Michigan’s Warde Manual ‘absolutely’ thinks extra year of eligibility should be considered

Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel was on a conference call with his fellow Big Ten Conference colleagues Friday morning, discussing a variety of issues a day after the league abruptly canceled its men’s basketball tournament and all sports competitions through the rest of the academic year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Warde Manuel (Photo: Paul Sancya, AP)Hours later, the Big Ten also announced that all organized team activities have been suspended as well until at least April 6. But in a WTKA radio interview, Manuel put it much plainer terms.

“We’re not gonna compete in any sport in the Big Ten for the rest of the (school) year,” he said. “We have essentially ended the…