• 400 family members of the players attended the team’s first full scale scrimmage of the preseason. The families took a group photo and had a picnic following practice. View the picture here.

• The Wolverines ran 125 plays during their situational scrimmage where the coaches worked from the sidelines in a game like situation.

• Teric Jones had the lone defensive turnover, picking off a pass and returning to the one-yard line.

• Defensive end Brandon Graham sacked quarterback Tate Forcier for a safety and J.B. Fitzgerald also added a quarterback sack.

• Running back Carlos Brown scored on a nine-yard touchdown run on the opening drive of the scrimmage following a pair of long plays from Martavious Odoms.

• The offense scored on three of its first four possessions during the 80-yard portion of the scrimmage but it leveled in the end as the defense won five of the final six series.

• Quarterback Denard Robinson tossed a three-yard touchdown pass to wideout Je’Ron Stokes on third-and-goal.

• On the scrimmage’s oddest play, Forcier completed a 20-yard pass to wide receiver Junior Hemingway who fumbled as he pushed forward for a few extra yards. Carlos Brown scooped up the loose ball and took it the remaining 23 yards for a touchdown.

• Michael Cox had the longest play of the scrimmage, ripping off a 56-yard run that ended with quarterback David Cone’s six-yard touchdown pass to a diving Brandon Moore.

• The offense scored on three of the four possessions starting at the 50-yard line, with Robinson, quarterback Nick Sheridan and Forcier each tossing touchdown passes.

• The Wolverines offense was perfect on four series starting at the 20-yard line.

• Former players Ron Bellamy, Courtney Morgan, Rudy Smith, P.J. Cwayna, Michael Taylor and Harlan Huckleby attended practice. Former U-M assistant Jerry Hanlon was also in attendance for the scrimmage.

• Current Central Michigan head coach Butch Jones, a former assistant for Rodriguez at West Virginia, attended the scrimmage during his team’s off day.

Friday, Aug. 21
• Over 250 youth football players from all 24 organizations in Think Detroit PAL (Police Athletic League), a non-profit organization that builds character in young people, attended practice today. They had the opportunity to watch practice and meet the Wolverines.

• The defense won the last play of the game situation for the second straight day, stopping four of the six offensive possessions from the six-yard line.

• The two offensive TDs on the last play situations came on a Tate Forcier pass to wideout Roy Roundtree and a Denard Robinson run.

• Robinson scored on a 58-yard run around the left side of the offensive line.

• Cornerback J.T. Turner and safety Matt Cavanaugh picked up interceptions in the end zone during team drills.

• Safety Mike Williams corralled a pick in one-on-one drills.

• Former U-M quarterback Rich Hewlett attended practice this afternoon as well as current Athletic Bill Martin and his wife, Sally.

Thursday, Aug. 20
• Defensive tackle Will Campbell and linebacker Obi Ezeh recovered fumbles in team drills.

• Quarterback Nick Sheridan tossed three touchdown passes to three different receivers in team drills, tossing scoring plays to wideout Greg Mathews and tight ends Brandon Moore and Kevin Koger.

• The defense stopped the offense on 5-of-6 final play of the game from the 11-yard line.

• The only score on the final play competition was an 11-yard TD pass from Sheridan to Koger.

• Quarterback Tate Foricer tossed a 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Mathews, which he out jumped the defender, in the left corner of the end zone.

• Quarterback Denard Robinson hit wideout Kelvin Grady along the right side of the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown.

Wednesday, Aug. 19
• Actor Jeff Daniels watched practice and talked with U-M head coach Rich Rodriguez.

• Former U-M head coach Gary Moeller attended practice today as well as Athletic Director Bill Martin.

• Quarterback Denard Robinson had a pair of plays over 40 yards, including a 45-yard TD pass to receiver Greg Mathews in the two minute drill.

• Kicker Brendan Gibbons converted a 45-yard field goal in the two-minute drill to tie the game.

• Safety Mike Williams collected an interception during one-on-one drills.

• The defense stopped four of the six offensive possessions in skelly.

• The defense stopped the offense on four of six possessions on end of game situations where the ball was spotted at the 12-yard line with 14 seconds left and the offense had to score a touchdown.

• The two scores on the end of game situations came on a Nick Sheridan pass to running back Vincent Smith and a Robinson run.

Tuesday, Aug. 18
• Quarterback Denard Robinson scampered 68 yards on a broken play during third down drills.

• On a first-and-10 drill from their own two-yard line, running back Kevin Grady burst through a hole in the right side of the line for a 45-yard gain.

• During the team’s overtime drill, the offense scored three touchdowns with the defense collecting two stops. A third scoring chance was thwarted on a blocked field goal attempt.

• Quarterback Nick Sheridan tossed an 18-yard TD pass to wideout Greg Mathews on a third-down play during the first overtime series.

• On the second OT series, quarterback Tate Forcier tossed a pass to wideout LaTerryal Savoy on a receiver screen and Savoy followed his blockers to the end zone for a 25-yard score.

• The third and final overtime score came on an eight-yard run up the middle by back Michael Shaw.

• Converted cornerback Teric Jones collected a pass breakup on a fourth down play that ended an offensive possession during the extra session drill.

• During his press briefing today, Rich Rodriguez mentioned that he would be holding a student body walk-on tryout after the start of classes on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

• Rodriguez mentioned that Ricky Barnum, Thomas Gordon and Mark Moundros had minor injuries and would be day-to-day, while Fitzgerald Toussaint would miss a few weeks following a shoulder injury suffered last week.

• Rodriguez later added that cornerback Donovan Warren would sit out practice Tuesday and would be day-to-day after suffering an injury on Monday.

• Former Wolverines Jim Betts and Drew Henson attended practice.