The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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16 THE WOLVERINE ❱ FEBRUARY 2025 ❱ INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS NUMBERS AND QUOTES BY CLAYTON SAYFIE 4th Is where Michigan was ranked on CNBC's list of the 75 most valuable college athletic programs. U-M was given a valuation of $1.06 billion after earning $230 million in revenue in 2023. Due to their massive media rights deals, the SEC and Big Ten dominated CNBC's list. In aggregate, the SEC is worth $13.3 billion, an average of $832 million per school; followed by the Big Ten at $13.2 billion, an average of $734 million per school; the ACC at $10 billion, or $558 million per school; and the Big 12, at $6.7 billion, or $420 million per school. Here is the top 25 on CNBC's list of the 75 most valuable college athletic programs: Rk. School Valuation Revenue 1. Ohio State $1.32B $280M 2. Texas $1.28B $271M 3. Texas A&M $1.26B $279M 4. Michigan $1.06B $230M 5. Alabama $978M $200M 6. Notre Dame $969M $224M 7. Georgia $950M $210M 8. Nebraska $943M $205M 9. Tennessee $940M $202M 10. Oklahoma $928M $199M 6 Blocks for junior forward/center DANNY WOLF in an 85-74 win over USC Jan. 4, the most by a Michigan men's basketball player since Epke Udoh posted an identical number in an 80- 70 triumph over Ohio State Feb. 17, 2008. Wolf also contributed 21 points, 13 rebounds, 7 as- sists and 2 steals in the stellar performance. 36 36 Points for graduate center Vladislav Goldin in a 94-75 win over UCLA Jan. 7, the most points by a Michigan player in a game since Daniel Horton recorded 39 in a 72-64 win over Illinois Feb. 21, 2006. His 36-point outburst is tied for the 27th-most points a Wolverine has tallied in a game in program history. Goldin was extremely efficient, shooting 13-of-18 from the field with 1 made three. The 7-foot-1 big man also added 9 free throws, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. I'm not a video game player, but I've heard the word 'cheat code' a lot. I know back in the day when I played Nin- tendo, there were some certain pat- terns in 'Mike Tyson's Punch-Out.' "We feel like our one cheat code right now is Danny and Vlad in a four-five ball screen with specific spacing and with certain guys in certain places." — Michigan men's basketball head coach Dusty May after an 85-74 win at USC Jan. 4 I know if I were a Michigan gym- nastics fan, I would want to come watch. When I was little, I loved going to the competitions and being able to see the high-level gymnastics. I really do feel like we have world-class gymnasts on the team with two Olympians that are going to be com- peting. If you want to see the best of the best, it's literally right there in Ann Arbor. You can't get better than Olympians." — Men's gymnastics junior Landen Blixt on the 2025 season 1 College football program has beaten Alabama twice in the same calendar year — the Michigan Wolverines in 2024. The Maize and Blue began 2024 with a 27-20 win over the Crimson Tide in the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl and concluded the year with a 19-13 triumph in the Dec. 31 ReliaQuest Bowl. PHOTO COURTESY RELIAQUEST BOWL/STEVE JACOBSON PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL