Dan Campbell held a football in his right hand and raised it above his head.
The rewards from a fairytale season are oh, so sweet, for coach Jim Harbaugh and Michigan football.
Recently released end-of-season lists added a number of local athletes to some of the highest honors in the state.
The Michigan football team, which is preparing to play for the Big Ten championship, will have a special patch on the players' jerseys to honor the four victims of the Oxford High School shooting Tuesday, as well as the survivors and community.
Conference champions will be crowned, bowl selection pecking orders will be locked in and more clarity will emerge about which teams will and won't be among the four picked for the College Football Playoff.
There was no holding back, not any longer, not after all the years of pain. The Wolverines churned toward this moment, hurdling obstacles and doubts, and in a classic setting of swirling snow, they let it all out.
The football state tournament may be whittling down, but postseason honors have already been sent the way of local athletes for their play this fall.
After a stretch of four straight playoff seasons, Dan Start has announced his resignation as varsity football coach at Spring Lake High School.
EAST LANSING — It was the bounce-back performance Michigan State football needed, even if everything appeared to come harder than anticipated against Maryland.
The Detroit Lions did not lose!
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The play that won the game began with a trio of wide receivers to the right of the formation and tight end Erick All to the left.
MHSAA Playoffs
MUSKEGON — As you travel through the Michigan High School state playoffs, you’d be hard pressed to not run into top-ranked opponents at some point.
The Crusaders played their state football quarterfinal at Hackley Stadium in Muskegon against the undefeated Lawton Blue Devils.
MUSKEGON — With plenty of options to choose from offense, any game can be a big one for Muskegon Catholic Central's backfield.
GRAND RAPIDS – For 24 minutes, everything for Spring Lake football lived up to the energy that surrounded the program just three months prior.
CADILLAC — They're still playing.
MUSKEGON — It's easy to get lost in the shuffle, but Muskegon Catholic Central hasn't raised a trophy of any sort since 2016's state-title team.
A Michigan-Michigan State football game can never be just a football game, can it?
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There’s more than 120 years of history and 113 meetings on the football field between in-state rivals the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.
SPRING LAKE TWP. — One of the biggest moments of Spring Lake football’s week of preparation won’t come on the practice field or in the film room.
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Spring Lake football will not play another home game in 2021 after the state playoff brackets were released by the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) on Sunday.
Fruitport football hosted a rainy senior night against Hudsonville Unity Christian, dropping a 55-13 contest to the conference champions.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced its prep football state playoff pairings Sunday evening. Here are the matchups:
Spring Lake football will not play another home game in 2021 after the state playoff brackets were released by the MHSAA on Sunday evening.
GRAND HAVEN – It may not have shown up the box score or the stat sheet – or even in the win column – but something about Friday’s performance stood out.
SPRING LAKE TWP. — Down three touchdowns at halftime, Spring Lake's season almost had its crowning moment on senior night.
Scores and more from Thursday’s high school sporting events:
Around this time in the football season, math quickly becomes a team’s favorite subject.
ALLENDALE — It looked like No. 6 Grand Valley State (5-1) had tied the game heading into the locker room, blue shirts on the field held their hands in the air in celebration and coaches on the sideline were jumping up and down.
Scores and more from the weekend's high school athletics:
GRAND RAPIDS — Preparing for the OK Blue conference’s best player is a chore.
KENTWOOD — Grand Haven walked into Friday’s game with a chance to keep their season alive.
The Detroit Lions have scored 17 or fewer points in four straight games. They’ve been shut out in three different halves this season. And just six teams have committed more turnovers.
Fruitport football had little trouble on the road at Holland Christian on Friday, as Gavin Reames threw four touchdowns as part of a 52-16 victory.
GRAND HAVEN TWP. — Grand Haven has found itself in a few deficits as of late; craters that are far too deep to climb out of.
SPRING LAKE TWP. — It probably wasn’t the most fun week to watch film around Spring Lake High School last week, especially if you were a member of the Laker defense.
Scores from a busy weekend of high school athletics:
GRAND HAVEN — Football programs love acronyms. They can help sharpen communication and speed up the focus of the goal at hand. Sometimes, it can help sharpen a vision too.
SPRING LAKE — The setting had all the right details for a special night at Grabinski Field on Friday – loud crowd, big occasion, good weather.
Scores from Friday night's football games with local teams:
SPRING LAKE TWP. — For the better part of the last four years, Spring Lake’s seniors have heard about it from parents, coaches, teachers, whoever.
CALEDONIA – Consistent, complementary football develops from each phase doing its part to help the team succeed.
HAMILTON — Spring Lake’s 5-0 start has been full of effort plays, and on Friday, that effort wasn’t limited to the team’s starters.
On the road at Grand Rapids West Catholic, Fruitport football ran into another strong OK Blue opponent, and a bad start for the third straight week resulted in another loss.
CALEDONIA — Getting all three phases of the game of football to sync up is a tall task.
HAMILTON — The running back rotation at Spring Lake got a little thin on Friday night at Hamilton.
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