The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS 120 Games lost to injury for the Michi‑ gan basketball team over the last three years, including 25 to senior guard Caris LeVert. 1,060 Career points for U‑M sophomore Katelynn Flaher ty in 60 games through Feb. 15, marking only the second Wolverine in school his‑ tory with 1,000 points in her first two seasons (Peg Harte, 1,133 in 1982‑83). 25,587 Total attendance at M adison Square Garden Jan. 30 for Michi‑ gan's basketball and hockey games against Penn State as part of a Big Ten doubleheader. LLOYD CARR NAMED TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF COMMITTEE Former Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr (1995‑2007) has been named to the College Football Playoff committee for a three‑year term beginning in 2016. The committee, chaired by Ar‑ kansas athletics director Jeff Long, saw four openings with the depar‑ tures of Pat Haden, Mike Gould, Mike Tranghese and Tom Osborne coming off the roster, and filled them with Carr, former Central Michigan coach Herb Deromedi, former Southern Mississippi coach Jeff Bower and current Oregon athletics director Rob Mullens. Carr enjoyed a long and distin‑ guished coaching career, culminat‑ ing in the 1997 national title with the Wolverines. After coaching at three Michigan high schools, he be‑ gan a college career as an assistant at Eastern Michigan in 1976. He spent two years at Illinois (1978‑79) before coming to Michi‑ gan as an assistant under Bo Schembechler in 1980. Carr served as Michigan's defensive coordina‑ tor from 1987‑94 and took over as U‑M's head coach in 1995. He guided the Wolverines to a 122‑40 record over 13 seasons, win‑ ning five Big Ten championships. His Michigan teams finished in the top 20 a dozen times, and he put Attention Wolverine SubScriberS Is a move in your future? Be sure to let us know your new address so you won't miss any exciting issues of The Wolverine! Make your address changes by calling 1–800–421–7751 or e-mail: gevans@comanpub.com