In response to increased terror alerts on the eve of the G20 summit, The Big House is beefing up its security for this Saturday’s Big 10 opener against Indiana. From a fans perspective, an immediate notice will be that no purses or other bags will be permitted into the stadium unless you fall into one of the exemptions such as medical reasons. There will also be more police presence throughout the campus and the stadium. Though no specific threats...
The Matador is a bit perplexed why the media is all over the Michigan punch. If you haven’t seen the video yet, please watch. I’m positive you will not see any punch at first glance. The media is trying to hype this up as the second coming of the Blount Punch. The Matador is trying to cool it down. Rodriguez’s comment on Jonas Mouton’s alleged punch was quite simple, basically he didn’t see LB Mouton punch ND’s Eric Olsen. In...
Notre Dame’s impressive win against Nevada did have a drawback. Fullback James Aldridge injured his right shoulder in the second half of the Nevada game. As a result, he will not suit up against the Wolverines in the Big House this Saturday and is questionable for the following game against rival Michigan State. Since Aldridge handles kick return duties also, Charlie Weis will start tailback Robert Huges as fullback and run a kick return group by committee starting with...
As we kick-off the college football season this Saturday, The Matador wants to highlight what’s going on around the college football Nation. Keep an eye on Georgia’s QB Cox as he is suffering from flu like symptoms and traveled separately from the team, but is still probable to start. VaTech’s Beamer announced that redshirt freshman Ryan Williams will start at tailback when the No. 7 Hokies play No. 5 Alabama. Oregon RB Blount is out for the remainder of his...
As fate would have it, Michigan’s Rich Rodriguez may have one more problem to deal with. Starting RB Brandon Minor is questionable for Saturday’s game against Western Michigan. It appears Minor is suffering from a nagging ankle injury. The team is limiting his practice duties and he will be re-evaluated before Saturday’s kick-off. If he doesn’t play or has limited playing time, this would hurt the Wolverines offense as Minor lead the Wolverines with 533 yards rushing last season and was poised to...
The Detroit Free Press is investigating whether or not the University of Michigan football team violated NCAA rules governing off-season team workouts. Numerous football players have come forward and told the Free Press, under conditions of anonymity, that training and practice sessions exceeded the NCAA limits. If this is the case, this would be a major NCAA infraction and could result in probation, loss of scholarships, and loss of practice time. If these allegations prove to be true, which...
Michigan’s Rich Rodriguez is continuing to lose control of his team. Two more players have requested permission to transfer out of Michigan and to look into other football programs. LB Marell Evans (Jr. 6’3, 221 lbs.) and DT Vince Helmuth (6’1, 261 lbs.), both have put in their request to leave the team and explore other options. Both athletes are defensive studs who will certainly be missed by the team. Evans played 16 games during his Wolverine career and...
USC’s Pete Carroll is accustomed to shaking down most of LA for recruits with little to no challenge from cross-town rival UCLA. If July is any indicator of things to come, Carroll may not be able to take that for granted for much longer. Coach Rick Neuheisel and his Bruins are making their presence in the valley known and have been hitting the recruiting circuit hard this summer. UCLA has already had an extremely active July (3 commits) and recently secured...
