For the second consecutive year, Mike Hart has one again earned the respect of his teammates in receiving the team’s Glenn E. “Bo” Schembechler Most Valuable Player award at their annual Football Bust.

After the 2006 season he was also the recipient of this award, sharing it with then teammate David Harris.

For a run-down of the 2007 season awards, please refer to the MGoBlue.com release.

The College Football Awards will be taking place in a little over 2 weeks and as previously posted, Mike Hart is a finalist for the Doak Walker Award for the nation’s top running back.

Now you, the public, can cast a vote and lend your support to Hart courtesy of ESPN.

Check out the nominees below, and cast your vote. But give it some thought because your vote will count towards the official tally! That’s right. The results of the SportsNation voting will count as one official vote!

To find out the winners, tune in to The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards, (live on ESPN, Thursday, Dec. 6, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. ET). Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit will host the show which will originate from the Atlantic Dance Hall on Disney’s Boardwalk at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Click here to cast your vote for Mike Hart. You can also vote for his Wolverine teammates Mario Manningham (Biletnikoff Award for Outstanding Wide Receiver) and Jake Long (Outland Trophy for Interior Lineman)

The Big Ten Conference released its All-Big Ten Teams tonight.

Mike Hart was named to the 2nd Team Offense by both the conference’s coaches and media, along with Michigan State’s Javon Ringer.

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The semifinalist list of Doak Walker Award candidates has now been cut to 3 finalists, and Mike Hart is included

He is joined by last year’s Doak Walker Award winner Darren McFadden (Arkansas) and Ray Rice (Rutgers).

The the winner will be announced live on ESPN’s College Football Awards, airing Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM (ET).

On the web: www.doakwalkeraward.com

MGoBlog reported it first, last week, now Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr has confirmed that he will retire with that announcement expected tomorrow at a 10AM press conference.

It is being reported that Carr informed his staff and players of his plans at a team meeting today, as well as confirming the move in a phone call with the Associated Press.

The press conference will be broadcast live on ESPN and ESPNews. It will also be streamed live on MGoBlue.com.

On the offense:

“We didn’t think we were going to be this bad off. We made a lot of mistakes out there. Give credit to the (Ohio State) defense. They came up with a great game and had a good scheme against us. The defense did a great job.”

On explaining the game:

“When we watch the film everything is going to be right there. We made too many missed assignments, too many dropped balls, missed blocks, bad cuts. Whatever you want to call it, we just didn’t put it together as an offense today. When you don’t do that, you aren’t going to win games.”

On injuries:

“I was fine today. I was good enough to play and it definitely wasn’t a problem. Chad (Henne) was out there throwing the ball fine so it’s definitely not the reason why we lost today.”

From: MGoBlue.com

AP Photo by Tony Ding

It was a cold and soggy Senior Day. Mike Hart took the field for the last time at the Big House. No one wanted it more than Mike Hart. He was hoping to end his team’s 3 game losing streak against their rivals to the south. But it was not meant to be. After 60 minutes of play, the Michigan Wolverines fell to Ohio State 14-3. Michigan’s loss gives the Big Ten title to the Buckeyes as well as the conference’s automatic BCS bid.

Playing through the pain of his high ankle sprain, the Buckeye defense held Hart to 44 yards on 18 carries. After a K.C. Lopata field goal in the first quarter, the team never scored again.

Earlier, Mike Hart let on that he was worried about his legacy; pointing out that he’d rather lose to Appalachian State than Ohio State. However, if one takes a simple look at his body of work while at Michigan, there should be no question. No one has been more valuable to his team. No one has given more of himself. Mike Hart shouldn’t worry about his legacy.

Michigan ends the season 6-2 (3rd in the Big Ten, 8-4 overall) and will now wait until the close of the season to learn which bowl game they will be playing in.

Mike Hart has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award, which goes to the nation’s top running back.

The list will be narrowed down to 3 finalist on November 19. The the winner will be announced live on the College Football Awards, airing Dec. 6

The award is named after three-time SMU All-American running back and 1948 Heisman Trophy winner Doak Walker. Hart was voted a finalist for last year’s award before it was presented to Arkansas’ Darren McFadden.

On the web: www.doakwalkeraward.com

Since it is now OSU Week, members of the Michigan Wolverines spoke to the media today with regards to “The Game”. Notably absent was team captain Mike Hart.

Hart had hinted, after the Michigan State game, that he may not be present at the OSU pregame presser because he “might say something stupid” and provide the Buckeyes with bulletin board material leading up to the game. It seems Coach Carr wanted to avoid that. So, in his absence teammates Jamar Adams, Jake Long, Adam Kraus, Will Johnson, Brandent Englemon, and Coach Lloyd Carr handled the press conference.

Lloyd Carr on his decision to bring Mike Hart to the OSU pregame presser:

“I did have a conversation with Mike. He said, ‘Coach, I’m not dumb.’ And he isn’t. What I try to do is deal with the issue of the media in the preseason and in the spring. There’s essentially some fundamental rules: Respect the game, understand that when you say something, don’t say it unless you want to see it in print. We want to talk about a game in a way we can answer questions, but we want to do it in a way that we respect our opponents. I think that’s the essence of competition.”

Jake Long stated that if the Wolverines have to play without starting quartedback Chad Henne or Hart that the team would have to step up. We all know and have heard the politically correct reponses that the team, staff, and coaches have given when it comes to injured players; specifically Hart & Henne. But if anyone thinks that they will be kept out of this game, I have some swampland to sell you.

During the Wisconsin game, ESPN cameras frequently captured Hart in his coach’s ear on the sidelines. You could tell that he wanted to play and that it was killing him that he wasn’t out there helping his team. His ankle may still be bothering him, but I don’t know if there is anyone out there who will be able to keep Mike Hart off the field come this Saturday.

Check out all of the pregame player press conferences, courtesy of the Ann Arbor News’ Multimedia section.

The ESPN College GameDay crew will broadcast live from Ann Arbor, MI this weekend, the site of the annual rivalry game between the Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes.

Even though both teams are coming off of a loss for the first time in decades, there is still plenty on the line. The winner of “The Game” is the outright Big Ten Champion and gets the conference’s automatic BCS bid. But there is more on the line; namely the legacy of this Wolverine senior class, led by Mike Hart. They have yet to beat the Buckeyes and there would be no sweeter way to send them out than with a victory over their foes from the south on Senior Day.

College GameDay will kick off at 10AM on Saturday. More information on College GameDay can be found at www.collegegameday.com with further info regarding location and participation to come.