The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN FOOTBALL home night game featuring a Big Ten opponent, with the Maize and Blue winning 18‑13. Overall, Michigan is 27‑20 all time in night games (contests that begin at 5 p.m. or later local time), includ‑ ing a 5‑8 mark during the past four seasons. Hackett has said fans should adapt to the idea of multiple home night games in future seasons, and it is very likely that both Wisconsin (Oct. 1) and Penn State (Oct. 15) will be played under the lights in Michi‑ gan Stadium in 2016. HARBAUGH SENDS MESSAGE TO SEC CRITICS On April 16, Michigan announced its intention to participate in nine sat‑ ellite developmental football camps, including stops June 5 in Prattville, Ala., June 6 in Tampa, Fla., June 9 in Dallas and June 11 in Fresno, Calif. At these camps, a select group of U‑M coaches will work with local coaches to teach football skills to high school and grade school play‑ ers. The camps also provide the staff an opportunity to scout and develop relationships with area recruits. This announcement elicited imme‑ diate criticism from ACC and SEC coaches (and Ohio State's Urban Meyer), who claimed Michigan is taking advantage of an NCAA loop‑ hole, creating an unfair recruiting op‑ portunity for its program. The outcry was so loud that NCAA president Mark Emmert said the NCAA would review the legislation at its next foot‑ ball oversight committee. However, there have also been supporters, including Washington State's Mike Leach, Nebraska's Mike Riley, Notre Dame's Brian Kelly and Penn State's James Franklin, all of whom have camps planned this summer. ND athletics director Jack Swarbrick also defended the camps, saying a ban on them would face legal scrutiny. "The NCAA does not have a very good track record of limiting, with‑ out losing an antitrust lawsuit, eco‑ nomic opportunities for coaches," CBSSports.com quoted Swarbrick as saying at the College Football Playoff meetings April 28. "So they should be treading very lightly. "The perception is these are school opportunities. A lot of these are coach opportunities purely. Imagine a rule that said, as was introduced years ago, coaches couldn't do national televised advertising because it cre‑ ated a recruiting advantage. 2015 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Sept. 3 at Utah Sept. 12 Oregon State Sept. 19 UNLV Sept. 26 BYU Oct. 3 at Maryland Oct. 10 Northwestern Oct. 17 Michigan State Oct. 31 at Minnesota Nov. 7 Rutgers Nov. 14 at Indiana Nov. 21 at Penn State Nov. 28 Ohio State