Good start for Rich-Rod and Wolverines

David Merritt and John Beilein at the IMU Launch Party David Merritt the basketball player is nothing new. He was a co-captain last year who started 14 games and was an instrumental part of Michigan’s first trip back to the NCAA tournament since 1998. Beyond David Merritt the basketball player there is David Merritt the entrepreneur. [...]

Michigan should get a big piece of its offense back for Saturday's showdown with No. 18 Notre Dame, but another key contributor might sit out the game.

Tate Forcier is going to start against Notre Dame, though Rich Rodriguez plans on using a rotation similar to the one we saw in the Western Michigan game.  Basically, it looks like Forcier is the starter, and then Denard Robinson will come in occasionally to change things up a bit.  Forcier is a better passer [...]

Photo courtesy of MVictors.com Jeff Goodman and Fox Sports.com named Manny Harris to their 2nd team preseason All-American team. He was the primary reason why the Wolverines jumped out to a quick start last season. The Detroit native thrived in John Beilein’s system and was able to show his versatile skill set. Goodman’s list will definitely stir [...]

Michigan head coach: Rich Rodriguez arrived in Ann Arbor in '08 after a successful stint at his alma mater, West Virginia, where he was 61-26 in seven years, including an impressive 33-5 over the last three seasons. Rodriguez took over the Mountaineer program in '01 and went 3-8. From that point on under Rodriguez, West Virginia was 58-18 with victories over No. 8 Georgia...

Michigan and Notre Dame have shown in recent years that no college football program is immune from periods of turbulence, frustration and discontent. Both programs have endured coaching change, major... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Pomarico has a unique perspective on Saturday's game against Notre Dame at Michigan Stadium, as the son of a former Notre Dame captain.

It was with some trepidation that I agreed to be on Mitch Albom's show last week during the jihad reaction*. But I figured, hey, what the hell, the worst thing that happens is some guy listening thinks I might be worth reading. So I go on, and express my point of view. Albom asks some pointed but fair questions, and I hang up. Fine. But the next 30 minutes or whatever are then...

The press conference was held in a conservative little room, with the principals leaning forward on a sofa, a smattering of microphones on stands, propped up on the coffee table.  A far cry from the made-for-TV events of today. They bunched together on the couch: the athletic director and the new coach. Doubtless that the press folks were rolling their eyes, now charged with...

The Michigan win yesterday was huge for the program on the field, and was also a help in the recruiting department. The first game of the season was taken in by a handful of committed recruits from this year's class and plenty of the top players in 2011. MI WR Ricardo Miller, the new mayor of Ann Arbor, was pleased by his now-obligatory appearance. "It was a good win,...

Michigan and OSU face critical tests this weekend against ranked opponents. OSU has struggled handling top-five opponents of late, and Michigan is coming off of a 3-9 season. But wins this weekend would go a long way to restoring the Big 10's image on the national stage."A lot of our schools in the non-conference schedule are hoping we do well as a league to help maybe...

With a 31-7 pounding of Western Michigan last weekend, could the Michigan Wolverines and embattled coach Rich Rodriguez finally being seeing the end of Michigate???  Hounded by allegations of breaking NCAA practice rules and improprieties with a former booster in his previous coaching stop at West Virginia University, Rodriguez finally got to enjoy a Michigan season opener....

Notre Dame travels to Ann Arbor Saturday to face what appears to be a rejuvenated Michigan team under second-year head coach Rich Rodriguez. Both teams easily dispatched their first opponents as the Irish scored a dominant win against Nevada and the Wolverines routed Western Michigan. But convincing opening week wins are largely overshadowed by disappointing 2008 campaigns that leave...