Wolverine Wednesday: News and Notes

• ESPN follows Jimmy's Director of Communication and Operations JT Rogan for a day.  He does stuff.

• Simone Biles dates a former Wolverine gymnast and was at the game on Saturday.

• Bill Connelly points out when Michigan struggles, they struggle on first downs:

Michigan has snapped the ball 88 times on first down. The Wolverines are averaging a not-completely-awful 5.3 yards per play, but of their 464 total yards gained, 211 have come on five plays. They have gained one yard or fewer 43 times. Success rate: 33 percent — 27 percent rushing and a much healthier 46 percent passing.


It gets even worse when the Wolverines generate scoring chances. Yards per play on first downs in the red zone: 1.1. They’ve gained zero or fewer yards in eight of 12 instances.


Sounds like Michigan needs to be a bit more creative on first down in the Red Zone and pretty much everywhere.

• 2018 5-star DE Eyabi Anoma who seems to be a strong Alabama lean, is planning an official visit to Ann Arbor. 

• Want to waste $10M?  UCLA booster Tod Spieker has donated $10M to have his name in the Rose Bowl.  The Rose Bowl will now have Spieker field.   

from The BIG HOUSE Blog http://mbighouse.blogspot.com/2017/09/wolverine-wednesday-news-and-notes.html