The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, when track star Nick Willis (2003-05) carried it for New Zealand. Former Wolverines to serve as the flag bearer for his/her respective country 1 Football Mock Draft — QB Denard Robinson going No. 37 to Florida Interna- tional and OL Taylor Lewan going No. 81 to Iowa. Wolverines "selected" among the 125 picks of SI.com's imaginary 2012 College 2 basketball coaches among 100 polled by CBSSports.com that would choose U-M sophomore Trey Burke as the one player they'd like to add to their roster; Indiana's Cody Zeller was the top choice with 35 percent. coaches poll of the 2012 season; opponents Alabama (No. 2), Michigan State (No. 13), Nebraska (No. 16) and Notre Dame (No. 24) were also ranked. Michigan's rank in the first 8 teams — 1992 when U-M was No. 6 and Notre Dame No. 3. This year's matchup will be the fourth of its kind (1990 and 1989). Years since the Wolverines' season opener last featured a pair of top-10 20 in college football for 2012 according to a countdown on Yahoo Sports. Senior quarterback Denard Robinson was listed at No. 7. Percent of voters that said Michigan is the Big Ten's top team in a CBSSports.com conference preview; the Wolverines shared the lead with Wisconsin (also 28 percent). 28 Tackles senior safety Jordan Kovacs needs to become the first Wolverine defensive back in school history to amass 300 tackles in a career. 34 Percent of the class of 2010 (15 of 27) that still remain at Michigan with the departure of cornerback Terrence Talbott July 26. 55.6 Pound difference between Michigan's heaviest true freshman (DT Ondre Pipkins, 340 pounds) and its lightest (TB Dennis Norfleet, 161 pounds). 179 SEPTEMBER 2012 THE WOLVERINE 19 Redshirt junior left tackle TAYLOR LEWAN's rank among the top 100 players 22 Percentage of college 5 BY THE NUMBERS PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL