronavirus pandemic.

Wintry weather combined with the pandemic to frustrate air travelers whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first days of the new year.

The start of a new year also bring new state laws in Michigan.

More than 100 miles of state-managed trails in Michigan's southeastern Upper Peninsula will be groomed as part of an agreement between state Department of Natural Resources and the Straits Area Snowmobile Club.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced new coronavirus cases and additional deaths in the state. Here's everything to know.

The continued rise in coronavirus cases across Michigan and an expected surge following Christmas and the New Year has extended the holiday break for some students.

Current and former Black state lawmakers in Detroit announced Monday a pending lawsuit to block Michigan's newly drawn congressional and legislative districts, contending they illegally dilute the voting strength of African Americans.

A business school in Detroit will be reopened as Michigan's first and only historically Black college or university.

Now that we’ve had a few days to reflect on what happened Friday night, I can’t help but reminisce on the weird week that was the Orange Bowl. Let’s begin before the team even arrived in South Florida on Dec. 25, Christmas Day, when bowl disruptions began in earnest. Normally, we in the media would be able to confirm (or debunk) such rumors during a bowl week. Meanwhile, Michigan went about its bowl week as best as it could. While the game was decided early, crushing Michigan fans’ hopes of a dream season, you can’t help but look back at how improbable 2021 really was.

Schools across Michigan are recruiting 562 mental and physical health professionals, the governor announced as experts said the increase is needed after years of understaffing and overburdening schools.

The Georgia Bulldogs shattered the glass slipper of the Michigan Wolverines Cinderella season with a 34-11 demolition on New Year’s Eve in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl inside Hard Rock Stadium.

The College Football National Championship will be a rematch of the SEC championship after Georgia boat raced the Michigan Wolverines in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl inside Hard Rock Stadium.

The Michigan Wolverines are facing the Georgia Bulldogs in a College Football Playoff semifinal game on New Year's Eve.

Michigan defensive back Dax Hill started Saturday against No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl.

The Michigan Wolverines are facing the Georgia Bulldogs in a College Football Playoff semifinal game on New Year's Eve.

No. 2 Michigan is the first team to reach the College Football Playoff after starting a season unranked in the AP Top 25.

Michigan will take the field against Georgia on Friday night in the College Football Playoff semifinal game in the Orange Bowl.

In a breakthrough season for coach Jim Harbaugh, Michigan became the first team to start a season unranked and reach the playoff.

For years, college coaches have worried about players partying too much ahead of big games.

A collectible Jim Harbaugh bobblehead has just hit the market ahead of Friday's Orange Bowl game.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says defensive back Dax Hill is not yet in Miami with the team and is questionable to play in the Orange Bowl against No. 3 Georgia.

The Michigan Wolverines are looking to beat the Georgia Bulldogs in the Capital One Orange Bowl on New Year’s Eve and advance to their first National Championship game in over 20 years.

We know about Heisman runner-up Aidan Hutchinson and his journey as he set the single-season sack record at 14 in 2021. But on the other side, junior edge rusher David Ojabo is making a name for himself.

College Football Playoff week is here with a pair of semifinal games on Friday: Alabama vs.

Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh is up for another coaching award after leading the team to a 12-1 season.

Jim Harbaugh is a finalist for this year's Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.

Michigan dominated Ohio State and Iowa the last two weeks of the regular season to win a Big Ten championship, but now, it will face by far its toughest test as Georgia awaits in a College Football Playoff semifinal.

The postseason scenarios facing Michigan football are straightforward: win the Big Ten championship game and get into the playoff. Lose, and settle for a New Year’s Six at-large bid.

Last season was a bonanza for schools from outside the Power Five conferences.

An Orange Bowl spot against North Carolina will be its consolation prize. It will be North Carolina’s first time in the Orange Bowl, and the first meeting between the schools. This will be just the seventh January bowl game for North Carolina. BOWL WINNERSThe Orange Bowl coaches certainly know how to end seasons with victories. WELCOME BACKFor Fisher, it’s a return to a stadium where he’s gone 6-0 — including a pair of Orange Bowl victories.