Tag: Jason Avant

Jason Avant further cements himself as a Michigan football legend at Ohio State game

This is AWESOME! #GoBlue

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.)

Jason Avant helped carry the 2005 Michigan football team through a rough patch. As quarterback Chad Henne was still growing into his own, as were running back Mike Hart, and wide receivers Steve Breaston, Adrian Arrington and Mario Manningham, Avant was the principal playmaker in a season that wasn’t good by Michigan standards, but could have been much worse.

Now he’s defending his program’s honor.

We were on the field as the melee took place after the 2024 iteration of The Game in Columbus, and while we were around all of the pushing and shoving and police officers liberally dispersing pepper spray, what we didn’t see was the Block M flag being ravaged by Ohio State players (as it was). And what appears to be Davison Igbinosun having possession of the flag, Avant, who is the sideline reporter for the Michigan football radio broadcasts, went and rescued the flag from the salty Buckeyes.

 

Noble and honorable. Excelsior.

Avant went above and beyond to defend Michigan’s honor — as a true Michigan man would. So while this 2024 team just had a legendary performance, Avant had a legendary performance in his own right.

Which trio of Eagles’ greats would you pick to build an all-time wide receiver core?

Philadelphia has had some elite pass catchers over the years and the Eagles twitter page is asking fans to pick a core group of three franchise greats to make the ultimate trio

Since its inception in 1933, Philadelphia has had some top pass catchers in the sport’s history.

Two of the 11 Hall of Famers linked to the franchise were wide receivers.

It could be challenging to determine who was the best.

Still, the Eagles official Twitter page asked the question on Saturday, looking to make an all-time trio made of some of the top players in franchise history.

We looked at 13 all-time greats, including two that have joined the franchise within the past two years.

Michigan football adds two alums to radio gameday broadcast team

This is awesome! #GoBlue

The Michigan football broadcast team on the radio is being fully revamped, with Jim Brandstatter and Dan Dierdorf having retired after the 2021 season.

No longer on the sidelines, Doug Karsch and Jon Jansen move up to the broadcast booth, taking over play-by-play and color commentary duties, respectively. But, with them upstairs, who will take their role down on the field?

Former Michigan center Jack Miller will now join Brian Boesch in Karsch’s pregame, halftime, and postgame role, while former Michigan receiver Jason Avant returns to his alma mater to be the in-game sideline reporter.

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Full release:

LEARFIELD and the University of Michigan Athletic Department announced on Wednesday (August 10) that two former Wolverines, wide receiver Jason Avant (2002-05) and center Jack Miller (2011-14), will join the 2022 Michigan Football broadcast team as sideline announcer and pre-, half- and postgame analyst, respectively.

The duo will join play-by-play announcer Doug Karsch and analyst Jon Jansen to form the broadcast team that will bring fans the 2022 Michigan Football season. Brian Boesch will host the pregame and postgame shows.

Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Avant ranks among Michigan’s greatest all-time receivers. He is fourth in program history with 169 career receptions and 10th with 2,247 career receiving yards. He registered at least one reception in 35 straight games, the third longest streak in U-M history. Avant was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft (109th overall) by the Philadelphia Eagles and played 11 NFL seasons.

Following his playing career, Avant found success in the business world before turning his sights to coaching. He was part of the Eagles’ staff in 2020 through the Bill Walsh Diversity Fellowship. Avant has recently held television and radio roles with NBC Sports Philadelphia and 97.5 the Fanatic as part of Eagles’ game day broadcasts.

Miller anchored the U-M offensive line while appearing in 22 games with 16 starts at center. In his senior year, the Perrysburg, Ohio, native won the Hugh H. Rader Award given to the top Michigan offensive lineman. Miller works at Hylant Insurance Group, previously as a client executive and now as the Detroit Market President.

He has been in the broadcast booth as part of the University of Toledo’s Football radio broadcast for three seasons (2019-21) and has also held a role as part of Buckeye CableSystem television broadcasts in Ohio.

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