Fielding Yost

Michigan's running back (No. 43), one of their two Black starters, carries the ball in a 1957 game against Georgia.

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Stateside Podcast: Michigan and Georgia football’s history of racial conflict

Lucas Polack

Michigan football is set to take on Georgia for the first time in over 50 years. Journalist and documentarian Buddy Moorehouse takes us through the dark history between the two teams, which dates back as far as 1934.

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Fielding Yost’s racist call against a Black UM football player in 1934, and the fallout in 2021

Stateside Staff

Back in 1934, the University of Michigan and Georgia Tech football teams met in a game at Michigan Stadium. Ahead of the event, Georgia Tech made a demand…

Picture from the Michigan-Ohio State game in 2013.

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John U. Bacon talks College Football rankings, Harbaugh and Michigan v. Ohio

Stateside Staff

Michigan Radio sports commentator John U. Bacon joins us for this week's sports roundup.Big Ten in College Football Playoff rankingsBig Ten teams are…

Fielding Yost used the term "Michigan Man" in speeches. Yost on the sideline at right coaching the University of Michigan's 1902 football team against Minnesota.

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What does it mean to be a "Michigan Man"?

John U. Bacon

The term “Michigan Man” probably goes back to the day men arrived at Michigan.But it’s taken more than a few twists and turns since – and not always for…