The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS Hackett did so, and came down on the side of compassion and trust for Minick. Hackett insisted the incident represented no part of a pattern, call- ing it a "one-time mistake" in published reports. The AD also noted a dearth of push back regarding the decision, citing three negative reactions, all of which received a personal response from him. FOOTBALL STUDENT TICKET SALES SOAR Student season ticket sales for football plunged from nearly 20,000 in 2013 to only 11,569 in 2014. They're moving back up now in the anticipa- tion that all will be right in the Wolverines' world once again. Michigan athletic director Jim Hackett recently noted the rise in student season ticket sales (to around the previous norm of 18,000). He also men- tioned the re-establishment of a waiting list for regular football season tickets, in light of Jim Harbaugh taking over the football program. — John Borton 1 Michigan's rank among the most experienced two-deep depth charts in col- lege football heading into 2015, according to analysis done by Phil Steele. U-M ranked No. 122 heading into the 2014 campaign. 3 Michigan football schedules in the past 65 years in which U-M has had at least three non-conference foes west of the Mississippi River: 1970 (Arizona, Wash- ington and Texas A&M), 1975 (Stanford, Baylor and Missouri) and 2015 (Utah, Oregon State, UNLV and BYU). 4 Home games for the Michigan hockey team in January and February next season, versus 10 away games. The Wolverines play the majority (12) of their 19 home contests in the first three months of the season. 7.5 The over/under wins projections for Michigan football this season according to famed Las Vegas betting sportsbook Bovada. By The NUMBERS