The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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inside michigan athletics State." — Yahoo Sports' Jeff Eisenberg on including the Maize and Blue among the NBA early-entry draft winners "This is a year the coaches selected the captains. We thought it was important to have the best leaders in place. We have two seniors that to me are easy choices in Mac Bennett and Derek DeBlois. They have earned respect in the locker room and have a good role on the team. And then we chose [sophomore] Andrew Copp be- TheWolverine.com Poll Results Each month, TheWolverine.com runs a new poll for its readers to vote on. If you would like to vote, go to www.thewolverine.com. The poll is located on our premium message board, The Fort. With Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III announcing their intentions to return, how high are your NCAA expectations for the 2013-14 season? Second Round — 2 percent Sweet 16 — 31 percent Elite Eight — 39 percent Final Four — 21 percent Champs — 7 percent 1,458 votes cause he's a real emerging leader, and acts like a captain already." — Hockey coach Red Berenson on choosing U-M's 2013-14 captains instead of allowing the players to vote "It's not on Chris; it's on Michigan. They can choose to acknowledge what we accomplished regardless of what he does." — Jalen Rose to The Detroit News on the end of the 10-year NCAA ban barring Chris Webber and Michigan from having a relationship U-M Releases Big Ten Hockey Schedule Michigan's inaugural season in the Big Ten hockey conference will open with a Nov. 29 visit from Ohio State the night before the Wolverines entertain the Buckeyes in football at The Big House. U-M will then play its next five league contests away from home, and overall will make road trips in nine of its first 12 games for the 2013-14 season. "I don't mind that at all," senior captain Mac Bennett said. "Especially the last few seasons, we were front-loaded in terms of our home games, and now we'll have home games at the end when we're making our postseason push. "I think playing that many road games at the start also will give our team a chance to come together, and that will pay off later." The schedule includes at least one Monday night game, and possibly two, and could include a Thursday night affair as well. U-M has traditionally played on Friday and Saturday nights while a