Is MSU For Real?

Over the past several weeks I have been bombarded with comments from Michigan State students, alumni, and fans telling me about the strength of their team and their ability to crush Michigan again this year.

However, after watching the first 6 weeks of the season, I have been far less confident in Michigan State's ability to finish at the top of the Big Ten again this year. So, is Michigan State for real or are they closer to what Michigan was last season? Hot early, but likely to end the season as an average or above-average Big Ten team.

Here's What We Know About Michigan State:

• Finished 11-2 Last Season (Lost @ Iowa and to Alabama in a bowl)
  
• 13 Returning Starters From 2010 (8th in the Big Ten)
• 4-1 in 2011 (Loss @ Notre Dame)
• Ranked #23 in the AP Poll and #19 in the Coaches Poll
• Ranked #1 in Total Defense (173.4 yds/g)
• Ranked #3 in Rush Defense (64 yds/g)
• Ranked #64 in Total Offense (398 yds/g)
• Ranked #95 in 3rd down conversions (35.21%)

Well, from that limited info, one might believe this should be one of the best teams in the league. They only lost 1 game, had more than half their starters return from an 11 win team, and have one of the best defenses in the nation.

However, this assumption would not be completely accurate. Undoubtedly, Michigan State's defense is solid, a team isn't placed into the top 5 without at least a decent defense, but you can't help but notice the weakness of some of the teams they've faced. For instance, here are the offensive stats for Michigan State's opponents:

Total Offense Stats:

Youngstown State - FCS (hard to compare stats, but had 254 yds against MSU)
Florida Atlantic - 119th (230 yds/g)
Notre Dame - 20th (467.5yds/g)
Central Michigan - 88th (350.5 yds/g)
Ohio State - 105th (315.3 yds/g)

So, what does this tell us? Excluding Youngstown State, which can't really be compared seeing as they are an FCS team, MSU has faced one top 50 offense this year. Michigan has already faced two at this point (Western Michigan and Notre Dame) and another two in the top 70 (San Diego State and Northwestern).

Since it is unlikely many people have found Michigan's schedule brutal this year, you cannot help but question those defensive stats. There is no doubt Michigan State's defense is solid, but I would be hesitant to put it in the elite stats. They do typically hold their opponents to much fewer yards than they average, which is the typical sign of a good defense, but when 60% of your opponents are MAC level or below, a Big Ten team should be able to hold the defense to below its average yards per game.

Although the defensive stats may be skewed for Michigan State, the offensive stats illustrate some of the early season troubles. Michigan State has essentially been unable to run the ball behind its young line, Kirk Cousins has made many mistakes, and they have frankly struggled moving the ball. Here's a comparison

MSU Offensive Stats - 2011 - 2010:

Total Offense +9.5 yds/g
Passing Offense +32.8 yds/g
Rushing Offense -23.7 yds/g
Scoring Offense -1.5 pts/g

So, what can we see from this? Michigan State is actually moving the ball more than last year, but only by 9.5 yds/g. Along with this, they are being forced to pass the ball more (likely due to their weak offensive line) and are scoring less even though they are moving the ball further. At first glance, this doesn't seem significant. The difference of gaining 9.5 yds/g more and scoring 1.5 pts/g fewer isn't all that important.

However, let's take a look back at the schedule. The stats from 2010 cover the ENTIRE season. This means they include Michigan State's games against 6 teams in the Top 51 defenses of 2010 (Alabama, Wisconsin, Iowa, Penn State, Illinois, and Notre Dame). As of now, Michigan State has faced 2 defenses in the Top 51 (Ohio State #22 and Notre Dame #51).

Obviously, if a team faces tougher defenses, their stats are going to go down. Along with this, even the 2 defenses they have faced this season are in the middle or rear of the top 51 (Alabama, Wisconsin, and Iowa were all in the top 25 in 2010). Essentially, what this means is that not only are Michigan State's defensive stats boosted, their offensive stats (roughly equivalent to last season) are boosted as well.

Now, I don't expect Michigan State to lose the remainder of its games and miss a bowl, but I do not expect them to even come close to 11-2 or winning the Big Ten. They may be able to sneak past Michigan and Nebraska for the Legends Division, but I don't see them having any chance against Wisconsin (assuming they win the Leaders).

So, is Michigan State For Real?

I say not quite. They are an above average Big Ten team, but not championship or BCS-caliber.

Also, an MSU joke:

Did you hear they're going to start calling Spartan Stadium, "The Shed"?
Yeah, because every Big House has a shed behind it...

Allen Gant 2012 Michigan commit exclusive coverage 9/9/11 Sylvania Southview vs Toledo Start

 

Game of the week

On Friday Sept 9th 2011 the staff of Everything Michigan and More traveled to Toledo Start to get exclusive footage of 2012 Michigan commit Allen Gant. After a very long fought game the undefeated Southview Cougars came up short and was upset by the Toledo Spartans 28-22.

After speaking with Allen's father at half time I was informed that Allen suffered from a hip pointer! In Mr. Gant's opinion Allen should not have played. Playing through injury seems to be a great quality that Allen has and I am sure that will carry with him to the next level at Michigan. I am hoping that Allen can get back to 100% this week so he can help the Cougars get back to there winning ways. Even though Sylvania lost a very close game to the Spartans of Toledo there were many positives to take away from this game. Senior Rylee Neill #33 was flying around the field once again and made several tackles and an interception. I was also very impressed with the play of #47 Jay Fisher. Jay had a solid game while having tons of support from his friends and family in the stands. It was very hard to keep the camera still sitting close to Jay's fan base!

The upset bid began early as the Spartans' Chris Towns took the opening kickoff and returned it 93 yards for a quick 7-0 lead.
While Southview (2-1) responded with a 3-yard score by Jay Fisher, the Spartans reached the end zone three more times to extend their lead to 28-6.
Chris Jones scored on a 45-yard run and finished with 110 yards rushing. Tyler Ritter added two TDs, connecting with Tyrell Jones on a four-yard pass and tallying on a seven-yard TD.
The Cougars tried to mount a rally as Austin Valdez threw touchdown passes of 22 and 32 yards to J.Q. Bowers, but the Spartans (1-2) were able to hold on for their first win of the season. Please enjoy our exclusive footage and GO BLUE!

UPDATED: Official Detroit Cass Tech vs. Farmington Hills Harrison Game Update Post

UPDATE: Harrison defeats Cass Tech 43-7, Cass Tech's senior QB is most likely out for the season (probable MCL tear), that leaves it up to the frosh, 6-3, 175 lb. Ja-Ru Campbell.check out the game analysis below. Look for Matt Freeman's full story with footage tomorrow!

We are currently at Eastern Michigan's Rynearson's Stadium to watch Michigan commits in action. Harrison features 3 star DE Mario Ojemudia and 3 star TE Devin Funchess. Cass Tech also features two commits in 4 star LB Royce Jenkins-Stone and 4 Star DB Terry Richardson. Tech also features 2013 OL target David Dawson.

Stay right here for quarter-by-quarter analysis and anything we see as news worthy. We will update this post regularly.

Also stay tuned for the official game story by Matt Freeman with amazing footage you will want to come back and see!

First Quarter: 7-0 Harrison Leads

• Cass Tech student section is three times larger than Harrison, packed house!
• Cass Tech will kick off to start the game
• Cass Tech opens the game with a sack of Jake Vento on the first play, Bradon Berry tackles Vento for a five yards loss
• Reminder that Cass Tech three-star ATH Ruben Lile will announce his commitment following tonight's game. #Iowa, #Wisconsin, #Toledo
• Cass Tech Will White recovers fumble 
• Harrison QB Jake Vento's short pass good for TD. Harrison 7-0 over Cass Tech. 3:29 remaining in first quarter. 
• Cass Tech QB Biscoe throws pick to Devin Funchess (Michigan commit). 
• Michigan LB commit Royce Jenkins-Stone with TFL to end 1st quarter. 7-0  Harrison leads. 
• Cass Tech-Harrison Stats: Funchess INT. Jenkins-Stone 2 tkl, 3 carries 2 yds. Coleman 2 rec, 19 yds

Second Quarter: 29-0 Harrison leads

• Harrison leads Cass Tech 15-0 with 11:48 left in 2nd. Funchess has been a star, including an INT
• Mario Ojemudia with QB pressure forcing three and out.
• Royce Jenkins-Stone has been quiet so far, two total tackles
• Funchess looks to be injured, looks to be elbow
• 21-0 Harrison
• Aaron Burbridge (MSU commit) and Terry Richardson (UM commit) are very competitive when matched up together.
• Ojemudia with a tackle for loss on Cass Tech RB. He looks very quick! 22-0 Harrison
• Cass Tech looks very sloppy. 
• Cass Tech Freshman back-up QB warming up.
• 29-0 Harrison leads. Crowd filing out.
• Richardson (UM commit) has had nice kick returns 
• Ojemudia recovers blocked Cass Tech punt. 
• Cass Tech Jourdan Lewis (Toledo offer) with the interception
• Funchess injury not serious, was back in before the half ended. 
• Ojemudia with big hit on quarterback, Brady Hoke would be pleased. Did not get the sack.
• Botched snap by Cass Tech. 3rd & 35.
• Halftime: 29-0 Harrison. 
• The buzz around Mario Ojemudia (3 tkl, 2 TFL, 2 QB hurries, FR) is growing. Been really fast off the line, impressive first half. 
• Funchess: 1 rec, 13 yards, INT.
• Jenkins-Stone: 4 carries, 4 yards; 4 tackles. 
• Richardson: 1 KR, 25 yards; 1 rec, 13 yards; 1 tackle.
• Harrison is 4-5 from the redzone, Cass Tech has not gotten there. Harrison has 15 first downs, Cass Tech with five.

Third Quarter: 43-0 Harrison leads

• Harrison interception, fumbled, then recovered by Harrison.
• Cass Tech offensive coordinator angry after the pick. Pushes over the water cups.
• Add another QB hurry for Ojemudia, abusing Cass Tech offensive line all night long.
• Terry Richardson (UM commit) is down. Trainers looking at him.
• Richardson limps off field on his own power. Good sign.
• Devin Funchess (UM commit) catches a 31 yard TD grab. 3 catches, 70 yards. 36-0 Harrison.
• Running clock rules applies to third quarter now.
• Terry Richardson still sitting on the bench.
• Cass Tech freshman back-up QB Jayru Campbell in game after starter goes down.
• Campbell making plays with arms and legs. Injuring two players on his own. Gives CT crowd something to cheer about.

Fourth Quarter: 43-7 Final

• Cass Tech finally reaches the red zone, for the first time today.
• Shane Morris (2013 Michigan commit) tweet: Cass Tech Freshman QB just injured 3 D1 football players on 1 play hahaa #toolegit
• Matt Freeman with footage of Mario Ojemudia being carried off field by team with possible cramps and the team dropped him on the sideline. Check back tomorrow for footage!
• 43-0 Harrison. The mercy clock is rolling at the five-minute mark.
• Ojemudia stats thus far: 6 QB hurries, 4 tackles, 3 TFL, FR, 1/2 SK
• Jayru Campbell with a touchdown pass to finally put Cass Tech on the board. 43-7
• Final here at Rynearson Stadium: 43-7
• Our thoughts: Ojemudia looks AWESOME! Funchess was solid. Richardson struggled and Royce was quiet tonight.

Check back tomorrow for the full game story and footage by Matt Freeman!

AD Announces College Gameday Location

Well, the announcement everybody's been excited to hear came out today. Though fans and the media knew College Gameday, an ESPN broadcast, would be appearing on Michigan's campus for the game against Notre Dame, commonly referred to as Under the Lights, an exact location had yet to be named.

The official announcement, here, stated that the broadcast will take place on Ingalls Mall on the Central Campus. For those of you unfamiliar with campus, this is located right by the "Diag" which is considered the center of campus. Here's a link to the Google Map location of Ingalls Mall.

The location was recently used by SportsNation when they broadcast from Ann Arbor in the fall of 2010. The site features a scenic view of campus and stables such as Burton Tower (the Bell

Tower), the Michigan League (first woman's dorm on campus), the Graduate Library, Angell Hall, and Rackham.

For those of you planning on attending this broadcast, or simply viewing from home, make sure to check out the scenery (not just the fans haha) because you are sure to get some beautiful views of central campus. Many people often forget about the university's academic and scenic values because of its intense national athletic presence.

For more information on the game and the events leading up to the face off with Notre Dame, click here:

Under The Lights

Everything Michigan and More Goes Live Today!!!

I am writing this post for everyone that may want to listen to our Live show today but may not know how. There is two ways you can listen!
The first way is to click this link http://www.blogtalkradio.com/scottgromnicki

The second way is to click the play button on the radio at the top right hand corner of our blog it looks like the picture to the left..


Today we will have special guest Dymonte Thomas on our show at 6:30pm If you would like to call in and ask him a question there will be a phone number provided once the show starts. You can also listen to our archived shows below the radio. Just click on them.. Hope this helps.

Thank you for all your support and I hope you enjoy the show! GO BLUE!

Jeremy Clark Commited to Michigan

Michigan has accepted a grey-shirt commitment from KY S Jeremy Clark. Jeremy has a 2* rating on scout. He's a consensus 6-4 (ESPN says 6-2), with two votes for 205 pounds and two votes for 185 pounds. Jeremy did very well at the Michigan camp so the staff gave him the greyshirt offer. The thing about this is Jeremy will have to pay for his first semester that being said I would say he loves Michigan. Clark has a full ride offer from Illinois but chooses to come and pay to earn a spot at Michigan!  OH S Jarrod Wilson spot may become open if he commits elsewhere. If that happens the greyshirt status may be lifted. Also because Jeremy is greyshirt status this does not effect Michigan's 2012  commit numbers. We are still at 16 commits for 2012. 

Grey-shirting:
While most people are familiar with the phrase "red-shirt" most people have no idea what a grey-shirt is.  In fact, the NCAA does not even acknowledge the term.
Here is how grey-shirting works:

1. A player commits to a team that is over-signed.
2. That player either doesn't go to school in the fall, or enrolls part-time and pays their own way.  They are not officially on the team.
3. In January of the following year, that player enrolls full-time and officially joins the team.  They are technically part of the recruiting class for the following year. 

Grey-shirting is a way for schools to skate around the recruiting rules.  It allows schools to over-sign, regardless of how many prospects they signed the previous year.
Every player has a five year window to play four seasons.  That window starts the second a player is enrolled in college full-time or are on scholarship.  Since the player is not enrolled full time and is not on scholarship, their "NCAA clock" has not started.
Once they join a team, they still have the full five year window and the ability to red-shirt if they so choose.
While grey-shirting, players are not on the team.
They can not practice or condition with the team.  They can not be given any advantage not extended to the normal student body.  Grey-shirts are not allowed at team meetings or functions either.  For all intents they are essentially, regular students.

 

Going Live with 2013 star RB Dymonte Thomas

I am Happy to announce that this weekend Sunday June 26th at 6:30pm. Everything Michigan and More will be going Live. We are working with Blog Talk Radio to bring you the latest in Michigan sports. This will be a 1/2 show. You can listen to it live here on our site. We will also take a couple phone calls from the Michigan nation! A live phone number will be posted along with the time and day!!

Our special Guest will include Dymonte Thomas. Dymonte is one of Ohio's best junior running backs a standout on both sides of the ball, the 6-1, 185-pounder amassed 1,488 yards and 18 touchdowns from his tailback post while splitting carries. Meanwhile, as a defensive back, he racked up 116 tackles, six sacks and two interceptions.We will be happy to have him on the show to talk about his interest in coming to Michigan.

You can read more about Dymonte in a recent article at:
: http://www.detnews.com/article/20110623/OPINION03/106230457/Ohio-athlete-Dymonte-Thomas-likes-MSU--but-U-M-is-No.-1-now

                     Sunday June 26th at 6:30pm

Michigan offers OHIO RB Alden Hill

Ohio running back Alden Hill (6'2", 220 lbs) was offered a scholarship after a great performance at the recent camp.

Notes: 2010: All-Ohio Associated Press Division III Offensive Player of the Year ... All-Ohio Associated Press Division III First-team ... All-Northeast Inland District Offensive Player of the Year ... All-Northeast Inland District First-team ... Repository All-Stark County Player of the Year ... Repository All-Stark County Player of the Year Division III-IV-V-VI ... Repository All-Stark County First-team ... NBC Player of the Year ... All-NBC First-team ... Already Marlington’s career (3,336), season (2,081) and single-game (279) rushing record holder. Has accounted for 33 TDs this season. Averages 8.7 yards a carry. Division I college recruit.

2009: First Team All-Stark County ... NBC first-teamer... All-Northeast Inland District first-teamer ... NBC's second-leading rusher with 1,130 yards and 14 total TDs ... Had 10 catches for 134 yards and 1 touchdown, 154 rushes for 1196 yards and 16 touchdowns ... 5 tackles



Alden Has his top 5 schools listed as Michigan,Illinois, Boston College, Vanderbilt, and Iowa now.

Mr. Denard Robinson who took home "Breakout Performer of the Year" & "Most Dominating Performance"

CHICAGO, Ill. -- University of Michigan football claimed top honors in three categories during the fourth annual Big Ten Network Awards Show on Monday night (June 20)

DENARD ROBINSON, BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

DENARD ROBINSON, MOST DOMINATING PERFORMANCE

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL VS. ILLINOIS, NOV. 6, 2010, GAME OF THE YEAR

It was a great night for Michigan football and the fans!

Congratulations to Denard and the Michigan football team for there performances in 2010!!

You can read more on this story at

http://bit.ly/BTNAwards

    

Chris Wormley and Kyle Kalis set to visit Michigan

Chris wormley

The recruiting boards are hot right now!! The word is Toledo Whitmer DE Chris Wormley and OSU commit Kyle Kalis are set to visit Michigan this weekend. Wow what a huge surprise! It was reported once all the turmoil at Ohio State occurred Kyle Kalis wanted to decommit but Luke Fickell talked him out of it. Kyle says he wants to check on different options. One being the University of Michigan. We might want to thank Tom Strobel for this visit since he was the one telling Kyle how great Michigan was. And as it turns out Kyle is not only friends with Tom but Chris Wormley too. I 'm thinking all three of these guys would love to play together. If Michigan could some how get these two great players to commit I would have to say it's an early Christmas present for me. I will be watching how this unfolds very carefully and keep everyone updated as soon as new info becomes available.

Kyle Kalis

If you would like to read more please check out Tom VanHaaren's post

http://t.co/PaITqSr 
















********UPDATE************



Report: Kalis says Wormley might have already settled on a college. Kyle Kalis thinks Chris Wormley is headed to Michigan. Everything is falling into place Michigan fans!! And can I say this I think Kyle is Following Chris there! GO BLUE!!!!

You can read more on this at
http://detnews.com/article/20110622/SPORTS0201/10622041

Michigan prospect Se'von Pittman commits to Michigan State

Se'von Pittman is a 6-5, 235-pound Weak-Side Defensive End from Canton (Ohio) McKinley. He is ranked No. 196 in the country by 247Sports. Pittman is the No. 10 recruit in Ohio and is the No. 16 Weak-Side Defensive End in the nation. Pittman has a 247Sports rating of 93, making him a 4-star prospect. Information from Bill Greene's Twitter

BillBankGreene Bill Greene

Se'Von Pittman to Michigan State. Big get for Dantonio.

 

A couple weeks ago It was rumored that Pittman tried to commit to the maize and blue but grades seemed to be an issue. Well today Se'von Pittman committed to Michigan State. Pittman would have been a great pick up for us but I think the Michigan staff is more likely to wait on Chris Wormley or Washington. Good Luck to Se'von I know you will be a great fit for that team.

Stanford Not Coming This Weekend

Here is the update I have It looks like Stanford will not be coming to Michigan this weekend. This may be good news for everyone. As you may know usually Ohio WR Dwayne Stanford and his teammate Adolphus Washington usually take visits together. It was reported earlier this week that Washington could not make it to Michigan this weekend and Stanford was coming alone. Well now Josh Hemholdt is reporting that Stanford isn't coming to Ann Arbor this weekend. Standford is saying he will still try to make it this month. If that happens there may be a good chance Washington will to. For more on this story you can read at http://michigan.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=338&mid=145207826&sid=883&tid=145207826&style=1

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Huge weekend in Ann Arbor as prospects set to visit!

The following is a list of prospects visiting this weekend..This could be a very good week Michigan fans. I have a feeling we may get a few more commitments.

• Illinois OL Jordan Diamond
  
• Texas OL Trey Keenan
  
• Tennessee OL Blake Bars
  
• Arizona OL Andrus Peat
  
• Pennsylvania OL Chris Muller
  
• Ohio WR Dwayne Stanford  

  I will try to keep up the status best I can of how the visit went for each player. So keep checking back with us! GO BLUE FOREVER

CBS sports and former U-M football coach Rich Rodriguez join forces

Well it Looks like Rich Rod will not be coaching this season instead he will be working with CBS this season. I can't wait to get his input into all the problems at OSU and I'm sure we will get that soon enough. Not much of a chance of him doing the Michigan games But who knows it would make for good ratings. I thought there might be a chance of him returning back to WVU. Looks like that idea is dead. Rodriguez spent three seasons at Michigan before he was dismissed in January. So this might be what he needs to get the blood pumping again. Who knows you might see Rich Rod on the side lines next season......

Fellow Wolverine fans!


I have been asked to lend my recruiting knowledge to the blog. I am an avid football fan and for the last seven years, a die hard recruitnik. I have contributed to most big time websites and have had my opinions and evaluations used on many occasions. I watch as much film as possible and evaluate talent as I view it.........not with a conference, hype, or UM slant. I plan to bring you the best information I can gather. I am in the process of setting up interviews with our newest commits and hope to get you the juice you are looking for!

Jim Willey- Recruiting Analyst Everything Michigan and More

WR Darryl Stonum In trouble again!.

 Breaking news on Thursday!! WR Darryl Stonum was ticketed on Thursday for driving on a suspended license. This two weeks after his DUI.  He will be sentenced on Friday the 10th. Wow!! I don't have much to say here this has took me by surprise. I was hoping Darryl would make some serious changes in his life. Well Hoke has to make a decision here he can not allow his players to get into trouble like this. Unfortunately this may be the end of Darryl's time at Michigan it is ashame that as talented as he his he could not make better choices. I had a poll question up this week!  The question being should Darryl be allowed to play this season?  Up and till now he had the advantage slightly. I think now with the latest developments everyone's minds will change that voted for him to play. I think I was one of the biggest supporter of Stonum but now I have to say Its not worth causing a problem with team chemistry. And I feel that Darryl has left Coach Hoke no choice.

My hopes of Gunner Kiel Commiting to Michigan are fading fast!

On Wednesday,

Durron Neal, a St. Louis prospect rated among the top 10 high school receivers in the nation, verbally committed to Oklahoma

Neal visited OU in conjunction with the Sooners' annual high school football camp. Among those who have been sighted in Norman include wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, Rivals' No. 1 high school player in the country from Springfield, Mo., and Gunner Kiel, considered by some to be the nation's top high school quarterback from Columbus, Ind. 

All things are pointing towards Norman For one of the top QB's in the nation. I'm hoping I will not have to change my top 3 wishlist but it is starting to look real bleak for our chances to land Gunner at this time! As I posted earlier in the week Gunner is to make his decision sometime during the week. With all the new developments I would have to guess that Oklahoma made it clear that Michigan has a nice stable of QB's. His playing time at Oklahoma would more likely happen sooner. Lets face it we have some very nice QB options. Denard,Devin and now Shane Morris and that is a lot of competition. Maybe for Michigan it is better that Gunner don't commit it leaves the spot open for anther position of need. Our 2012 class is filling up fast I think its time to slow down and just figure out what and who we really need. There is no need to have to many commits and later have to decide who to cut. That is no way to do business and not a good way for Hoke and his staff to start things off. Word travels fast we all know about Twitter and what it can do. Time will tell I am not closing the door on Gunner because crazier  things have happened when it comes to recruiting. We will just have to wait and see.

Pryor Leaving OSU?

Is this the end of Terrelle Pryor at OSU? Is his mentor out of touch with his lawyer? Did anyone really believe he wasn't going to leave after the OSU fans turned on him? The Tressel era is taking a beating. With the promises that the suspended players were going to stay at THEE Ohio State University, another lie is tumbling. Pryors Lawyer says he will be leaving. Pryor leaves most likely to try his hand at the Supplemental NFL draft. This was expected by many people. Stay tuned for further updates.

Big 10 football schedule released for first 3 weeks of season.

The times for the first 3 weeks of big 10 football have been released. The big game here for Michigan will be Notre Dame on Sept 3rd at 8pm on ESPN. This will let us know where our program stands. Other schools match ups we might be interested in are,Virginia at Indiana, Arizona State at Illinois, Pittsburgh at Iowa, and the one non Michigan game I am really wanting to see is Washington at Nebraska.

September 1
UNLV at Wisconsin, ESPN, 8 ET

September 2
Youngstown State at Michigan State, BTN, 7:30 ET

September 3
Arkansas State at Illinois, BTN, 3:30 ET
Tennessee Tech at Iowa, BTN, Noon ET
Western Michigan at Michigan, ABC (ESPN2 reverse mirror), 3:30 ET
UT-Chattanooga at Nebraska, TBD, 3:30 ET
Akron at Ohio State, ESPN or ESPN2, Noon ET
Indiana State at Penn State, BTN, Noon ET
Middle Tennessee State at Purdue, BTN, Noon ET

September 10
South Dakota State at Illinois, BTN, Noon ET
Virginia at Indiana, BTN, 7 ET
Notre Dame at Michigan, ESPN, 8 ET
Florida Atlantic at Michigan State, ESPN or ESPN2, Noon ET
New Mexico State at Minnesota, BTN, 3:30 ET
Fresno State at Nebraska, TBD, 7 ET
Eastern Illinois at Northwestern, BTN, 3:30 ET
Toledo at Ohio State, BTN, Noon ET
Alabama at Penn State, ABC, 3:30 ET
Oregon State at Wisconsin, ESPN or ESPN2, Noon ET

September 17
Arizona State at Illinois, BTN, 7 ET
South Carolina State at Indiana, BTN, 3:30 ET
Pittsburgh at Iowa, ESPN or ESPN2, Noon ET
Eastern Michigan at Michigan, BTN, Noon ET
Miami (Ohio) at Minnesota, BTN, 3:30 ET
Washington at Nebraska, ABC (ESPN reverse mirror), 3:30 ET
Southeast Missouri State at Purdue, BTN, Noon ET


http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060711aaa.html

Michigan Prospect Chris Wormley At States

Congratulations to Michigan prospect Chris Wormley for qualifying for the Ohio State Track and Field Tournament. Chris qualified for both Discus and Shot Put and advanced all the way to States a Junior for the Toledo Whitmer Panthers. With throws of 181-02 and 172-07 He placed 6th. in discus. A.J. Hicks from Solon won with throws 200-07 and 181-07. Chris placed 9th in Shot Put with throws of 54-02.75 and 54-11.25. And the winner of that event was Michael Bennett of Centerville  with throws of 64-06.00 and 63-11.00. Congratulations Again for representing Northwest Ohio and the Whitmer Panthers. And always GO BLUE  I would like to throw this in as a side note :)

from an interview on bucknuts...

Housteau: Obviously people associate you Michigan as well at the top?
Wormley: “Yeah definitely. They’re probably my number one right now.”

The interview was done at a track meet yesterday.  They refer to him as the #1 prospect in Ohio.