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Posted: Mon May 21 5:59 a.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Brady Hoke trying to solve Michigan football team's road woes

"We lost two road games," Hoke said. "So, is there anything different you can do through the course of fall camp, that when it becomes time to go play, maybe we play a little better on the road?"

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Posted: Mon May 21 5:58 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan's 1997 national title team still remembers that magical feeling, 15 years later

Fifteen years ago, Chris Floyd was on top of the world in Pasadena, Calif. The Michigan football team had just completed a perfect season. Floyd, a senior fullback at the time, would soon get fitted for a national championship ring and join his teammates in becoming one of the most ...

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Posted: Sun May 20 8:56 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Video: Michigan football QB commit Shane Morris works out at Elite 11 camp

By now, any Michigan football fan not living under a rock is aware of Shane Morris. The five-star quarterback from Warren De La Salle is easily the most ballyhooed prospect in Brady Hoke's 2013 class. Earlier this month in Columbus, Ohio, he showed onlookers why during an MVP performance at ...

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Posted: Sun May 20 5:13 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Former Michigan football greats raise nearly $1.5 million (and counting) for Mott Children's Hospital

A final tally for the three-day event captained by Charles Woodson, Steve Hutchinson and Brian Griese will be announced in the coming days. Last year's event raised about $1.9 million.

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Posted: Sun May 20 5:59 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Tradition or change? Former Michigan players split on alternate uniforms

Some former Michigan football stars, such as Charles Woodson and Marlin Jackson, liked the alternate jerseys the Wolverines wore last season. Others, like Steve Hutchinson and Jake Long, prefer to stick with tradition.

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Posted: Sun May 20 5:58 a.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Year of unemployment helped Al Borges create his Denard Robinson-led Michigan hybrid offense

Al Borges was out of work in 2008. He spent that year studying the spread offense. In 2009, he joined forces with Brady Hoke and two years later inherited one of the most prolific spread quarterbacks in college football history.

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Posted: Sat May 19 6:15 p.m. by Jeffrey Smith Photographer
Posted: Sat May 19 1:45 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan football is Big Ten's 'team to beat,' says ESPN.com

The hype surrounding the 2012 Michigan football team can officially begin. Or, at least, continue at a rather fervent pace. ESPN.com released its updated "Way-too-early" Top 25 for the 2012 season, and the Wolverines wound up at No. 9 on the list. ESPN analyst Mark Schlabach lists Michigan as the ...

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Posted: Sat May 19 12:46 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Big Ten, already nation's richest conference, to award record payout to member schools

The rich get richer. The Big Ten is expected to dole out a record $24.6 million to each of its member schools, according to a report by the St. Louis Post-Dispatach. The report cites figures provided by the Illinois athletic department.

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Posted: Sat May 19 5:59 a.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Al Borges still advocating for expanding Devin Gardner's role next year

Michigan offensive coordinator Al Borges wants Devin Gardner on the field, and doesn't mind getting creative to do it.

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Posted: Sat May 19 5:58 a.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Bounty systems were part of the game, former Michigan center Steve Everitt says

Steve Everitt was a top-15 pick of the Cleveland Browns in 1993, and played the next seven seasons in the league. He said bounties were not "prevalent" during his era, but did surface in key moments.

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Posted: Fri May 18 7:20 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
4 straight losses to MSU: 'We need to do something about it,' Brady Hoke says

Michigan football coach Brady Hoke doesn't read press clippings about his team. But he took notice last month when Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio told ESPN.com, "We've beat Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"

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