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The Wolverines receivers kick off spring practice Tuesday with drills.

Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

If you haven't paid much attention to the Michigan football team since the Wolverines' season-ending loss against Ohio State last November, here's what you need to know to get caught up for spring practices, which started Tuesday afternoon:

THE BASICS

Michigan's 2010 spring roster

Offensive starters lost/returning: 4/7

Defensive starters lost/returning: 3/8

Offensive starters lost: Brandon Minor, RB; David Moosman, C/G; Greg Mathews, WR; Mark Ortmann, OT.

Defensive starters lost: Stevie Brown, LB; Donovan Warren, CB; Brandon Graham, DE.


KEY DATES

March 16: Practice opens

March 20: First day of full pads

April 8-10: Coaches clinic

April 17: Spring Game, 1 p.m. Here's what you need to know.

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AROUND THE BIG TEN

2010 MICHIGAN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 4     Connecticut     
Sept. 11   at Notre Dame   
Sept. 18   Massachusetts   
Sept. 25   Bowling Green  
Oct. 2      at Indiana            
Oct. 9      Michigan State   
Oct. 16    Iowa                 
Oct. 30    at Penn State  
Nov. 6     Illinois  
Nov. 13   at Purdue              
Nov. 20   Wisconsin
Nov. 27   at Ohio State

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