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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan football rebounded from the loss to Texas by beating Arkansas State, 28-18, a game where the score wasn’t nearly as close as the numbers may indicate. But there was a lot to take away from the game, both good and bad.
And while the coaches and players will watch the film in anticipation for USC, there’s a lot of interesting facts, stats, and tidbits that came from the win. That’s where MGoBlue.com has helped us out with some game notes that you might not have known about if you were at the game or watched it on TV.
Facts/tidbits:
• Today’s announced attendance of 110,250 marks the 318th consecutive crowd of 100,000-plus at Michigan Stadium.
• Today’s honorary captain was U-M alumnus and current Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. Duggan has two degrees from U-M (1980 [B.A.], ’83 [J.D.]) and has served as the Mayor of Detroit since 2014.
• Michigan devoted time to recognizing longtime Athletics Administrator Greg Harden who passed away this week after complications from surgery. For more than five decades, Greg devoted his life to coaching, mentoring, and inspiring thousands of student-athletes at U-M and beyond as a life coach, mental wellness and performance specialist, motivational speaker, and more. The University celebrates his life and honors his service to our community.
• Also honored before today’s game was one of the greatest actors in American history, James Earl Jones (U-M Class of 1955). Jones, who passed away last week, lent his legendary voice to the team’s pregame introduction video for the past 10 seasons and became synonymous with his alma mater’s Wolverines taking the field at Michigan Stadium.
• During homecoming, more than 300 former U-M student-athletes celebrating anniversaries of their Big Ten Championship seasons returned to take part in the Walk of…
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Author : Wolverines Wire
Publish date : 2024-09-14 20:41:53
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