CINCINNATI — The Athletic's Dane Brugler released his first post-NFL Combine mock draft this week and had the Bengals adding Michigan cornerback Will Johnson at Pick 17. The cornerback suffered a turf toe injury at Michigan in October of last year and is still working back to full workout strength.

Amid a trade war, a leader in Canada is threatening to put a surcharge on electricity exported to Michigan — or shut it off.

D.P. Dough is opening its first Cincinnati location near University of Cincinnati. The location will open in August 2025 after renovations. D.P. Dough plans further expansion in Cincinnati and Dayton. A new-to-market brand known for late-night calzones is opening its first Cincinnati location.

A key member of the Cincinnati Reds’ last World Series championship in 1990 will serve as the grand marshal for the 2025 Findlay Market Opening Day Parade.

That became that much more clear in Week 14 when Michigan held Ohio State to 10 points and in the ReliaQuest Bowl when vaunted Alabama had just 13. Martindale appeared on the In the Trenches Podcast on Wednesday and explained when and how things changed for the Wolverine defense in 2024.

Michigan State football is one of a select group still in the running for an elite linebacker prospect in the 2026 class.