Daniel Plocher

1 week ago | maizenbrew.com | Daniel Plocher

Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images We’re two weeks into the Top 25 moments of the 2000s for the Michigan Wolverines, and we have officially approached elite territory with the final 15. Today, we will cover a series of Cinderella stories where, against all odds, the Wolverines made history. Here’s No. 15-11. As the team was mid-flight heading to Happy Valley to face a top-10 Penn State team, the Big Ten suspended Jim Harbaugh for the last three games of the regular season.

2 weeks ago | maizenbrew.com | Daniel Plocher

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Last week, we announced the start of our series on the Top 25 moments in Michigan athletics for the first 25 years of the 2000s. Today, we continue with No. 20-16, which includes several national championship-related items for the Michigan Wolverines. There may not be a single game I have sweated over more in my life than Michigan vs Illinois in 2022. Just about everything that could have gone wrong in that game did.

2 weeks ago | maizenbrew.com | Daniel Plocher

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images It’s become a joke and a cliche for fans to take shots at college athletes for going from the gridiron to LinkedIn to find their next career. However, this is a shun that doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Most athletes get a free ride, get a shot at the next level in some capacity, and then start eons ahead of most of their peers who went the college route with no student loan debt. Now, they’re getting paid in school, too, so who really has the last laugh?

2 weeks ago | maizenbrew.com | Daniel Plocher

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images There was a drop-off in a lot of areas last year for the Michigan Wolverines, something to be expected after a mass exodus of talent from the 2023 season to the NFL Draft. But one of the larger surprises was the offensive line, which took a significant amount of time to take shape. While it was expected the unit would need some work, it struggled for long portions of the season. Luckily, the Wolverines return three starters from that line for 2025.

3 weeks ago | maizenbrew.com | Daniel Plocher

Photo by Roger Wimmer/ISI Photos/Getty Images To win the Big Ten, you must have a dominant offensive line and be able to run the football in the cold weather in the north. The teams that will be in the upper third of the conference's 18 teams will have some of the best units in the conference. But which individual players will lead the way? Here are the Top 5 offensive linemen in the conference heading into 2025. The Ducks were a finalist for the Joe Moore Award last season.