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Michigan football beat writer Dave Birkett hands out his final grades for the Wolverines' 5-7 season.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Preparing for Michigan on two days' notice is difficult, given the Wolverines' unique styles at both ends.

Creighton at the Old Spice Classic on Thursday. Harris had a three-point play and added a dunk as Michigan went up 76-73 with three minutes left in the extra session.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Marquette turned team speed into an early season upset. Lazar Hayward scored 22 points, and Jimmy Butler had 17 to lead Marquette past No.

Some teams are built to succeed even when their best players struggle. Michigan is not one of them.

Capsule previews for Saturday's top college games. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.

Orlando, Fla. Michigan basketball coach John Beilein figures he will learn plenty about his 15th-ranked Wolverines during the Old Spice Classic the next few days.

As the 130th season of Michigan football comes to an end, ita s time to reflect on what we saw and look forward to next year and beyond.

Brandon Graham sits on the sidelines during the final minutes of last year's 42-7 loss to the Buckeyes.

Three different players started at cornerback opposite Donovan Warren this season and Michigan lacked depth at the position all year.

Michigan punter Zoltan Mesko was named one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award on Monday.

The Game has lost a lot of luster. After a fast start to the season, Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez and his Wolverines are mired in another miserable year and is the underdog to entering today's game against No.

University of Michigan fifth-year senior punter Zoltan Mesko A was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America football team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Tuesday .

An Ohio State fan shows a sign that has the number of days since Michigan beat Ohio State on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Michigan fifth-year senior punter Zoltan Mesko is one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award presented annually to the nation's top punter.

This was not a good week to be a college football coach, especially if you're Notre Dame's Charlie Weis or Michigan's Rich Rodriguez.

All Ohio State-Michigan games are big. Even one that pits a conference champ in Ohio State against a downtrodden Michigan program.

He stood at the podium, perhaps for the last time as a member of Michigan's football team, and came close toA letting his emotions show.

Saturday in Ann Arbor, the latest installment of The Game is between Ohio State and Michigan.

Scrambling with reckless abandon and throwing darts, freshman sensation Tate Forcier appeared to be the quarterback to lead Michigan into a bright future.

The Huskies of Houston Baptist come to Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor to challenge the 15th-ranked Michigan Wolverines.

The Michigan Wolverines host the Ohio State Buckeyes in the annual clash between the two schools that, for years, has been one of the nation's best football rivalries.

Michigan is moving the ball in the fourth, but three Tate Forcier interceptions has kept the Wolverines out of the end zone.

Michigan looks better so far and Ohio State leads by a touchdown. A 10-play drive ends with a missed 24-yard field goal for the Wolverines.

With a record of just 1-6 in the Big Ten, Rich Rodriguez is officially on the proverbial hot seat in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Based on Friday night's 77-55 Michigan win over Houston Baptist , his prediction may very well be right.

Among the Wolverine juniors this season, only Donovan Warren has attracted attention vis-a-vis the 2011 draft.

His first memories of the big game go back to his grade-school days, standing in the crowd along the South Main Street parade route in Springboro, listening to Christmas music and waiting for Santa Claus to come by tossing out candy.

OSU -12 as an early spread? Give me a break. Forcier looks like he's had enough and DickRod will be lucky if he can find a decent play in the book against the Silver Bullets defense.

Manny Harris' performance lifted Michigan to an easy win in its opener, but coach John Beilein knows his team's competition will only get tougher over the next week.

Minor is doubtful to play in Michigan's final regular season game Saturday against Ohio State because of a left shoulder injury.

Earle Bruce saw his first Ohio State-Michigan game in person in 1949. He's developed some strong feelings for the rivalry in the many years since.

From over-hyped incoming freshmen, to the savior of Michigan football, to Heisman candidate , to bench warmer, to playing football somewhere else in 2010? Don't adjust your eyes.

Freshman guard Dayeesha Hollins scored 10 of her game-high 17 points in the second half, leading the University of Michigan women's basketball team to a 67-50 win over Marquette Monday at Crisler Arena.

Brandon Graham's first Michigan-Ohio State game three years ago came with a spot in the BCS national championship game on the line.

If Earle Bruce has high expectations for Ohio State sophomore Terrelle Pryor, it's because the old ball coach has been down this road himself with a ballyhooed quarterback.

That the finger pointing, if any, is at a minimum this week. That the coaches can come up with one solid game plan that pulls all of the positives together and puts the players in a position to succeed.

So do the Ohio State Buckeyes have anything to worry about against Michigan? After all, the football game takes place in Ann Arbor, November 21st.

Brandon Graham has only one regular-season game left and has secured his place as one of the better players in Michigan history.

Michigan is 5-5 with two improbable victories ahead of them. That is a nice way of saying probable losses.

Darius Morris is a freshman and a point guard, which gives Michigan fans two reasons to love him and two reasons to worry.

All right - thank goodness that's over. Now it's Michigan-Ohio State week. The Wolverines' second-to-last game of the season has always felt a little less important than the others, knowing the greatest week of the college football season is right around the corner.

Sure, Wisconsin's still a run-first team. The Badgers just might be on to something with this Scott Tolzien-to-Nick Toon combination, though.

Nov. 16 – The New Zealand dollar may hold its gains and could push higher if data in the U.S. continues to erode optimism about the pace of recovery in the world's largest economy.

What happened: Michigan opened its season by running Northern Michigan off the floor.

When Tate Forcier trotted out for the Michigan football team's first offensive series against Wisconsin, even he was surprised.

Matt and Zac Snyder of Bleacher Report and mittensportsreport.com break down this week's University of Michigan football matchup.

The 15th-ranked Michigan Wolverines kick off their 2009-10 campaign tonight with a bout against the Northern Michigan Wildcats at Crisler Arena.

Several times this week, Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez has lamented his team's lack of size.

AUGUSTA, Ga.- The Augusta Sports Council announced today that University of Michigan fifth-year senior punter Zoltan Mesko is one of 10 semifinalists for the 2009 Ray Guy Award, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate punter.

Brandon Minor's absence has definitely contributed to Michigan's offensive problems.

Tight end Garrett Graham remembers just how quiet 109,000 people could sound last year with Wisconsin rolling over Michigan 19-0 at halftime.

Michigan has issued its official injury report for Saturday's game at No. 20 Wisconsin .

Junior guard Manny Harris, left, and senior forward DeShawn Sims are the foundation of the Wolverines' rebuilding project.

When: Saturday, Nov. 14, 11:00 AM CST. You have to feel sorry for Michigan. This week The Detroit News reported that the state expects to lose a total of one million jobs this decade, largely due to the collapse of the U.S. automobile industry.

University of Michigan men's basketball coach John Beilein announced today the signing of 6-5 forward Tim Hardaway Jr.

The All Sports Association, Inc. announced today that University of Michigan fifth-year senior punter Zoltan Mesko is one of 12 finalists for the 2009 Wuerffel Trophy, the national award that honors the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement.

It's as if the Michigan football team is following a script. First half: Hang in the game, even dominate.

Michigan desperately needs a sixth victory to become eligible for a bowl. If the Wolverines lose to Purdue at home for the first time since 1966, they could turn a 4-0 start into a 5-7 flop and Rich Rodriguez would have another miserable offseason.

Brandon Minor insists his ailing ankle is feeling better. His coach's response: Show me, don't tell me.

On a chilly Halloween afternoon, University of Michigan students watched a spooky scene unfold on their television screens.

When football players and coaches arrive in a visiting city before football Saturdays, the hard-working equipment staff is waiting for them.

Rich Rodriguez has to lead Michigan to an upset at Wisconsin or in the Big House against rival Ohio State to earn bowl eligibility - and perhaps patience from fed-up fans.

Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 2:26 p.m. Joey Elliott did what no Purdue quarterback since Bob Griese had done at Michigan Stadium.

Ann Arbor -- What still needs to be explained as coach Rich Rodriguez's football production evolves at Michigan is why this 'process' he cited several times Saturday ever was necessary at a school where football was fairly successful for 40 years ahead of his arrival.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Winning is a great deodorant and Michigan needs a victory for its funk.

Manny Harris scored 25 points and Zack Novak had 15 to lead No. 15 Michigan to a 73-54 victory over Wayne State on Friday night in an exhibition game.

ANN ARBOR - There's some soul-searching being done this week by Michigan football players.

John Beilein's phone started with one text message Tuesday night from hisA brother, traveling through Syracuse, N.Y. on his way to Albany telling the Michigan basketball coach merely "It's close." His old school, Division II Le Moyne , was playing No.

Last week we poked a little fun at ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg for dissing Michigan and Michigan State in his Big Ten power rankings.

Ann Arbor For a change, the news about Michigan tailback Brandon Minor is good.

Rich Rodriguez wants people to have patience with him and his program, even if he doesn't. The Wolverines lost a game they couldn't afford to at Illinois over the weekend, making Saturday's home game against Purdue very important.

Michigan and Illinois started the day Saturday in very different positions, one looking for a win that would punch their ticket for the post season and the other groping to find some way to end a five-game losing streak.

Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez swears no one wants to see the Wolverines play better and more consistently sooner than he does.

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Rich Rodriguez did it again Monday, referring to the state of the program he inherited when he arrived at Michigan in December 2007.

Michigan takes a huge step backward. Think at least a few Wolverines fans who used to bash Lloyd Carr are missing him now? If you think Southern California, coming off a humbling loss at the hands of Oregon, is a lock to miss the BCS for the first time in eight seasons, think again.

Michigan opened Saturday's game motivated and focused, like at the start of the season.