Newsstand: 'The Victors' was written 125 years ago this week
Tweets Of The Day
Friday was the 125th anniversary of ‘The Victors’ — what former Michigan play-by-play announcer Bob Ufer called ‘the greatest fight song ever written.’
Here are the lyrics:
Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conquering heroes
Hail! Hail! to michigan
The leaders and best!
Hail! To the victors valiant
Hail! to the conquering heroes
Hail! Hail! to michigan
The champions of the west!
Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conquering heroes
Hail! Hail! to michigan
The champions of the west
Hail! to the victors valiant
Hail! to the conquering heroes
Hail! Hail! to michigan
The champions of the west!!!!!!
Michigan defensive tackle duo is “just different,” according to EDGE Derrick Moore.
Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham was named the top defensive tackle prospect if everyone in college football was eligible … even though Graham isn’t eligible to be picked until the 2025 draft.
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Michigan loses QB
Carter Smith decommits from Wolverines
- 2
Hunter Heisman
Colorado star becomes betting favorite
- 3Hot
Terrible calls
10 worst CFB ref blunders
- 4
Nightmare scenario
ACC tiebreak chaos
- 5
Donald Trump
Former President nixes PSU vs. Ohio State
Graham was excellent in his first year at Ann Arbor, leading all FBS true freshmen interior defensive linemen with an 80.3 grade. He took his game to a whole new level as a sophomore. He was the fourth-most valuable defensive tackle in the nation according to PFF’s wins above average metric and was sixth in that same group with a 15.9% pass-rush win rate. Graham was one of only two interior defensive linemen in the country to finish with top-10 grades as both a pass-rusher and run defender. The other was Texas’ T’Vondre Sweat.
The rising junior has a relentless motor combined with ridiculous agility that makes him nearly unblockable. Even if an offensive lineman gets a clean shot on him, he has great power at 6-foot-3 and 318 pounds to shed the block and find the ball carrier. Graham’s a nearly complete defensive tackle who’ll continue terrorizing Big Ten offenses on his way to likely becoming a high selection in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Quote Of The Day
“Being a backup from last year and then going into this year, what’s more getting to me is stepping up and being a leader for this team.”
— Derrick Moore
Headlines Of The Day
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Michigan EDGE rotation coming together, how Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant are ‘different’
• EJ Holland, The Wolverine: Intriguing 6-foot-9 tight end target talks recent offer from Michigan
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Michigan basketball interested in Oklahoma point guard transfer Javian McCollum
• Anthony Broome, The Wolverine: Spring practice halfway report: Michigan takeaways, questions at each offensive position
• Zach Libby, The Wolverine: Father of 2026 LB target Colsen Gatten on first Michigan visit: ‘What you expect out of that caliber of a program’
