University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman has declined to answer questions following a Board of Regents meeting in which an internal audit of the football program’s practice time was on the agenda.

Rich Rodriguez has to lead Michigan to an upset at Wisconsin or in the Big House against rival Ohio State to earn bowl eligibility - and perhaps patience from fed-up fans.

When Wisconsin lost back-to-back games against Ohio State and Iowa last month, it looked like the Badgers’ season was in danger of slipping away.

Michigan athletic director Bill Martin pushed a student and grabbed the wind breaker of another student during two football games, according to a department of public safety report.

Michigan can lock up bowl eligibility this weekend when the Wolverines travel to hapless Illinois, but they’re mindful of an embarassing loss to that team last year in Ann Arbor.

University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman says the NCAA has given the school a notice of inquiry and will keep looking into allegations against the football program.

Bill Martin took over Michigan’s athletic department when its finances and basketball program were in shambles and the school’s facilities were outdated.

Michigan running backs Brandon Minor and Carlos Brown are solid players who seem to be good guys.

Michigan’s basketball team has gone from losing a school-record 22 games to being a team projected to be ranked and a Big Ten contender in just two years.

Tate Forcier’s head and shoulder have taken a beating this season. If he is healthy enough to take a pounding again, he’s playing.

Iowa survived yet another close call, beating Michigan 30-28 Saturday night for its best start since 1985 and the Hawkeyes’ first 10-game winning streak in more than 80 years.

Put a pocket passer in front of Iowa’s defense, and chances are the Hawkeyes will eat him alive.

Mark Ortmann normally watches film of Michigan’s previous game only once or twice.

Michigan State had one of its best seasons in a while last year when the Michigan Wolverines were at their worst, tripling the number of wins they had and beating them at the Big House for the first time since 1990.

Michigan’s defensive coaches kept coming up to him on the sideline.