The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS 1.71 Home runs per game the Michigan softball team is averaging (48 dingers in 28 contests) this season, the highest rate in U-M history above 1.46 in 2010 and 1.43 in 2005. 3-6-0 The Michigan hockey team's record against Penn State, a third-year varsity program. The rest of the Big Ten is 23-8-2 against the Nittany Lions. 15 Seniors that have played for head coach John Beilein in his eight seasons, the fewest for any Big Ten team since 2007-08. Wisconsin has had a Big Ten-high 28 seniors during that stretch. $33 million Projected TV revenue for each of the 14 Big Ten schools in 2017-18 according to figures collected by MercuryNews.com. The SEC leads the country with $35.6 million. The Big Ten is second. 42 Years since Michigan football, basketball and hockey all failed to either make a bowl or the NCAA Tournament (1973), an unfortunate happenstance on the brink of occurring in 2014-15 if hockey fails to win the Big Ten Tournament March 19-21 to qualify. 67 Combined points for Dylan Larkin and Zach Werenski through March 17, the highest total by a forward-defenseman rookie combo since Michigan hockey's Jeff Tambellini and Danny Richmond had 67 in 2003. 68 Recruits Michigan has offered in California (24), Texas (24) and Florida (20) through March 16, compared to 49 in the 2015 class and 25 in Brady Hoke's final full class of 2014. 400 Points scored this season by Katelynn Flaherty, making her one of three Wol- verines in program history to reach that mark as a freshman, joining Diane Dietz (458 in 1979) and Abby Currier (450 in 1978).