The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS "I think Caris LeVert is ready to blow up a little bit. I think Caris is ready to make that jump to a star player. I'm excited to see him. And I think Derrick Walton and Zak Irvin staying for the spring and summer — the same thing me and Caris did last year — if they can make those same types of improve- ments, then I think the sky is the limit for this team coming back." — Former U-M guard Nik Stauskas talking to re- porters recently about the Wolverines' potential next season "D.C.? How long until New York City comes into play? Or Brooklyn? The league can shout its reasons all it wants — this is about spreading their brand and welcoming in new members Mary- land and Rutgers. But the bottom line is this: Washington, D.C., isn't Big Ten country, and it will never be Big Ten country." — IndyStar.com's Zak Keefer about the Big Ten moving its basketball tournament to Washington, D.C., for the 2017 season "When you have 14 fan bases for a basketball tournament it's easier to move events then when you have two fan bases. I think a central loca- tion [within the conference's footprint] would be the presumption." — Com- missioner Jim Delany when asked if the Big Ten championship game in football would remain in Indianapolis "Three games stand out and not sur- prisingly, they are against the Wolver- ines' three rivals — Notre Dame, Michi- gan State and Ohio State. How Michigan comes out of those three — one could argue the game at Michigan State is the biggest 'must win' of them all — will be the most significant indicator of how the season will be remembered." — The Detroit News beat writer Angelique Chengelis on predicting U-M to go 10-2 this fall with losses to MSU and OSU "I'll be torn." Hockey coach Red Berenson on who he will be pulling for with former Wolverines Max Pacioretty (Montreal Canadiens) and Carl Hagelin (New York Rangers) meeting in the Eastern Conference finals THEY SAID IT Tennessee Titans general manager Ruston Webster after picking Lewan in the first round of the NFL Draft "I want to welcome Taylor Lewan to Music City. We're excited to have him." PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN