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Fan Day Slated for Sunday, August 22, at Michigan Stadium

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan football program will hold its annual Fan Day on Sunday, Aug. 22, at Michigan Stadium. The autograph session and opportunity to meet the 2010 Wolverine team will run from 1-3 p.m. EDT.

The event, which is an opportunity to see the newly renovated Big House prior to the opener against Connecticut on Sept. 4, is free and open to the public. All gates at the Big House will open starting at 11 a.m. Parking will be available in the lots adjacent to Michigan Stadium and Pioneer High School. In order to expedite the autograph process and accommodate as many fans as possible, players and head coach Rich Rodriguez will autograph one item per person.

Rodriguez will sign autographs on the Mortenson Plaza located above the Junge Champions Center. Rodriguez’s line will be accessible from the concourse and will wind along the west side of Crisler Arena.

Michigan players will be signing autographs along the north and south concourses at the concession stands. The offensive players will be located along the north side of the Big House between sections 29 and 38, with the defensive players residing on the south side between sections 8 and 18.

Check MGoBlue.com for player autograph locations which will be determined at a later date.

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