Grantland: The Quiet Genius

Michael Weinreb has a piece on Oregon head football coach Mark Helfrich, who took over Chip Kelly's machine and has kept it humming at a high pace (LINK).

Hit the jump for a few pictures of very, very good looking women.

MLive: With Derrick Green out, Michigan turns to De'Veon Smith

The bad news is that Derrick Green will miss the rest of the year with a broken clavicle. The good news is . . . well, there is no good news. I guess we'll see what Smith, Justice Hayes, and Drake Johnson can do (LINK).

Hit the jump for some pictures of Jessa Lynn Hinton and Jessica Burciaga.

MLive: Burke, Hardaway named to NBA All-Rookie Team

Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway, Jr. are off to a great start in their NBA careers.

Hit the jump for some good looking women.

Wolverine Nation: Roundtree reflects on career

Jessica Burciaga

Michael Rothstein does an exit interview with wide receiver Roy Roundtree.

Wolverine Nation: Steve Everitt stuck with Michigan

Jessica Burciaga

This article by Tom VanHaaren tells the story of how former Michigan center Steve Everitt committed to Michigan.

Wolverine Nation: Desmond Morgan makes strides

Jessica Burciaga

Mike Rothstein at Wolverine Nation  profiles sophomore weakside linebacker Desmond Morgan.

Eleven Warriors: An Interview with Chris Brown

Jessica Burciaga

Eleven Warriors  interviews Smart Football's Chris Brown.  Normally I would try not to direct traffic toward an Ohio State blog, but Brown is a smart guy and sometimes it's fun to know a little bit about your archrival.  So, begrudgingly, here's the link.

Rivals: Five-Star Tracker

Let's just enjoy Jessica Burciaga and Jessa Lynn Hinton

Rivals tracks its 5-star-ranked players from the classes of 2007 through 2011.  It has familiar names like Ryan Mallett, Donovan Warren, and William Campbell, plus lots of other college football stars (and busts) that Michigan has recruited throughout the years.

Michigan wins the Sugar Bowl!

You say: She has too much eye makeup.  I say: Eyes are overrated.  Kaye Valentine.

Jessica Burciaga

Kira Kaye

Lynhthy Nguyen

Jamie Eason

Michigan beats Virginia Tech by a score of 23-20 in overtime on a Brendan Gibbons field goal!

And the people rejoiced.

Good night.

Smart Football: Explaining the Inverted Veer

Jessica Burciaga

The "inverted veer" play has been a hot topic in spread offenses the past couple years, and Smart Football has an excellent post that helps to explain the play.  I've been reading that site quite a bit recently.