Report: Michigan vs. Ohio State likely to be played early in football season

Michigan-Ohio State in September? The Game in October?

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The Detroit News picks Michigan’s best football players for the past 25 years

The Michigan football program has experienced a good deal of highs and lows over the past 25 years.

Michigan athletics has had 16 positive COVID-19 test results in past week

Michigan athletics, with 18 teams currently on campus, saw a jump in the number of positive COVID-19 tests in the past week, which likely explains the pause of four sports.

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View from the Press Box podcast: Ex-Wolverines QB Steven Threet

Former Michigan quarterback Steven Threet is Angelique Chengelis' guest on this week's View from the Press Box podcast.

Quarantined UM lineman David Ojabo ‘can’t wait to get back in the mix’

David Ojabo is quarantining on the Michigan campus after returning to the United States from Scotland.

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Accuser: Schembechler was ‘angry’ when told of UM doctor’s sex abuse

A former UM student told the coach about Anderson's alleged abuse in 1982 and 1983 after seeing the late doctor for migraines, according to the suit

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UM commit J.J. McCarthy keeps eye on end goal, adjusts to life away from home

McCarthy is in the midst of preseason practice getting ready for IMG Academy's season opener in late August.

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ESPN: Lions’ Oruwariye, ex-UM stars Winovich, Long poised for breakouts

Lions cornerback Amani Oruwariye is No. 18 on ESPN's list of top prospects who could break out in 2020.

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NCAA to allow student-athletes to wear social justice statements on uniforms

Players will have a spot on the front and back of their jerseys to "express support and voice their opinions."

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Trieu: UM QB commit lends hand in recruiting pursuit of Illinois playmakers

The similarities between Kaleb Brown and Tyler Morris are plentiful.

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UM pauses voluntary workouts for four sports — not football — due to COVID

Ice hockey resumes workouts this week, and the other programs are scheduled to resume workouts starting the week of Aug. 3, according to a news release.

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Isaiah Livers returns to UM with more to prove, ‘one final ride’

Livers said an uncertain pre-draft process and having more to prove led to his decision to return to Michigan.

UM hoops targets Angelo Brizzi, Peyton Watson pick Villanova, UCLA

A pair of 2021 recruiting targets are off the board for Michigan.

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After talk of collaboration, conferences go their own way for football season

Plans for the 2020 college football season – if it is played – should start coming into focus this week.

‘I just knew’: Belleville five-star tackle Damon Payne commits to Alabama

Payne turned down offers from the likes of Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, LSU, Oregon, Kentucky and Oklahoma to join Nick Saban’s program.

Oak Park’s Rayshaun Benny includes UM, MSU among top 8

Also on Benny's list: Arkansas, Arizona State, Kentucky, LSU, Penn State and Tennesee.

Report: Ex-RB Jon Vaughn alleges abuse by former UM doctor

Former football player Jon Vaughn is one of dozens of former Michigan athletes who have filed lawsuits over alleged abuse by Robert E. Anderson.

Trieu: Cincy tight end Josh Kattus has maize and blue in his blood

His father, Eric Kattus, was a team captain at Michigan, an All-Big Ten performer, and a fourth-round draft choice of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1986 draft

At UM, one staff member, three athletes test positive for COVID-19

The positive test for the staff member is the first at Michigan since student-athletes began returning to campus last month for voluntary workouts.

Amid California uncertainty, four-star receiver will skip senior season, head right to UM

Wide receiver Xavier Worthy, a four-star recruit from California who verbally committed to Michigan two weeks ago, announced he will enroll at Michigan in January.

Head of the class: A look at the top UM, MSU recruits in the rankings era

The recruiting rankings era for 247Sports dates to 2003.

Parents of UM defensive lineman: ‘Our two sons are safer at home’

Christopher Hinton Jr. is a sophomore defensive lineman at Michigan.

UM football: Five story lines as Wolverines open preseason camp

The Big Ten has announced its member teams will play a conference-only schedule this fall, but nothing has been announced in terms of the schedule and when the season will start.

UM hoops target Matthew Cleveland commits to Florida State

“They’ve been in it from the beginning,” Cleveland told SI.com. “Just the family atmosphere. They made it hard to go somewhere else.”

Michigan D-lineman David Ojabo, stuck in Scotland, is back in U.S.

Michigan defensive lineman David Ojabo posted on Twitter that he "can't wait to get back to work with my brothers."

Four-star point guard Jaden Akins includes MSU, UM in top 6

The 6-foot-3 Akins revealed his top six Monday on Twitter, with DePaul, Florida, Northwestern and Mississippi State also making the cut.

Former UM forward Duncan Robinson on fundraiser, finding his voice

As Duncan Robinson sat in his Miami condo during the first few weeks of the NBA shutdown, he knew he wanted to help South Florida amid the pandemic.

COVID-era football at UM, MSU will have far-reaching economic impact

Businesses in college towns like Ann Arbor and East Lansing bank on home football weekends for the huge influx of fans who spend money on hotels, restaurants, bars and shops.

Pandemic likely to end 45-year streak of 100K-plus crowds at UM

There won’t be 110,000 fans at Michigan Stadium this fall. There might not be any fans at all.

25 years ago, Gary Moeller’s bad night became a watershed moment for UM football

Lloyd Carr’s status as quasi-coach had been grinding at him and had left Michigan’s football staff, players, and fans wondering how much more unrest lay ahead.

After ‘crazy couple of months,’ Isaiah Livers decides to return to Michigan

The long wait is over and it’s good news for Michigan basketball. Isaiah Livers will be sticking around for one more year.

Four of 121 Michigan athletes tested are positive for COVID-19

In total, Michigan indicates there have been eight positive results among the 635 staff and athletes who have been tested.

Michigan-UCF hoops agree to home-and-home series starting this year

The Wolverines will host the Knights at Crisler Center in 2020.

Trieu: Big push for Oak Park’s Rayshaun Benny might pay off for Michigan

Optimism has increased for Oak Park’s Rayshaun Benny, a two-way lineman the Wolverines are recruiting on defense.

Judge questions independence of UM’s investigation into doctor

Judge Victoria Roberts asks lawyers to put some "guardrails" around UM's investigation of sex abuse allegations involving Dr. Robert Anderson

NCAA lays out plan for playing but warns of surging pandemic

If the games can go on, the NCAA says college athletes should be tested for COVID-19 no more than 72 hours before they play.

‘Something to prove’: Michigan commit Isaiah Barnes takes his game to higher level

Barnes was one of the most recruited players in the nation this past spring with a wave of Division I offers.

Michigan’s No. 1 WR Anthony faces ‘very hard choice’ as UM, MSU make best pitches

Summing up his recruiting experiences, Anthony said, “I’m up in the air for sure."

It’s ‘crazy and confusing’ for UM football player David Ojabo, who is stuck in Scotland

In an early morning phone interview with The Detroit News on Wednesday, David Ojabo said he tries to keep himself focused on returning to Ann Arbor.

Michigan: No football ticket sales to general public this season

If Michigan is able to have fans at football games this season, there will be no ticket sales to the general public, the university announced Wednesday.