The NCAA Committee on Infractions announced Nov. 4 that it has accepted the self-imposed sanctions initiated by U-M during the NCAA Response on May 25, and added an additional year of probation for the football program. The university contested two allegations, and the NCAA report was favorable in each instance.

Tradition is the animating spirit of U-M sports. But when it comes to retiring the numbers of great athletes, the traditions become downright weird.

A young, blazingly fast team and its third-year coach are ready to take on the Big Ten. Nope, it’s not who you think it is.

Stories and photos you can only find in Michigan Today.

• Slideshow: Player portraits
• Then and now: Building — and building on — Michigan Stadium
• Slideshow: The men up front: Michigan linemen
• Plus, a bonus video from Funny or Die: What is a Michigan Man?

Producers from Funny or Die came to this year’s Champions for Children’s Hearts celebrity golf fundraiser, organized by former U-M football players Brian Griese, Steve Hutchinson and Charles Woodson, to learn what sets a Wolverine apart.

The story of the construction of the Big House, Michigan Stadium.

How U-M coach Fritz Crisler and World War Two created modern football.
Plus: Lloyd Carr retires as associate athletic director

Former University of Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr retired as associate athletic director for the Wolverines.

Someday soon, the Big Ten may expand. History shows that the biggest changes would be unexpected ones—like when U-M quit the Big Ten in 1907, and found its biggest rivals.

Plus: U-M responds to NCAA allegations.