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March 2013 - Signing Day Edition

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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������ inside michigan athletics Ten adopted this model from 1981-84 when there were only 10 teams in the league. Michigan went 8-1 in both 1982 and 1983, capturing the conference crown in 1982 (the Wolverines finished second the following season). ���As the conference expands, it would be unfortunate if a student-athlete came to the University of Michigan, played in the Big Ten Conference for four years and never even got to play or compete against one of the schools in the conference,��� U-M athletics director David Brandon said in an interview with ESPN.com, advocating for at least nine games. ���That doesn���t make a lot of sense to me.��� The league is also considering proposals to endorse more night games in November, a request to increase the visibility of the conference and contend with the night games featured in the SEC, Big 12, ACC and Pac-12. Finally, the league will vote this spring on divisional realignment, with geography the chief priority. However, competitive balance will also be a factor. It is likely the titles ���Legends��� and ���Leaders��� will be no more, in favor of ���East��� and ���West��� surnames. Streaking ��� Michigan senior tennis player Evan King has won each of his last 10 matches (thru Feb. 18), including a 7-0 record at No. 1 singles. King is the nation���s No. 16-ranked singles player. Meanwhile, freshman Ronit Yurovsky from the women���s team has rattled off 12 consecutive victories, including four at No. 2 singles. She is 16-4 on the year and the No. 32 singles player nationally. Inducted ��� Michigan inducted three new members into its Hall of Honor Feb. 16, paying tribute to swimmer Gustavo Borges (1992-96), hockey player Brendan Morrison (1994-97) and football player Rob Lytle (1974-76). Lytle, who passed away in November 2010, was inducted posthumously. Established in 1978, the Hall of Honor is the pinnacle recognition a studentathlete, coach or administrator can receive from the university. The three newest members bring the Hall���s tally to 202 inductees. Borges was a 10-time NCAA champion, a 24-time All-American and a 20-time Big Ten champion for coach Jon Urbanchek, and helped lead the Wolverines to the 1995 national title. The first Hobey Baker Award winner (1997) in U-M history, Morrison captained the Maize and Blue to the 1996 national title. He was a three-time All-American and finished his career with a school-record 284 points. Lytle came in third in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1976, earned first-team All-America honors and was named the Big Ten MVP after rushing for a thenMichigan single-season record 1,469 yards.

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