The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS had them accepted since Rivals.com began tracking recruiting classes in 2002: George Mo- rales in 2008 and Scott Sypniewski in 2013. U-M's rank among the top football facilities in the Big Ten according to a blog posted by ESPN.com. Ohio State was first, followed by Nebraska. 3 Sophomore point guard TREY BURKE's rank among the nation's most indis- pensable players in college basketball according to ESPN.com's Myron Medcalf. 4 Michigan commitments listed No. 1 at their respective positions in the state of Ohio by OhioPreps.com: safety Dymonte Thomas, defensive end Taco Charlton, tailback Deveon Smith, tight end Jake Butt and linebacker Mike McCray. 5 non-conference games of the 2012-13 college hoops season, according to CBSSports.com's Jeff Goodman. Former Michigan athletes or coaches that will represent their respective countries at the 2012 Olympic Games. The tally marks the second-largest contingent at an Olympics, trailing only the 30 representatives at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. 25 2013 recruits on the Rivals100 that have already offered their verbal commitment to a school; 65 percent (162) of the Rivals250 had also committed by July 5. 67 Juwan Howard with the Miami Heat this past June — won an NBA championship. Chris Webber, Jalen Rose and Jimmy King failed to reach the promised land, and Ray Jackson never played in the NBA. Toussaint, ranking them second among returning QB-RB duos behind Nebraska's Taylor Martinez and Rex Burkhead (2,231 yards). Cost to get married on the field at The Big House, while a reception in the club area is $9,000 and it costs $13,000 to do both. $6,000 and Bacari Alexander — in 2012-13 after each received $10,000 raises. Performance clauses could raise their compensation by a max of $52,500 each if U-M won Big Ten regular- season and tournament titles, and the NCAA championship. Funding athletics director David Brandon would like to commit to improving facilities across the entire athletic campus over the next six years (through 2017). $250,000,000 AUGUST 2012 THE WOLVERINE 21 Base pay for Michigan basketball's three assistant coaches — Jeff Meyer, LaVall Jordan $470,000 Combined yards rushing in 2011 by quarterback Denard Robinson and tailback Fitzgerald 2,217 NBA postseason games Michigan's famed Fab Fivers took part in before one of them — 188 Rank of the Michigan-North Carolina State Big Ten/ACC showdown Nov. 27 among the top 12 Long snappers, among 263 signees or commitments, U-M has offered scholarships to and BY THE NUMBERS 2 PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL