On Thursday evening (March 5), the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines basketball team secured a nail-biting 71-68 victory on the road over Iowa. The contest marked the last road game of the regular season for UofM, finishing the year a perfect 11-0 in road games.
Rapid reaction to Michigan’s 71-68 win at Iowa. Back-to-back stops for senior guard Roddy Gayle Jr. — a block and a steal — as No. 3 Michigan clung to life up two points in the final 30 seconds of the game. Gayle elevated to stuff Iowa forward Cam Manyawu on a putback attempt.
Friday was very bittersweet for Michigan. On one hand, the Wolverines went into Illinois and whooped the Illini to claim an outright Big Ten Championship.
Michigan didn't just bring in a talented freshman class for the 2026 football season — signing five-stars Carter Meadows, Savion Hiter, and Salesi Moa — but the Wolverines also have one of the better transfer portal hauls around the country.
Sunday will be a big day on the court for Michigan basketball as the No. 3 Wolverines play host to the 8th-ranked Michigan State Spartans at Crisler Center.
The NFL Scouting Combine has come and gone and there were eight Michigan players who were invited to the event. Not all of them tested, however. Guys like Jaishawn Barham, Marlin Klein, and Jimmy Rolder did go through the 40-yard dash, 3-cone drill, and other things.
With Kyle Whittingham and a number of the Michigan staff members being tied into the West Coast coming from Utah, the Wolverines are making recruiting efforts across multiple time zones to try to build their roster up for the future.
Michigan just went through its second head coach hiring in the last three years and it's not something the Wolverine faithful want to endure for the near future.
Shockingly enough, former five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood never had a dedicated quarterback coach during his first year with Michigan. The former No.
Bryce Underwood was the most coveted prospect in the 2025 recruiting cycle. Originally committed to LSU, Sherrone Moore and Michigan made a last-minute move to flip the Belleville prospect and make him a hometown hero.