Prior to the game, Michigan alum and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy made a Big Noon Kickoff bet with former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer that led to playful smack talk and plenty of speculation and hearsay between the two analysts.

Following the University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore's firing and arrest over the reported scandal of having an "inappropriate relationship" with a university staff member, the Barstool

Dave Portnoy praises Michigan for its response after Sherrone Moore’s firing and arrest reports, reacting in real time as the story unfolds.

Dave Portnoy has a huge interest in Michigan Wolverines football and is pushing for Sherrone Moore's replacement.

Hours after Sherrone Moore’s firing, Dave Portnoy stirred the Michigan fanbase and Lane Kiffin jumped right into the chaos.

Michigan's head coach, Sherrone Moore, was fired and arrested following allegations of an inappropriate relationship and assault. Social media personality Dave Portnoy defended the university's swift action,

After news of Moore’s firing broke, Barstool Sports founder and avid Wolverines fan Dave Portnoy took to social media to say he thinks Lane Kiffin should be the team’s next head coach. It didn’t take long for Kiffin to chime in and dash his hopes.

While many would believe Portnoy added Sanders largely because of their past connection as co-hosts on Barstool’s NFL show, the idea of Coach Prime in Ann Arbor still generates buzz His recruiting pull and national profile would represent a dramatic shift from Michigan’s traditional approach.

A national report names 6 potential Michigan coaching candidates as the search continues, though sources caution the target list is still forming.