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If you'd have asked me in 2000 what Michigan’s record would be in The Game by 2019, I would have guessed the pendulum would have swung back toward the Buckeyes -- but not this far.  2-17?!? (Okay, 2-16 if you take out the Ohio State’s vacated win from...

George Perles was born and raised in Detroit, where he starred on the Western high school baseball and football teams. After serving in the Army with 17 classmates, he returned to play for the legendary Duffy Daugherty at Michigan State.  He played both offensive and...

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INTRO: Two-thirds of the way into this year’s college football season, Michigan and Michigan State have both had their struggles on offense, and a few losses. But after last weekend’s results, the two teams seem to be headed in different directions. They’ll meet in...

INTRO: The Michigan Wolverines suffered a bad loss to Wisconsin in September, and many fans feared they were headed for another one at Penn State last weekend. They lost – but it was close. In fact, their best game of the year, and now the future actually looks a...

This fall California Governor Gavin Newsome signed a law that will allow college athletes to sell their names, images, and likenesses to anyone who wants to buy them.  True, it’s just California, where only four Power-Five schools play. The law won’t take effect...

For the audio version, click "Play." Both the Michigan State and Michigan football teams entered last weekend with something to prove – and one of them proved it.  The Michigan State Spartans entered the season with another stout defense, and an uncertain offense...

Big thanks to all you Loyal Readers! Thanks to you, we had about 1,000 folks at Hill Auditorium for the launch of OVERTIME: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football, on September 3 (along with Sam Webb, Ira Weintraub, and the...

Hello, Loyal Readers! No Bacon Blog per se today, I admit, but plenty to discuss and chew on. OVERTIME: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football launches Tuesday, September 3 (at 7pm at Hill Auditorium), and as such, we have...

Hello, Loyal Readers! Hope you enjoyed your summer, because (gasp!) it's almost over! A lot of buzz here at the Bacon Blog. OVERTIME: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football comes out Tuesday, September 3, and you can pre-order...