Stories by Stephen J. Nesbitt
SportsMonday Column: Beilein’s boys have staying power
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
John Beilein has always built his teams to maximize the talent on the roster. He’s just never had this much to work with before — never this much size, strength or speed.
SportsMonday Column: No end in sight for Big Ten inferiority
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
The Michigan football team’s season was bookended by losses to two of the nation’s best — No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Ohio State. The first came to a close with strains of ‘S-E-C, S-E-C’ buffeting the air inside Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, the second with chants of ‘UN-DE-FEA-TED’ in Columbus.
Lewan, Omameh, Hagerup earn first-team All-Big Ten honors
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
The Big Ten released its All-Big Ten first team, second team and honorable mentions on Monday night, and there was plenty of Michigan representation. The All-Big Ten honors are split into two lists, one voted on by the Big Ten coaches and the other selected by the media.
SportsMonday Column: They are who we thought they were
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
COLUMBUS — To be the best, beat the best. The Michigan football team’s 2012 schedule was a veritable gauntlet, slated as one of the toughest in all of college football this fall. The Wolverines went undefeated at Michigan Stadium, but it was on the road where the true challengers awaited.
Stephen J. Nesbitt: Michigan leaves unfinished business in Columbus
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
COLUMBUS — The lyrics floated swiftly, rising through the bay windows of the nondescript white room in the southwest corner of Ohio Stadium. In the front of the room, glancing down at the patterned scarlet and gray carpet, his arms crossed on the table in front of him, was Brady Hoke.
Conference expansion, realignment means wider reach for Michigan
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
With the web of the Big Ten now expanding to Eastern Seaboard, the University’s alumni base — heralded as the largest in the nation — will be more connected than ever.
Rutgers accepts bid to become 14th member of Big Ten
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
After days of rumors, Rutgers confirmed Tuesday that it was joining the Big Ten, becoming the conference's 14th team only one day after it was announced that Maryland would also join the conference.
Maryland accepts invitation to Big Ten, Rutgers expected to follow
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
The Big Ten keeps getting bigger. The University of Maryland Board of Regents voted Monday to accept an invitation to leave the ACC and become the 13th member of the Big Ten Conference. Rutgers is expected to follow suit on Tuesday.
SportsMonday Column: A final, fond farewell for Michigan seniors
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
The final chapter is always the hardest to put down. The Michigan football team’s 18 seniors bade farewell to Michigan Stadium for the final time with a 42-17 victory over Iowa on Saturday. They each exited differently, each lingered longer than the man before.
Roundtree, Gallon re-emerge as legitimate deep threats for Gardner
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
A jubilant Roy Roundtree bounced back to the Michigan sideline after hauling in 37-yard touchdown pass from Devin Gardner to put the Wolverines ahead of Iowa for good in the second quarter at Michigan Stadium.
