Memorial Day tributes are nothing new in sports and NASCAR is no exception. However, there may be none bigger than this year's version at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The Michigan-Ohio State rivalry during the Brady Hoke era started with 'that school in Ohio.' Then U-M became 'that school up north.' Now, one Michigan win and one Ohio State win later, it's this ... somewhat.
Rivals.com released the latest edition of its Rivals250 rankings Tuesday, ranking the top 250 football recruits of the 2014 class. Four of Michigan's nine commits made the list.
The Wolverines had missed the six-team Big Ten postseason tournament the previous two seasons, which was enough to get previous coach Rich Maloney fired and Bakich hired from Maryland. As one of the nation's youngest coaches, Bakich, 35, reminded his players every game mattered.