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Newsome Backs Out
Tuesday 08-19-2008 4:17pm ET
Kevin Newsome, a top dual-threat quarterback, has decided to rescind his commitment to Michigan for the 2009 class. Newsome, a 6-foot-3, 217-pounder now enrolled at Chatham (Va.) Hargrave Military Academy apparently has been wavering since he made a verbal commitment to the Wolverines in April. The Rivals.com and Scout.com sites reported on Tuesday that Newsome has decided to back out. All is not lost for the Wolverines, however. Top quarterback prospect Tate Forcier, whose brother Jason transferred from Michigan to Stanford in the spring of 2007, will visit Michigan on Aug. 30, Scout.com reported. Newsome's father, Kevin, told Rivals that his son made a hasty decision. Newsome had chose Michigan over Penn State, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Virginia, among others. Michigan now has 14 commitments for 2009. Michigan Media Day (mm)
Monday 08-18-2008 5:24pm ET
Mark Snyder wrote about it in the Freep. Read his story. Michigan gets a kicker (mm)
Monday 08-18-2008 5:19pm ET
Anthony Fera of Houston St. Pius X in Texas, ranked the No. 2 kicker by Rivals.com, chose Michigan over Penn State on Monday, the recruiting Web site reported. Fera is 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds, and is Michigan's 15th commitment to coach Rich Rodriguez's 2009 freshman class. He was unable to participate in U-M's Kicking Camp at the end of June, but visited the campus a week earlier and kicked for the U-M coaches. Shortly after that, he stopped at Ohio State and Penn State to show his kicking skills. UM Not in AP
Saturday 08-16-2008 7:06pm ET
For the first time since 1985, the University of Michigan football team isn't ranked in The Associated Press' preseason poll. The Wolverines finished last season at No. 18 and with a 9-4 record, but had a coaching change and suffered significant losses on offense. Michigan is hoping history repeats itself - in 1985, the Wolverines went 10-1-1 and finished No. 2 in the final AP poll. The top five teams in the 2008 preseason poll, which was released Saturday, are Georgia, Ohio State, Southern California, Oklahoma and Florida, which ended last season with a 41-35 loss to the Wolverines in the Capital One Bowl, Michigan coach Lloyd Carr's last game before his retirement. Rich Rodriguez's first game as Michigan's coach will be Aug. 30 against Utah at Michigan Stadium. Michigan received 36 votes, which put it in the No. 32 spot.
Crisler gets a paint job
Friday 08-15-2008 8:28am ET
Thanks to The Michigan Daily for putting up pics of the new paint job on the court. Click here to see the story. No one ruled out at QB (mm)
Wednesday 08-13-2008 2:27pm ET
According to our Michigan Insider Angelique Chengalis, Rich Rod hasn't ruled any of the guys out at QB. Here is a link to her story. Grady pleads guilty (mm)
Saturday 08-09-2008 1:00pm ET
His football future may be in question, but University of Michigan student Kevin Grady's drunk driving charge has been settled.
Grady, 22, pleaded guilty in Wyoming District Court to driving while intoxicated.
Grady was stopped in a 2007 GMC Yukon Denali just before 2 a.m. on July 2 near 44th Street SW and Byron Center Avenue. He had a blood-alcohol level of 0.281 by breathalyzer, but his State Police blood test showed his level at .240. Under Michigan law, a driver with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 or higher is considered drunk.
University of Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez said last week that the junior running back has been suspended from "actual games," but is still allowed to practice with the team. He said it is possible that Grady could work his way back into a playing role.
Grady will get six points on his license and will likely face driving restrictions imposed by the Secretary of State, according to Wyoming City Attorney Jack Sluiter.
Sluiter said Grady received his court alcohol assessment in Ann arbor which allowed him to be sentenced at the same appearance where he pleaded guilty. He will also have to report for probation for 12 months -- which he can also do in Ann Arbor, he will have to pay for his own random drug and alcohol testing, will not be allowed in bars and taverns and will be fined $1,290 by Wyoming and $2,000 by the state for its Driver's Responsibility Fee. He will be required to do either 24 hours of community service or spend three days in jail and he will have to go to classes about decision making and the impact of drunk driving. Grady has refused to comment on the incident, so it is unknown where he was prior to being pulled over. Michigan signs huge marketing deal (mm)
Friday 08-08-2008 6:20pm ET
The University of Michigan athletic department has struck a marketing and media rights deal with IMG College that will bring the department at least $86 million over the 12-year length of contract.
The agreement, announced Monday, will include nearly every aspect of marketing the athletic department, with the exception of apparel licensing, which will be handled by the university and local TV, the rights of which fall to the second-year Big Ten Network.
Last fall, IMG College purchased Host Communications, which has controlled Michigan's radio broadcast rights the past seven years. In addition to the game day radio broadcasts, IMG College will manage and market rights associated with publications, the Internet, coaches' TV and radio shows, hospitality, corporate sponsorships and more.
SI doesn't think much of UM football (mm)
Friday 08-08-2008 5:40pm ET
Sports Illustrated recently came out with their preseason rankings for the 2008 college football season. Here's a portion of the rankings. 1. Georgia SEC
2. Ohio State Big Ten
3. USC Pac-10
4. Missouri Big 12
5. Florida SEC
6. Oklahoma Big 12
7. Auburn SEC
8. Texas Tech Big 12
9. LSU SEC
10. Wisconsin Big Ten
11. Clemson ACC
12. Tennessee SEC
13. Texas Big 12
14. West Virginia Big East
15. Kansas Big 12
16. Arizona State Pac-10
17. BYU Mountain West
18. Oregon State Pac-10
19. Pittsburgh Big East
20. Oregon Pac-10
21. South Florida Big East
22. Penn State Big Ten
23. Illinois Big Ten
24. Virginia Tech ACC
25. Utah Mountain West
38. Michigan State Big Ten
54. Michigan Big Ten
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