Record: 5-7 Overall / 1-7 Conference

The original home of the Michigan Wolverines is back and it is a lot better and bigger than what we remember.

With a seating capacity of 109,901 (which by the way is a clever ambigram to boast the stadium’s whooping seating capacity), and the addition of more premium seats such as the club seats and club suites, Dave Brandon, who spearheads the University of Michigan’s Intercollegiate Athletics department said in an interview that the stadium’s renovations will be completed just in time for college football season and the Wolverines’ opening game.

Lloyd Carr, former head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, is leaving the mentorship post for good after being part of the university’s successful sporting campaign for three decades. His retirement will take effect on September 1, two months after the legendary football coach turns 65.

During his 13-year tenure as head coach, he led the Wolverines to a 1997 National Championship, five Big Ten Conference wins and into their recent successful campaign as Capital One Bowl champs two years ago, after which he relinquished the coaching post to take over the Associate Athletic Director job until his retirement.

As he prepares to say goodbye to his magnanimous collegiate athletic career, Carr said through a press statement that he is “thankful” for Joe Roberson’s trust when he assigned him as head coach in 1995, the opportunity to work alongside predecessor Coach Gary Moeller, successor Coach Bo Schembechler, and all the other football coaches, and the friendships he have forged throughout the years, in and out of the field.

He added that he is most thankful for having the opportunity to impart knowledge and harness the skills of all the players who are part and parcel of the university’s football winning tradition. We’re pretty certain that the university reciprocates the appreciation as Carr leaves them a legacy of winning more than a hundred games for the Wolverines (122-40 win-loss record), which aside from him, has only been achieved by two other coaches – Schembechler and Fielding Yost. In addition, the school’s athletic director Dave Brandon, calls Carr “a man of integrity”, with a fervor for both the sport and its players, and with a kind heart as well, as Carr is also noted for his efforts and involvement in the state’s charity and humanitarian works.

Elliot threw for 367 yards, his career high. He ran for one touchdown and threw for two others and led Purdue to their 38-36 comeback victory over Michigan for Purdue’s first Big House win since 1966 when Griese did it.

Illinois (2-6, 1-5), had 500 total offensive yards, and Michigan appeared to be nearly as lost as they were during last year’s 3-9 disaster of a season.

Three of Daryll Clark’s four touchdown passes were to Graham Zug, leading the No. 13 ranked Penn State team to a 35-10 victory over Michigan for the Nittany Lion’s first Big House win since 1996. On Saturday Penn State (7-1, 3-1) shut down Michigan (5-3, 1-3) after the Wolverines opened the game with a drive of 70 yards for a touchdown.

Last Saturday the Michigan football team had a chance to prove all the skeptics were wrong. They had the opportunity to prove their win against Notre Dame was not a fluke. That the team might actually be worthy to play in the Rose Bowl, in case the Hawkeyes win out.

Lou Kovacs was a bit skeptical when his son Jordan called from fall camp to tell him he was working on the second team defense for Michigan’s football team. Privately Lou questioned whether his son was really second on Michigan’s depth chart. Perhaps Jordan was just naive and overstated his rank on the team, or maybe the coaching staff was just experimenting for a few practices.

Bill Martin inherited an athletic department at Michigan when the basketball program and finances were in complete shambles and the facilities for the school were outdated. Now, a decade later, Martin is calling it a career after he fixed the books, restored pride on Michigan’s basketball court, and made almost $300 million worth in improvements to the infrastructure of the basketball and football programs.

Saturday was the record breaking day for Michigan, as they trounced Delaware State 63-6. The 5-2 Wolverines set school records for 442 yards during the first half as well as 727 total yards for the game.