J.J. McCarthy takes in Michigan’s Rose Bowl victory
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- Jim Harbaugh with an announcement this evening on the "Inside Michigan Football" radio show: Any bonus money he earns this season will be redirected to Michigan's athletic department to pay employees who had their pay cut during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Someone in the crowd at WWE’s Netflix debut in Los Angeles is a Michigan fan
- Michigan-Georgia drew an audience of 17.2 million people on ESPN (peaking at 20.5M), making the Orange Bowl the most-viewed non-NFL sporting event across any network in 2021. Michigan can now claim to have played in four of the six most-watched college football games last year.
- Jim Harbaugh, sporting a maize and blue mask, took part in an anti-police brutality march in Ann Arbor this morning. (Story by @samgododge/ photo by @jenna_kieser) mlive.com/news/ann-arbor…
- Hilarious. Michigan DT Mason Graham was awarded the first-ever Arby’s Thighsman trophy, “celebrating the big men with big appetites who power the game from the front lines.” Joe Theismann apparently presented him the award.
- Barack Obama: "You got Jim Harbaugh, the coach of Michigan football, marching today. That's not something that was happening 5-6 years ago. Although Jim I know, and he's been on the right side of this issue for quite some time."
- A day after his Big Ten suspension lapsed, Jim Harbaugh used a league-organized conference call promoting Saturday's title game to renew his push for revenue sharing in college sports. Why now? He spent the evening in the hospital with an injured player.
- A 12-2 season with losses to the eventual national champion and top-10 rival, Big Ten title, win over Ohio State. There’s not much to be ashamed of if you’re Michigan.
- Jim Harbaugh, on the "Inside Michigan Football" radio show tonight, says his brother John told him Michigan DB Mike Sainristil "is moving up the (NFL draft) boards — high."
- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, speaking in Midland, says capacity at outdoor stadiums in Michigan can return to 100% on June 1. In other words, expect a full Big House this fall.
- Michigan-USC drew 6.3M viewers on CBS Saturday, making it last week's most-watched college football game (on any network). • Viewership peaked at 10M+ viewers • Most-watched 3:30 p.m. ET Week 4 game on CBS in 10 years • Most-streamed Sept. CFB game on Paramount+ ever
- Official: QB Bryce Underwood has been admitted to Michigan, team spokesman confirms. Underwood told @MLive last week that he can begin practicing with the Wolverines on Dec. 19, this Thursday.
