The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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❱ INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS 2 Running backs went for more than 100 yards against Michigan State for the first time in the series since 1994 (Tyrone Wheatley, 153 yards; Tshimanga Bi- akabutuka, 141 yards). Junior Justice Haynes (152) and sophomore Jordan Marshall (110) led a rushing attack that amassed 276 yards, the most for U-M against the Spartans since posting an identical number in 2022. 69 First-half points for Michigan in the win over Oakland, a program record, surpassing the pre- vious best, 66 in a 115-63 triumph over Eastern Michigan Dec. 12, 1987. The Maize and Blue's 121 points in the victory marked the fifth-most in a game in Wolverine history, behind only 128 versus Purdue in 1966, 127 against Iowa in 1990, 125 in a win over Northern Michigan in 1988 and 123 when besting Illinois-Chicago in 1986. 2003-04 Was the last time a Division I or NBA player posted 30-plus points, 25-plus rebounds, 10-plus blocks and 5-plus assists over his first two games of a season — Tim Duncan with the San Antonio Spurs — until U-M junior center ADAY MARA this year. In victories over Oakland and Wake Forest, the 7-foot-3, 255-pounder totaled 30 points, 25 rebounds, 10 blocks and 8 assists. +10,000 Odds for Michigan women's basketball to win the national championship, tied for the 14th best in the country. He's just scratching the surface. I've been around a lot of really good coaches. This has been like an unbe- lievable sabbatical for me. If I'm ever a head coach again, whatever success I have, it'll be a big part of me being here working for him." — Basketball assistant coach Mike Boynton Jr. on head man Dusty May I have had guys that were great shoot- ers that have come in and their first couple of games as freshmen, they couldn't make a basket. Every guy that I've ever had that comes in and comes off the bench and starts knocking down threes in his first game has been, 90 percent of the time, an elite superstar. [Nik] Stauskas came in and did it. Duncan Robinson came in and did it. Tim Hardaway [Jr.] came in and did it. That is really telling when a kid just shakes off those nerves." — Former Michigan basketball head coach John Beilein on freshman guard Trey McKenney knocking down 6 threes in his college debut It felt great being able to win that. They can't feel that bad. Luckily, I graduated from MSU, so somebody still has it for them." — Senior safety JADEN MANGHAM on winning the Paul Bunyan Trophy by beating his former school I coil my body up before I tackle some- body. It's not like I'm running into some- body just stiff body. Coil my body up, run my feet and then let it happen, catch them off guard." — Junior safety Brandyn Hillman on how he delivers so many big hits You can't emulate that in practice. You can't really tell how tall he is until you sit out there and you walk out there. That's why I didn't come out for warm-ups; I didn't want to see him. I stayed in the back." — Wake Forest head coach Steve Forbes on Michigan junior center Aday Mara's size impacting the defensive end DECEMBER 2025 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 17 PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL