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Newsstand: Michigan, USC may hold up Big Ten investment deal

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Tweets Of The Day

The Big Ten is nearing a $2.4 billion investment deal but it may be held up by Michigan and USC. Ross Dellenger, who writes for Yahoo Sports and On3, has the latest in this excerpt:
At fancy parties in the hills of California and within luxury suites high above the football field, influential donors and university board members of these two storied programs met, mingled and dished on the latest big story from their conference: Is the Big Ten really about to enter into a $2.4 billion capital deal with a California pension fund?

“We don’t have any reason why we need to do this particular deal,” said one university board member who requested anonymity.

“The more people understand this, the more people have questions,” added another.

This is straight out of a Hollywood movie script: A week before Big Ten schools appeared poised for a definitive conclusion to the landmark capital proposal, the powerbrokers of two blue bloods were strategizing over, at the very least, delaying the deal while their two football teams clashed.

Michigan women’s basketball is ranked No. 13 in the preseason Associated Press poll. That’s the Wolverines’ second-highest preseason placement of all time, behind only the 2021-22 season, when they began No. 11.

Michigan men’s soccer beat Ohio State Tuesday. More from MGoBlue.com:
Grayson Elmquist scored two goals in the win, the first brace of his tenure at Michigan, and is now tied for the team lead with four. Michael Ramirez opened the scoring before assisting on Elmquist’s first goal of the contest. Nicholas Cassiday, Duilio Herrera and Joao Paulo Ramos each tallied an assist in the strong team performance.

The Wolverines controlled the match from start to finish and outpaced the Buckeyes 7-3 in shots on target.

» Michigan defeated the Buckeyes 3-1 on Tuesday in Columbus.
»Grayson Elmquist scored twice, once in each half, to lead the Michigan offense.
» Michael Ramirez notched a goal and an assist in the win.

Quote Of The Day

“Basically, what type of man are you going to be? How are you going to respond? Are you going to let this moment affect the next weeks you got, or are you going to just move on?”

— Graduate defensive tackle Damon Payne on the message Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale had for the defense after the loss to USC and heading into the game against Washington

Headlines Of The Day

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• Anthony Broome, The Wolverine: Michigan mailbag: Three questions for Sherrone Moore, football program
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: WATCH: Michigan DT Damon Payne, TE Zack Marshall meet with media pre-Washington
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