UM: Football Coach

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The New York Times profiles University of Michigan football coach Brady Hoke, as a preview to Saturday’s face-off against Notre Dame in the first night game of UM’s history. The article focuses on the role that his marriage to Laura Hoke has played in his success: ”Every night when either Brady or Laura Hoke finishes with tooth brushing, one makes sure to put toothpaste on the other’s toothbrush. It is a small sign of the bond between a couple that met in seventh grade, married in college and have thrived while hopscotching through places like Yorktown, Ind.; Kalamazoo, Mich.; and Corvallis, Ore., where life’s consistency came from the soundtrack of marching bands. All along a nearly 30-year trail through college football, the Hokes made it clear that Ann Arbor would be the final place they would want to apply their toothpaste.” [Source]