Stories by Stephen J. Nesbitt
Notre Dame opts out of football series with Michigan after 2014
- File Photo/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
Notre Dame will opt out of its scheduled games with Michigan beginning in 2014, the Michigan Athletic Department announced Tuesday. The three games planned between the two teams from 2015-17 will not be played. The teams were already planning to take a two-year break beginning in 2018.
SportsMonday Column: After doldrums of defeat, a sigh of relief for the Irish
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
SOUTH BEND — “Every time we play these guys, this happens. This exact thing happens every time. And then two minutes later, you’re like, ‘What the hell just happened?’ ”
Red-zone deficiency dooms Michigan in comeback attempt
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
SOUTH BEND — Denard Robinson flicked his wrist and sent a fade into the far corner of the end zone. Roy Roundtree looked back, elevated and grabbed the ball at the peak of its flight. Touchdown.
Robinson, Michigan’s senior quarterback, gave Roundtree a point and whirled back around to the inaudible beat pounding through his headphones as he stood on the 10-yard line at Notre Dame Stadium.
Hoke no longer surprised by Robinson, applauds QB’s decision-making
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
Late in the second quarter on Saturday, with the Michigan football team (2-1) leading Massachusetts 28-10, senior quarterback Denard Robinson took a shotgun snap and stepped back to survey the coverage downfield. He pump-faked once, then again before escaping the pocket.
Odoms sets out to revitalize Pahokee community with #EATING project
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BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
Today, it sits an empty, grassy lot in the heart of Pahokee, Fla. Martavious Odoms, a former Michigan football wide receiver, has a vision for the future of the plot at the corner of 4th Street and Banyan Avenue; a vision that goes back to Pahokee’s roots.
SportsMonday Column: Let’s hear it for the Michigan Marching Band
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
Patrick Fleming was buried in his Michigan Marching Band uniform. Fleming, a sophomore trumpet player, died on Sept. 26, 2011 in a car crash on US-23 near Fenton, Mich
Stephen J. Nesbitt: Don't use 50-point rout as a barometer for Team 133
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
Denard Robinson looked across the field, scanning the sea of maroon and white jerseys heading up the Michigan Stadium tunnel. Robinson took off on a jog. He had somebody to track down.
Q&A: Granddaughter remembers Ron Kramer, Michigan legend
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BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
The Michigan football team will put Ron Kramer’s No. 87 jersey back into circulation prior to the Michigan-Massachusetts matchup on Saturday, designating Kramer as a ‘Michigan Football Legend.’
Athletic Department reveals plan for South Campus revamp
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
The University’s Athletic Department released the framework for its $250-million long-term plan to renovate athletic facilities throughout South Campus.
‘Elusive’ Cox returns to Ann Arbor as front-running Minuteman
- Marissa McClain/Daily
BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT
Mike Cox can fly, but you should see him on skates. “Fastest seventh grader on skates in the world or something like that,” offered fifth-year senior center Elliott Mealer. Well, something like that.
