Michigan has set its ticket policy for the 2020 football season, and it's in line with the Big Ten's "no fans" edict ... for the most part. The university will issue two tickets only to immediate family members of players and staff, non-transferrable, meaning there will likely be fewer than 500 fans in the stands when the Wolverines take on Michigan State Oct. 31 in the Big Ten home opener.
This is expected to be a conference-wide policy, and it's not going to change.
“We are not going to permit fans in general,” Penn State Athletic Director Sandy Barbour said during a press conference Sept. 16, and that was an agreement conference-wide. At the point, the league was looking at allowing family members of athletes and staff members to attend games on a campus-by-campus basis, so it stands to reason that some stadiums will host more fans than others.
U-M, though, is limiting it to the two immediate family members.
What we don't know is if the band will be allowed in the stadium. Either way, you're talking about very little atmosphere in Michigan Stadium this year, as expected.
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Offensive tackle Jalen Mayfield's decision to opt back in is a big one, obviously ... but will he be the only one? Head coach Jim Harbaugh provided a clue on that one yesterday during his podcast with former U-M All-American Jon Jansen.
"In the case of Jalen Mayfield, he did submit a waiver to be able to come back and play, and that waiver has been granted," he reported. "I think there are a few stipulations that he has to do, but that waiver has been granted that he can return.
"Now, at this point, Jalen was the only one who submitted that waiver to opt back in."
The key being "at this point." We can confirm that Mayfield's cryptic tweet a few days ago was about his own return. Some had hoped it might mean receiver Nico Collins and/or cornerback Ambry Thomas would be joining him, but we continue to hear that Thomas will NOT opt back in — remember, he dealt with serious medical issues last summer — while Collins is still weighing it.
“We’ve had some conversations," offensive coordinator Josh Gattis said. "We’ve had a ton of conversation, obviously. I’m very respectful of anyone’s personal decisions and I’m going to leave that to Nico to be able to make (it) whenever he’s comfortable making an announcement.
"We’ve done nothing but support him 100 percent. We support him the same way we support all our players here. I think eventually everyone will be hearing from him."
What's the hold up, though? We aren't sure, but we're not ready to close the door on this one just yet. We'll let you know when that changes.
This is expected to be a conference-wide policy, and it's not going to change.
“We are not going to permit fans in general,” Penn State Athletic Director Sandy Barbour said during a press conference Sept. 16, and that was an agreement conference-wide. At the point, the league was looking at allowing family members of athletes and staff members to attend games on a campus-by-campus basis, so it stands to reason that some stadiums will host more fans than others.
U-M, though, is limiting it to the two immediate family members.
What we don't know is if the band will be allowed in the stadium. Either way, you're talking about very little atmosphere in Michigan Stadium this year, as expected.
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Offensive tackle Jalen Mayfield's decision to opt back in is a big one, obviously ... but will he be the only one? Head coach Jim Harbaugh provided a clue on that one yesterday during his podcast with former U-M All-American Jon Jansen.
"In the case of Jalen Mayfield, he did submit a waiver to be able to come back and play, and that waiver has been granted," he reported. "I think there are a few stipulations that he has to do, but that waiver has been granted that he can return.
"Now, at this point, Jalen was the only one who submitted that waiver to opt back in."
The key being "at this point." We can confirm that Mayfield's cryptic tweet a few days ago was about his own return. Some had hoped it might mean receiver Nico Collins and/or cornerback Ambry Thomas would be joining him, but we continue to hear that Thomas will NOT opt back in — remember, he dealt with serious medical issues last summer — while Collins is still weighing it.
“We’ve had some conversations," offensive coordinator Josh Gattis said. "We’ve had a ton of conversation, obviously. I’m very respectful of anyone’s personal decisions and I’m going to leave that to Nico to be able to make (it) whenever he’s comfortable making an announcement.
"We’ve done nothing but support him 100 percent. We support him the same way we support all our players here. I think eventually everyone will be hearing from him."
What's the hold up, though? We aren't sure, but we're not ready to close the door on this one just yet. We'll let you know when that changes.
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