John U. Bacon

Last week Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio announced he was retiring. The news wasn’t surprising, but the timing was.There were a lot of good…

This time of year, college football fans are often buzzing about incoming recruits. But in East Lansing this week, the big news was departure. After 13…

Last time I checked in with you, I made a few confessions:I turned 55 this past summer.That same day I tipped the scale at a staggering 205 pounds – a…

George Perles was born and raised in Detroit, where he starred on the Western high school baseball and football teams. After serving in the Army with 17…

In the preseason college football coaches poll, Michigan started the season ranked 7th, with Michigan State ranked 20th.Since then they’ve both gone…

Today on Stateside, how anemic state funding and fewer students in the classroom are posing challenges for Michigan’s public universities. Plus, why some…

On my 55th birthday this summer, I stepped on the scale and watched it top out at 205 pounds. Since I’m just 5'8", the Body-Mass Index scale put me in the…

Michigan and Michigan State both entered this season ranked in the top twenty. Both have struggled on offense, and lost some games along the way.But by…

The Michigan football team entered this season ranked 7th nationwide, and were picked to win the Big Ten title. With a lot of good players and coaches…

This fall California Governor Gavin Newsome signed a law that will allow college athletes to sell their names, images, and likenesses to whoever wants to…