ANN ARBOR -- The Michigan football team may have added incentive to beat Florida in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 29.
Under first-year team dietitian Abigail O'Connor, the Wolverines have celebrated wins with a special "Victory Meal" that includes either rib-eye or New York strip steak, plus lobster tails, clam chowder, and dessert.
"They're adamant about having ice cream," O'Connor says.
The players enjoyed the feast 10 times this season. They still ate after a loss, of course, but the fare was decidedly less fancy: a few protein and carbohydrate options, two cooked vegetables, and a fruit and salad bar.