NOVEMBER 2026
❱
THE WOLVERINE 3
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❱ INSIDE THIS ISSUE
DEFENDING
THE CROWN
U-M's new-look basketball team
charges into 2026-27 ❱ Page 34
THE ARCHITECT
Jay Hill's U-M defense has been stout in 2026 ❱ Page 18
MIDTERM GRADES
How do the Wolverines fare
at the halfway point? ❱ Page 26
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❱ Also Inside
Letters/Message Boards ......................4
The Big Picture .....................................6
Wolverine Watch/John Borton ...............8
Inside Michigan Athletics .....................9
JJ Buchanan........................................22
Troy Bowles .........................................24
Football Notebook ..............................30
Big Ten Power Rankings ......................39
New-Look Wolverines ..........................42
Women's Basketball Preview ...............46
Football Recruiting .............................48
Michigan Recruiting Notebook ............50
Prep Profiles .......................................54
2027 and 2028 Master Lists ..............55
Men's Basketball Recruiting ...............58
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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