The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Weaver and three-star Winchester (Ind.) Community athlete Kiante Enis were also one-time commitments in the class after earning offers from U-M coaches at the camps. They ultimately signed with Pittsburgh and Indiana, respectively. On the job less than a month, Michi- gan Director of Athletics Warde Man- uel had expressed his support for the satellite camps before the NCAA rul- ing was handed down. "I'm supportive of satellite camps and the opportunity for coaches to go around the country and try to get a chance to help young people be bet- ter, in this case at football and grow in their skill development," he said. "It gives us the opportunity to meet the prospects. It's not restricted to only schools up north can go down to the south. "Listen, it's something that I don't see what the problem is in having our coaches being able to go to different parts of the country and participate in camps to help these kids grow, and give us the opportunity and them an opportunity to connect with more coaches across the country, and to develop their skills and display their skills at the same time." ❏ FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK • Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Maurice Ways and redshirt sophomore linebacker Jared Wangler both underwent surgery near the end of spring ball. "Mo caught a touchdown pass and a freak thing happened," coach Jim Har- baugh said. "They fell on his foot, and it looks like he's going to get surgery on the fifth metatarsal on his foot. He'll probably be out three or four months." Wangler announced his need for knee surgery on Instagram. • Despite the overwhelming success of Under the Lights Part I and Part II against Notre Dame in 2011 and 2013, and an evening battle with Penn State in 2014, Michigan will not host a night game at The Big House in 2016, Director of Athletics Warde Manuel announced. • Manuel also said that he is open to the idea of restarting the Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry. "I think it's not only great for Michigan and Notre Dame football, I think it's great for college football for that rivalry to continue in the future," he said. The Wolverines and Fighting Irish played every year from 2002-14, with U-M holding a 7-6 advantage in those 13 games, and have played 32 games since 1978, but the series came to a temporary end in infamous fashion when ND Athletics Director Jack Swarbrick delivered a letter to Michigan AD David Bran- don before the 2012 game in South Bend, signaling Notre Dame planned to take advantage of an opt-out clause in the contract between the two schools. Michigan and Notre Dame have no plans to play between now and 2027, though U-M has one non-conference opening in 2021 and two openings from 2022-2027.