MIKE MARTIN RUMORS & GOSSIP

On Saturday afternoon, Michigan fans get one final chance to see Mike Martin in a winged helmet when he takes the field for the North team in the Senior Bowl. The beloved Michigan senior defensive tackle who persevered through three different head coaches, multiple coordinators, and two losing seasons, had a great 2011 campaign but it has been his efforts in Senior Bowl practices...

Michigan defensive line standout Mike Martin talks about the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., and what he is looking to prove on the field.

Martin following the win against Ohio on Nov. 26, 2011. Senior Bowl practice is well underway, and Michigan defensive tackle Mike Martin is making news after his brief altercation with Ohio center Mike Brewster. [Brewster] got into a brief shoving match with Mike Martin (DT, Michigan) after Martin beat him on an inside move during position drills. Brewster and Martin are...

While the Michigan football players are motivated to finish the Jan. 3 Sugar Bowl -- the 11th win, a BCS bowl title, sending the seniors out with a final-game victory, something that hasn't been done since the 2008 Capital One Bowl -- there may be another drive as well.

The 18th ranked Michigan Wolverines (8-2, 4-2) will play their biggest football game of the season on Saturday when they host # 16 Nebraska (8-2, 4-2). The game will kickoff at noon and be televised on ESPN. U-M has lost 5 straight home games to ranked opponents and this is a chance for a statement win. Denard Robinson is expected to play despite a sprained wrist that kept him sidelined...

Sack lunch num num num num num Brady Hoke has named three starters on defense to this point, so today we will preview each one.  Mike Martin Number 68 is a Detroit native who is Michigan Football’s biggest difference maker on defense.  From the 2010 campaign, he was one of the few bright spots.  The Wolverines ranked 95th in rush defense last year, giving up 188 yards per contest...

Mike Martin, a junior nose tackle from Michigan said that he will consider entering the NFL Draft as an early-entry candidate after the season is over following Saturday’s Gator Bowl, according to the Detroit Free Press. Martin was named U-M’s defensive lineman of the year, finishing with 36 tackles, six for loss and two and a half sacks. “Whenever an opportunity is presented...

Mailbag question: Defensive scheme and lining up Posted at 8:00am — 7/26/2010 Mailbag question: Defensive scheme with Martin and Campbell Hey guys, First off, love the new site…no offense to the old one, but this looks so much cleaner. Good work! Anyway, there has been some good discussion regarding the defense as of late so I wanted to “piggy-back” off those quotes/blogs...

Video note: This week's torrent is in a format I can't figure out how to clip, so I'm converting it to something I know works. This process is currently scheduled to complete at around 9 PM. So no video today, unfortunately. I'll add it later. Goofy new complicated metric note: I was convinced to try out a "Rock-Paper-Scissors" metric and tried but it...

The Florida State Seminoles lost today to the University of Miami (FL) 7-5 to end the FSU season without a National Title. Earlier this season, FSU and Miami (FL) had a bench clearing incident at the end of the ACC series. The incident started when the Seminoles showed poor sportsmanship by not coming out at the end of the game which caused a reaction from the UM players to get the...