The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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12 THE WOLVERINE DECEMBER 2021 INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS BY THE NUMBERS This is a rare head-to-head win for Michi- gan over rival Ohio State in the week leading up to The Game. Make no mis- take about it, Jimmy Rolder was in Columbus for a visit a couple of weeks ago and was a guy the Buckeyes really wanted in this class. However, Michigan did a better job connect- ing with him and selling him on fit and de- velopment. On top of that, Rolder is a great student in the classroom and loves what Michigan offers on the academic side." — The Wolverine's EJ Holland on four-star Chicago Marist linebacker Jimmy Rolder committing to Michigan Nov. 16 Forever in my career I've often wondered about that, if a loss is a good thing. I'm not sure I thought that at 3 in the morning Tuesday into Wednesday or that Juwan thought it; he said he was up until 6 a.m. The players when they came in Wednesday didn't look like they thought that. I don't think that every loss is a losing experi- ence, and I don't think every win is a winning experience, but certainly there were a lot of lessons for us." — Michigan basketball associate head coach Phil Martelli following U-M's first loss of the season against Seton Hall 4th 4th Is where Michigan basketball stood in the Associ- ated Press rankings following the first week of the season, after the Maize and Blue beat Buffalo (88-76) and Prairie View A&M (77-49). With that position in the poll, the Wolverines have now been ranked inside the top five in each of head coach JUWAN HOWARD'S five seasons at the helm. $3.2 Million $3.2 Million Is how much Howard is sched- uled to make for the 2021-22 season, as reported by The Athletic, following his five- year contract extension that was signed Nov. 16. How- ard, whose previous salary was $2.2 million, is set to coach the Maize and Blue through the 2025-26 season. 10th Overall is where U-M outside linebacker David Ojabo, who is still technically a redshirt fresh- man, was ranked among all 2022 NFL Draft prospects on the Nov. 10 big board compiled by ESPN expert Mel Kiper Jr. Ojabo was not ranked before the sea- son and only began playing football in 2017, marking a his- toric rise to notoriety. 6th Is where Michigan freshman guard/forward CALEB HOUSTAN slotted in ESPN.com's latest 2022 NBA Draft rankings, with fifth-year senior point guard DeVante' Jones checking in at No. 73. The site pegged Michigan as the No. 10 team that NBA scouts will be keeping an eye on this year. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL