Michigan Football: Hall of Famer to serve as honorary captain for Saturday's matchup against Texas

Chris Breiler | Sep 3, 2024

Michigan running back Blake Corum's helmet sits on the turf during warmups before the Ohio State game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. / Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK

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Former Michigan Football head coach Jim Harbaugh started the tradition of bringing in honorary captains on fall Saturday's. Since 2015, the Wolverines have had guys like Tom Brady and Michael Jordan serve in that role. For Saturday's Top 10 matchup against No. 4 Texas, Michigan will welcome another iconic athlete to Ann Arbor to serve as honorary captain - former Yankee legend Derek Jeter.

Derek Jeter will be Michigan's honorary captain for its game vs. Texas on Saturday 〽️

(via @BradGalli) pic.twitter.com/WzcGeUGugt
— MLB (@MLB) September 2, 2024

Jeter is no stranger to the state of Michigan or the city of Ann Arbor. In fact, the Hall of Famer grew up in Kalamazoo and actually received a scholarship to play baseball at the University of Michigan. But rather than playing collegiate baseball, Jeter was drafted by the Yankees in 1992 and made his MLB debut in 1995. He spent his entire 20-year MLB career with the Yankees and would go on to become a five-time World Series champion. Jeter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020, and remains the Yankees' all-time career leader in hits (3,465), doubles (544), games played (2,747), stolen bases (358), times on base (4,716), plate appearances (12,602) and at bats (11,195).

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