Michigan freshman tight end Koger emerges as a new playmaker by Jim Carty | The Ann Arbor News Monday September 29, 2008, 1:33 AM For weeks, Rich Rodriguez and his coaching staff weren’t quite sure whether they were going to redshirt freshman tight end Kevin Koger or play him. Michigan had depth at tight end [...]

Video: “They didn’t quit,” said Rich Rodriguez about his team

And so it begins.  Terrelle Pryor passed for four TDs and had another one dropped by Brian Robiskie who had gotten past the last man on defense by a few yards, but mysteriously short-armed the grab.  Todd Boeckman had a total of three snaps. There were the normal freshman mistakes.  We had an illegal movement [...]

Video: ‘The sky is not falling,’ says Rich Rodriguez

You are likely reading that title and scratching your head.  But here is what I mean.  ESPN Radio host Colin Cowherd made a good point regarding recruiting.  He said that in his social life, George Clooney can ask a girl to go out with him, and she will.  But Colin Cowherd can’t ask.  Cowherd must convince [...]

I DVRed the OSU v. USC game and watched the first half again, this time watching most plays in slow motion, paying particular attention to the play of OSU’s offensive line.  My first take on the game before doing so was that USC simply had better athletes and that the OSU players’ talk about being [...]

Sat, Oct 04 Wisconsin * at Madison, Wis. 8:00 p.m. Sat, Oct 11 Purdue * Columbus, Ohio TBA Sat, Oct 18 Michigan State * at East Lansing, Mich. TBA Sat, Oct 25 Penn State * Columbus, Ohio 8:00 p.m. OSU will lose two out of four of these games.

John Cooper may be secretly giggling to himself somewhere out there. Despite being known as the coach who couldn’t beat Michigan and despite invoking the wrath of every Buckeye fan because of it, Cooper may be feeling a lot better about himself these days. “How could that be?” many a Buckeye fan might wonder. Perhaps [...]

Buckeye Battle Cry – “Damnit! We Suck!” At least he finally got a real domain name. Oh and one comment – “Gosh, you guys just flat out suck.” West toast – Crushing loss marked by turnovers, penalties Todd Boeckman lay facedown on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum turf as the crowd roared and the drumbeats [...]