OCTOBER 2026
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THE WOLVERINE 3
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Championship
Expectations
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Miracle in Maize: A U-M comeback
stuns Western Michigan
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Splendid Six
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Letters/Message Boards ......................4
The Big Picture .....................................6
Wolverine Watch/John Borton ...............8
Inside Michigan Athletics .....................9
Mike Boynton Jr. Q&A .........................18
Dom Nichols .......................................24
Improbable Comebacks ......................26
Offensive Analysis ...............................32
Defensive Analysis ..............................34
Special Teams Analysis .......................36
Football Notes ....................................37
Men's Basketball Notes ......................42
Football Recruiting .............................44
Michigan Recruiting Notebook ............46
Prep Profiles .......................................50
2027 and 2028 Master Lists ..............53
Women's Basketball Notes ..................57
Olympic Sports Update .......................59
Where Are They Now? .........................60
Sayfie Blitz/Clayton Sayfie .................62
Michigan In The Pros ..........................63
Inside The Numbers/Drew Hallett .......65
Inside Michigan/Chris Balas...............66
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