ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Denard Robinson arrived in Ann Arbor four years ago — shoelaces untied. As he walked to the podium — shoes still untied — for his last postgame interview inside Michigan Stadium, his senior day could have been written back in September 2008. A blowout win led by a Michigan quarterback’s six touchdown [...]

It’s Ohio State and everybody else. The Buckeyes are the Big Ten’s undisputed top team but NCAA sanctions prevent Ohio State from competing in the postseason this year. It’s anybody’s educated guess as to who plays whom in Indianapolis’ everybody-else Big Ten bowl this December. That’s because No. 12 Ohio State has lapped its Big [...]

This could be a week that lifts the prestige of Big Ten football toward levels it once knew. If it doesn’t happen this week, it can’t happen any sooner than Jan. 1. The season is now. Friday night, Boise State is at Michigan State. Saturday night, Michigan plays Alabama in Arlington, Texas. The Boise-MSU game [...]

CHICAGO — Brady Hoke’s Michigan coaching debut produced an 11-2 record and a No. 9 coaches’ poll ranking, yet he found disappointment at season’s end. Michigan once again returned to relevance, enjoying a Sugar Bowl berth and a victory against arch-rival Ohio State. But the Wolverines lost their fourth straight game to cross-state foe Michigan [...]

    Here is Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson’s 8-minute speech at Friday’s Big Ten football Kickoff Luncheon in Chicago. Robinson is comfortable driving opposing defenses crazy, but he freely admits public-speaking has intimidated him. “It’s a fear I’m trying to get over, speaking in front of people,” Robinson said in this ESPN.com article . “I [...]

INDIANAPOLIS — Two Big Ten receivers. Two different perspectives on a game-deciding catch. Or non-catch, if you’re the other receiver. On Nov. 5, Michigan drove to Iowa’s 3-yard line with less than a minute remaining. Trailing 24-16, Michigan receiver Junior Hemingway appeared to haul in a pass one-handed in the back of the end zone [...]

Former Michigan wide receiver Junior Hemingway sat down with reporters this morning at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. We asked him for his thoughts on Michigan QB Denard Robinson’s future and the upcoming Michigan-Alabama death match in Dallas. Oh, and he maintains he caught the disputed touchdown pass that didn’t count against Iowa last [...]

IOWA CITY – Their final four plays kind of summed up Saturday afternoon from an offensive standpoint for the Michigan Wolverines. Not quite enough yards or execution. Or favorable officials calls. “We didn’t play like we could have,” said Michigan tight end Kevin Koger. “We didn’t play like we should have. That’s disappointing.” “There are always six [...]

IOWA CITY — Gone are the days of three yards, a fullback and a cloud of dust. The rubber filament between the FieldTurf fibers now flies like a cyclone when Big Ten quarterbacks take the snap. The quarterbacks who once handed off to fullbacks now dish to no one. The same position that produced players who threw only [...]

CHICAGO — Kevin Koger often has an obstructed view of Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson, but when he does see the man they call “Shoelace,” Koger watches with awe. “It’s exciting because it could be a designed play up the middle and he could break it for 80 yards,” Koger said. “You never what’s going to happen [...]