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Why Thaddeus Thatcher’s story is bigger than just football

Recruiting rankings usually dominate conversations around quarterbacks. But with Thaddeus Thatcher, they almost feel secondary. The Arbor View (Nev.) quarterback is 6-foot-2, 195 pounds, is a three-star prospect and one of Michigan’s top remaining targets at the position in the 2027 class. The Wolverines have continued recruiting Thatcher despite already holding a commitment from four-star […]

Michigan a Top 15 team, CFP contender in this Big Ten football preview

Many are expecting a step in the right direction for the Michigan football program in 2026 after stumbling to the finish line at the end of 2025. The new energy brought by head coach Kyle Whittingham and his staff has been palpable, and pundits around college football believe that the Wolverines could be a dark […]

3 takeaways from Dusty May leaving Michigan for Dallas Mavericks

Michigan head coach Dusty May is leaving the Wolverines and heading to the NBA, becoming the Dallas Mavericks next head coach. Here are the key takeaways from May’s departure. Current college basketball climate swayed May’s decision Matt Norlander of CBS Sports had some enlightening insight into a conversation he had with May back in April. […]

OL Jake Guarnera’s path to Michigan Football, outlook for 2026

For the Michigan Wolverines to achieve their goals in 2026, the offensive line must be much better than it was a year ago. New head coach Kyle Whittingham and longtime offensive line coach Jim Harding have a history of developing talent on the line, and they enter a room with more high school-level talent than […]

Where Dusty May stacks up with the all-time Michigan Basketball coaches

The Michigan Wolverines are officially searching for their next head coach, as Dusty May is off to the NBA to coach the Dallas Mavericks. May accomplished a lot in just two seasons, winning the Big Ten Tournament in 2024-25, and then winning the regular-season conference title and the national title this past year. With all […]

Column: Michigan fans should not forgive Dusty May easily

I’ll never forget the night of April 6, 2026. The pressure cooker of tension the entire day leading up to the game felt like. The sushi dinner for my best friend’s birthday where we were all nervous but didn’t want to admit it. The pregame 7/11 run. The eerie quiet for much of the watch […]

6 head coach candidates Michigan Basketball should pursue

Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May stunned the college basketball world with his decision to depart for the Dallas Mavericks. May spent the last two years at Michigan and led the Wolverines to a national championship, but now the program will begin its search for a third head coach in as many years. Here are […]

Report: Mike Boynton to be Michigan Basketball’s interim head coach

Just over an hour after news broke that Dusty May was leaving for the Dallas Mavericks, the Michigan men’s basketball program has an answer, at least temporarily, on who will be its next head coach. Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Michigan will be naming Mike Boynton as its interim head coach. Boynton has been on Michigan’s […]

Report: Dusty May leaving Michigan for NBA head coaching job

Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Michigan men’s basketball head coach Dusty May is taking the Dallas Maverick’s head coaching job. The Wolverines are coming off a national championship campaign in 2025-26. Led by May, the team went 37-3 overall and cruised through the NCAA Tournament to win it all for the first time since 1989. In […]

Michigan Football predicted to beat Ohio State for elite CB from Ohio

Victor’s Weekend is already paying off, with a commitment occurring on Sunday from 2027 three-star tight end Christian Hanshaw. More commitments are on the way, with a few scheduled for later this week and even more as we enter the month of July. One of those players that plans on announcing a commitment early next […]

Michigan fans predict zero wins for Pat Fitzgerald as MSU head coach

Earlier this week, we asked Michigan fans to predict how many wins Pat Fitzgerald will have as the head coach of Michigan State through his five-year contract. And now, the results are in. Fitzgerald was 1-9 against Michigan as Northwestern’s head coach, and now the majority of Michigan fans believe he’ll do even worse against […]

Remembering soccer matches at Michigan Stadium

For those watching the World Cup the past couple weeks, many of the stadiums are quite familiar (sans sponsor names, of course). 11 of the 16 venues are in the United States, with all of the American venues currently home to NFL franchises: Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles x2, Miami, New England, New […]

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Michigan Football lands its first commit of the 2028 recruiting class

Michigan special teams coach Kerry Coombs, known for his passion and creativity on social media, sent out the commit signal Saturday evening on social media. It came during a time in which Michigan was in the midst of its highly anticipated Victor’s Weekend, as several uncommitted 2027 targets are currently on campus. But the program […]

OL Evan Link’s path to Michigan Football, outlook for 2026

Michigan offensive lineman Evan Link has more than a season of starts under his belt and will be an integral piece of Michigan’s o-line in 2026, but which position will Link play? Will he start? The story so far Link committed to the Wolverines in October of 2022 and was a four-star recruit. The Burke, Virginia […]