Saturday night marked a new low in recent history for Michigan football, falling to rival Michigan State at home 15-6. It was an ugly game that was hard to watch with both programs at the bottom of the Big Ten this season.
Michigan suffered a loss to in-state rival Michigan State.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan benched Bryce Underwood at halftime of the Penn State game and he's seen two snaps since. The Wolverines have gone to freshman Tommy Carr and he's shown some ups and downs, which was to be expected.
For however uninspiring the 2026 Michigan Wolverines looked over their first eight games, they managed to find a new low on Saturday. In a matchup with the in-state rival Michigan State Spartans, Kyle Whittingham's program managed to go scoreless until the final two minutes of regulation.
The Kyle Whittingham era is over. It may not end on Sunday. It may not end at the end of the season. But Kyle Whittingham’s chance to be successful as Michigan’s head coach came and went on Saturday night as his Wolverines were embarrassed 15-6 at the hands of the Michigan State Spartans.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A couple of weeks ago, it wasn't time to panic. That's what Kyle Whittingham said about his offense after a 13-6 overtime loss to Indiana.
Sometimes in the world of college football, a program gets its head-coaching search wrong. It appears that may be the case in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as the Michigan Wolverines are putting together one of their worst offensive seasons in recent memory, begging the question of how long Kyle Whittingham will last as head coach.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan entered the game as a two-touchdown favorite, but you can typically throw records out the window when the Wolverines play the Spartans.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan is set to host Michigan State for the battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. The game will be played under the lights for the fifth year in a row, and the Wolverines have taken down the Spartans in four straight games.
Despite the overall direction of the season, the Michigan Wolverines continue to gain ground on the recruiting trail. According to 247 Sports' Brice Marich, highly coveted defensive lineman Xavier Muhammad has declined overtures from the Texas Longhorns and other suitors and will stick with his previous commitment to Michigan.
Michigan will host bitter rival Michigan State on Saturday night and the Wolverines have defeated the Spartans in the last four contests, along with the last seven out of 10 times the two teams have played one another.
The Michigan Wolverines went to the TD Garden in Boston on Friday night to take on the Connecticut Huskies in a championship rematch from a season ago.
Trey McKenney and Roddy Gayle · After the game · Michigan vs. UConn · Game page → Watch the press conference5:04 Jump to question Key quotes “I think steps
Michigan opened its 2026-27 season this past Monday and the Wolverines came away with a mixed win. Michigan won the game 84-68, but there are things Mike Boynton Jr.
Michigan women's basketball team began its 2026-27 season on Thursday night, and it couldn't of been against a tougher opponent. It was a good litmus test for the Wolverines after falling in the Elite 8 last season to Texas — the UConn Huskies came to town.
Last weekend, Michigan football picked up its fifth win of the season and second win in conference play, taking down Rutgers 28-21 on the road on Halloween afternoon.
The Michigan Wolverines considered several options as they were looking to replace Sherrone Moore last offseason.
Mike Boynton Jr. · Before the game · Michigan vs. UConn · Game page → Watch the press conference18:41 Jump to question Key quotes “I believe so. He was
Former Michigan Wolverines running back Mike Hart once called the Michigan State Spartans their "little brother." That hasn't changed. This isn't the only rivalry in college football where there's a younger sibling. With that in mind, let's take a look at this series and four others.
Former Michigan Wolverines offensive lineman Trevor Keegan was released by the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz. The Crystal Lake, Illinois, product arrived in Ann Arbor as a developmental prospect and left as a team captain, three-time All-Big Ten selection, and starter on the 2023 national championship squad.
It surely wasn't a Happy Halloween for the University of Michigan.
Long before anyone staged a roller soccer World Cup, football on skates was already a thing … and the Wolverines played it.
The University of Michigan remains atop the ladder in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey Magazine NCAA Division I men's hockey polls that were recently released.
Carr replaced Underwood in Michigan's most recent win over Penn State.
With 297 wins under his belt in his college coaching career, Nick Saban knows a thing or two about football.
New Wolverines head basketball coach Boynton has some big shoes to fill in Ann Arbor.
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