Brady Hoke

When Sports Illustrated released a story last month that detailed rampant drug use and insubordination in the UCLA basketball program, it was met by some with a shrug of the shoulders. College kids party, and it happens everywhere, some criticized. Brady Hoke was not one of those people. The Michigan football coach is looking good these days. His skin is bronzed after a four-day vacation to Florida during spring break. He appears more rested, now that he’s three months removed from the grind...Read Full Story

LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. Denard Robinson said he expects to be back at Michigan next season. The dynamic quarterback, though, has filed paperwork with the NFL Draft Advisory Board to get a gauge of where he might be selected if he skips his senior season. He said he is still waiting for a response. "That is something that I am not even focused on," Robinson told reporters Friday in New Orleans. "I am focused on the bowl game, being here with my...Read Full Story

Has anyone else noticed how quiet it has been within the Michigan football family, with not a peep of dissension in the last year since Brady Hoke was hired as head football coach? Winning certainly helps. Michigan went 11-2, including a victory in the Sugar Bowl, a BCS game, and a much-needed win against Ohio State in the final regular-season game that ended a seven-game losing streak to U-M’s arch-rival. There had been cracks in the foundation of Michigan football during Rich Rodriguez’s...Read Full Story

DAVID MERCER Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. In his first season at Michigan, coach Brady Hoke and his coaches have been in search of what they call Michigan defense — the style of swarming, run-stopping defense that was long a staple of football in Ann Arbor. A year ago, Michigan was forced to outscore an Illinois team it couldn't stop, just hanging on for a 67-65 win. On Saturday, Hoke and defensive coordinator Greg Mattison think they started to see a glimpse of...Read Full Story

LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY, Iowa Michigan knows it'll ultimately be judged by how it fares in November. The Wolverines (7-2, 3-2 Big Ten) failed their first test of the final month, losing at Iowa 24-16 on Saturday to fall into a three-way divisional tie with the Hawkeyes and Nebraska. The loss dropped Michigan from No. 13 to 22nd in the new AP Top 25 on Sunday. Michigan fell behind 17-6 by halftime thanks in part to a pair of Denard Robinson turnovers...Read Full Story