Athletics

  1. September 22, 2022

    Stadium tunnel named in honor of former coach Lloyd Carr

    The tunnel at Michigan Stadium will be named for Lloyd Carr, the retired Hall of Fame and national champion head football coach for the Wolverines.

  2. September 19, 2022

    Football grad assistant continues to break barriers

    Mimi Bolden-Morris is in her first year as an offensive graduate assistant with the Wolverines, the first female graduate assistant at a Power Five school.

  3. August 24, 2022

    Bonnie Tholl named softball head coach

    Bonnie Tholl, a former U-M softball standout who spent 29 years as the Wolverines’ top assistant, has been named head softball coach, succeeding the retiring Carol Hutchins.

  4. August 24, 2022

    Carol Hutchins retires after 38 seasons as softball coach

    Carol Hutchins, the legendary Michigan softball head coach, has announced that she is retiring after 38 seasons leading the Wolverines.

  5. August 7, 2022

    Brandon Naurato named interim head coach of ice hockey

    Brandon Naurato, who recently completed his first season on the U-M coaching ice hockey coaching staff, will serve as Michigan’s interim head coach for 2022-23.

  6. August 5, 2022

    Michigan announces coaching change in ice hockey

    Athletic director Warde Manuel has announced that ice hockey head coach Mel Pearson will not return for the 2022-23 season, amid a lengthy review of the program.

  7. July 3, 2022

    Tracy Smith named head coach of U-M baseball program

    Former National Coach of the Year Tracy Smith has been named U-M’s head baseball coach, succeeding Erik Bakich, who accepted the head coach position at Clemson University.

  8. July 1, 2022

    Statement about UCLA, USC joining Big Ten Conference

    President Mary Sue Coleman and Athletic Director Warde Manuel have issued a statement about the Big Ten Conference voting to accept the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California.

  9. June 16, 2022

    Athletics projects more revenue, financial aid costs for FY ‘23

    The U-M athletic department expects balanced budgets for both the current fiscal year and the one that begins July 1, despite continued challenges amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

  10. June 14, 2022

    Five U-M teams post perfect multiyear scores in APR report

    Five U-M varsity athletic teams — men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s gymnastics, softball and women’s tennis — achieved perfect multiyear scores in 2020-21 Academic Progress Rate data.