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Help is on the way for Michigan's much-maligned secondary. Pittsburgh Penn Hills cornerback Cullen Christian gave a non-binding verbal commitment to the Wolverines on Tuesday, choosing Michigan over West Virginia, UCLA and Ohio State.

With about two minutes left in the Michigan football team's 45-24 blowout loss to No.

Rich Rodriguez headed to the Michigan bus, his head bouncing up and down, wearing the look of a man wounded, a man frustrated and a man, for the sixth straight time in the Big Ten, walking out of a stadium defeated.

Several times this week, Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez has lamented his team's lack of size.

When: Saturday, Nov. 14, 11:00 AM CST. You have to feel sorry for Michigan. This week The Detroit News reported that the state expects to lose a total of one million jobs this decade, largely due to the collapse of the U.S. automobile industry.

This may be Wisconsin week for the Michigan football team , but the ultimate goal is within sight.

Rich Rodriguez has to lead Michigan to an upset at Wisconsin or in the Big House against rival Ohio State to earn bowl eligibility - and perhaps patience from fed-up fans.

What still needs to be explained as coach Rich Rodriguez's football production evolves at Michigan is why this "process" he cited several times Saturday ever was necessary at a school where football was fairly successful for 40 years ahead of his arrival.

Champaign, Ill. -- Stunned, shocked, numb -- all words to describe the Michigan Wolverines as they left the locker room following a 38-13 loss at Illinois.

The fan stood in the front row at the 50-yard line behind Michigan's bench, and his mouth wouldn't stop.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Michigan receiver Roy Roundtree cradled the ball and sprinted for the end zone.

Rich Rodriguez played defensive back at West Virginia and began his coaching career as a secondary and special teams assistant at Salem University .

Michigan senior defensive end Brandon Graham hit the nail on the head in describing Saturday's loss to Penn State.

If overall numbers are the defining measure of the defense, Michigan doesn't look terrible.

Michigan QBs: This was the type of game that was expected of freshmen quarterbacks Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson: a combined 13 of 32 for 140 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions, a fumble and five sacks.

Lou Kovacs was skeptical when son Jordan phoned home during fall camp with the unexpected news he was working with the University of Michigan's second-team defense.

There may finally be some stability in the Michigan secondary. Since the Indiana game, the much-maligned position group has been plagued with too many unanswered questions, as Donovan Warren has been the only consistently good player.

Eight days ago, the Delaware State Hornets played in the cozy confines of Alumni Stadium before 3,873 who watched the home team drop a close game to Bethune-Cookman. Now, Delaware State is preparing to face Michigan on Saturday at Michigan Stadium before a crowd that will come close to equaling the most people before which the team has played ...

I've stood by coach Rich Rodriguez through every decision and every happening since his arrival two years ago in Ann Arbor.

Troy Woolfolk played well enough in his first game at cornerback last week that Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez expects him to stay at that position the rest of the year.