Michigan Football

April 22, 2013

Football seating to go general admission for 2013 season

BY GREG GARNO

Monday, the athletic Department announced that it will no longer assign seats to student ticket holders, instead opting to have student seating as general admission. In an announcement on the department’s website, the athletic department will give students general admission tickets on a first-come, first-serve basis as an incentive to arrive prior to kickoff.

• Storify: Students react on Twitter

April 13, 2013

Spring Game 2013

With physical play, Michigan's pass rush makes strides

BY LIZ VUKELICH

The orange was supposed to have said it all.
After backup quarterback Russell Bellomy, a redshirt sophomore, tore his anterior cruciate ligament in practice on March 29, the Michigan coaching staff wasn’t going to risk any more injuries before the 2013 season actually started.

April 13, 2013

Spring Game 2013

: Ruby Wallau/Daily

Behind Gardner, a cast of unknowns

BY EVERETT COOK

“It’s his throne now,” said fifth-year senior safety Thomas Gordon. “That will definitely make him feel better back there. I could see it in his play in the spring, he’s a lot more comfortable back there and has taken control of the offense. It’s really exciting.”

April 13, 2013

Spring Game 2013

: Adam Glanzman/Daily

Two players, one freakish, one undersized, become Michigan's new playmakers

BY ZACH HELFAND

One is a freak, the other a runt. Junior Frank Clark is a 274-pound behemoth at defensive end. Fifth-year senior Jeremy Gallon is a 5-foot-8 speedster at receiver.

April 11, 2013

Spring Game 2013

: Erin Kirkland/Daily

Five things to watch for in Saturday's Spring Game

BY ZACH HELFAND

This much is certain: the interior of the Michigan football team’s offensive line will wear facial hair and eat breakfasts at Benny’s Family Dining in Ann Arbor. That leaves, well, just about everyone as options.

April 09, 2013

: Erin Kirkland/Daily

Notebook: Lewan hopes leadership will assist young offensive line

BY LIZ VUKELICH

The conclusion of the basketball season means the eyes of the Michigan athletic community are on sophomore point guard Trey Burke and if he’ll decide to leave Michigan and enter the NBA Draft. Taylor Lewan knows that feeling all too well — it’s been three months since he announced his decision to stay spurn the NFL Draft to stay with the Michigan.

April 04, 2013

: Paul Sherman/Daily

Notebook: Jarrod Wilson tries to channel his inner Kovacs at safety

BY LIZ VUKELICH

Sophomore Jarrod Wilson has been pegged with the difficult task of replacing Jordan Kovacs at safety alongside fifth-year senior Thomas Gordon, and throughout the spring he has continued to solidify his spot as the presumed starter.

March 28, 2013

: Erin Kirkland/Daily

Notebook: Toussaint finishing long road to recovery; Ryan begins his

BY MATT SLOVIN

At first, Fitzgerald Toussaint thought he was just experiencing a really bad leg cramp early in Michigan’s 42-17 rout of Iowa in November.

March 26, 2013

: Adam Glanzman/Daily

Notebook: Even if Mitch McGary isn’t available, defensive line depth is nearing Mattison’s vision

BY ZACH HELFAND

So yes, Mattison was joking, or at least dreaming, but adding McGary would fit with Mattison’s theory of the more defensive lineman, the better. In the third spring under the current coaching staff, the Michigan front is getting closer to Mattison’s goal of having a full rotation of players on the defensive line.

March 20, 2013

Football

: Adam Glanzman/Daily

Michigan linebacker Jake Ryan out indefinitely with torn ACL

BY ZACH HELFAND

Redshirt junior linebacker Jake Ryan sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament in practice Tuesday, the Michigan football team announced Wednesday. Ryan is out indefinitely, and based on standard recovery times for the injury, it is likely he will miss part, if not all, of the 2013 season.

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