The new renovations should make Michigan Stadium louder than ever (photo by Matt Pargoff)

Football:

• Now hear this: A built-up Michigan Stadium should keep sound from fans and speakers inside — AnnArbor.com — AnnArbor.com continues to top themselves when it comes to long, awkward headlines. According to associate athletic director Michael Stevenson, there will be no “dead zones” in the stadium when the new speaker system is installed for 2010. Hooray for noise.
• Henderson selects his five official visits — ESPN.com — Ohio State, Oklahoma, Florida, USC, and Notre Dame, according to Seantrel Henderson’s father, Sean. The article states that he is still considering several other schools, including Michigan and his hometown Minnesota squad, but this still isn’t the best of signs for the Wolverines.
• Clements lays out official visit picture — TheWolverine.com — Four-star tailback Eduardo Clements will make it up to Ann Arbor for the Sept. 12 game against Notre Dame. Michigan is in a group of three with Georgia and Miami at the top of Clements’ list, although Michigan is the only team out of those three to have an official visit set so far (Tennessee is the only other team to get one so far).
• Five-star Floyd changes things — Rivals.com — Michigan is still in the hunt for an official visit from Sharrif Floyd, a five-star DT. He is only sure of two visits, and U-M is among a pack of squads battling it out for the final three.
• Virginia LB pencils Michigan in for a visit — TheWolverine.com — Aramide Olaniyan, a four-star LB, will take a visit to Ann Arbor, although he hasn’t set a date yet. Olaniyan is currently a Duke commit, but will still take all five of his official visits.
• DB Christian has one official set — TheWolverine.com — Cullen Christian has an official set for UCLA, and has stated he wants to take one to Michigan as well. The four-star corner is down to five schools on his list, and Michigan is still in very good standing for a commit.
• AMP: QB Jones talks Michigan — Rivals.com — QB/ATH commit Cornelius Jones is the subject of Rivals.com’s AMP feature, and says he is “100%” committed to Michigan, and that he plans on coming in as a quarterback. However, he is open to playing whatever position helps the team. Gotta like a kid who is willing to put aside his personal interests for a team he isn’t even on yet.
• Michigan expecting good things out of wide receiver Junior Hemingway — AnnArbor.com — Hemingway, coming off a season lost to mono and injuries, has impressed both teammates and coaches in fall camp. Somebody needs to step up and grab a starting spot at outside receiver, and it looks like Hemingway is doing just that, although Rich Rodriguez made it clear that he still has a ways to go to get back into shape.
• Jason Forcier won’t play for Michigan; Tate Forcier, Denard Robinson making strides — AnnArbor.com — It’s getting really hard to write these summaries when AnnArbor.com puts the entire content of the article in the headline. It’s a little disappointing that Jason won’t be on the team this year, but I don’t think anybody really expected him to contribute in any fashion beyond a leadership role.
• Michigan football team deals with minor injuries; Fitzgerald Toussaint has fractured shoulder — AnnArbor.com — Call me crazy, but a fractured shoulder doesn’t sound minor to me. Toussaint may miss the rest of fall camp, and looks headed for a redshirt in a crowded backfield. Donovan Warren is day-to-day with a knee sprain, and several other players are out with minor injuries.
• Defending the Run vs Defending the Pass — Maize n Brew — SCM takes a look at the top defenses against the run and the pass in 2008, and notes that the teams who stopped the run had a markedly better record than teams that stopped the pass. Obviously, you want to stop both, but this could be a very comforting stat to people concerned about the Michigan secondary.
• U-M junior Troy Woolfolk likes his move to safety — Detroit News — It turns out Woolfolk played some safety in high school, and says the position feels “more natural” for him, although he still needs to learn technique. Also, some funny stuff about Denard Robinson’s speed, courtesy of Brandon Graham: “Denard’s pretty fast,” Graham said, giggling, “but he’s got to stay in between the white lines, and I feel like I’m going to go sideline to sideline, so he’s got to outrun me.” Cower in fear, Big Ten QBs, cower in fear.

Basketball:

• The ethical divide: Michigan basketball coach John Beilein is trying to help clean up college basketball — AnnArbor.com — Good luck with that, although if anybody is the man for the job, it’s Beilein, who was named the chair of the new NCAA Ethics Committee. We all know he runs a squeaky-clean program, which cannot be said about many elite teams in the county. Go get ‘em, Coach.
• Michigan guard Laval Lucas-Perry is learning at The Point — AnnArbor.com — “If I’m going to be out there playing significant minutes, I have to be another John Beilein on the floor,” Lucas-Perry said. “I have to help my players and have to know what coach Beilein is thinking and letting everyone know the defense we’re in and tell them reminders of what the offense is playing or if they don’t know the time or something.”
• Tim Hardaway bonds with son on, off the court — Miami Herald — Class of 2010 commit Tim Hardaway, Jr., has had a rocky relationship with his father, Tim Hardaway (of NBA fame), but they have grown closer in recent months. Definitely worth a read.

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