A supposed quiet signing day for the Michigan football team got off to a loud start in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.

University of Michigan men's basketball head coach John Beilein addressed the media on Tuesday (Jan. 31) to talk about the Wolverines' conference loss at Ohio State on Sunday (Jan. 29) and kicking off the second half of the Big Ten schedule with Indiana on Wednesday (Feb. 1).

Hoke has been named the Collegiate Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club, Michigan announced Monday in a news release. He also was a finalist for the Bear Bryant, Eddie Robinson and Liberty Mutual coach of the year awards, but missed on each of them.

Former star Michigan football recruit Justin Turner has resurfaced at Hawaii.

When quarterbacks Tom Brady and Eli Manning last shared a football field, on a mild autumn evening three months ago at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., it was a showdown of 2-minute mastery.

Mario Manningham told the Boston Herald last week he hopes to see Julian Edelman out there on defense. That sort of had a negative connotation to it, so today Manningham tried to clarify.

More than two weeks ago, Michigan basketball coach John Beilein shook up his starting lineup.

The Wolverines' second half is daunting, starting with No. 20 Indiana tonight and at No. 9 Michigan State on Sunday.

The chances of the Michigan basketball team getting sophomore forward Jon Horford back from injury this season seem to be dwindling by the day.

Earlier this season in Bloomington, Ind., the Wolverines dug themselves an early hole and never fully recovered, falling by a bucket.

Michigan football recruiting target Chris Muller has confirmed he will honor his verbal commitment to Rutgers, according to The (Pottstown, Pa.) Mercury.

Though it has yet to be determined how Norfleet will be used in Michigan's offense, the Wolverines' newest pledge will arrive in Ann Arbor as one of the most electric players in the class, Helmholdt opined. Many have compared him to former Kansas State and current New Orleans Saints standout Darren Sproles, a former NFL fourth round pick who also acts as a return specialist.

Four of the recruits in the 2012 class who will sign their letters of intent today -- tight end Devin Funchess, defensive lineman Royce Jenkins-Stone, cornerback Terry Richardson and linebacker James Ross -- played their youth ball for the Police Athletic League West Side Cubs.

As coaches laud their newest additions today, it's important to remember that, most of the time, analysts are right. But they also miss on guys.

According to Glenville coach Ted Ginn Sr., however, the low ratings for Henry aren't due to a lack of talent, but rather a lack of exposure. Although Glenville is known for putting out plenty of Division-1 football talent, some players manage to slip through the cracks.

Because the Big Ten has 12 teams but requires its teams to play only 18 conference games, some teams will draw more favorable schedules than others.

Sheridan, a Detroit native who attended Grand Valley State University, has coached for 31 years including seven seasons in the NFL. He was the linebackers coach for the Miami Dolphins the past two seasons. He won a Super Bowl ring in 2007 in his five years with the New York Giants.

The Big Ten blog will be covering all the big commits and the news conferences from around the league.