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Morning links: Thomas S. Monson is a Michigan fan; reaction to 'The Drive'; SUU's stadium featured

Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, could have a conflict of interest this Saturday when the BYU Cougars face the Michigan Wolverines on the football field.

A tweet from broadcaster Robbie Bullough on Wednesday pointed out that Monson's biography "To the Rescue" details his love of the maize and blue.

"It is a rite of passage to be invited to join Grandpa in the basement on game day," reads the book authored by Heidi S. Swinton. "He presents each grandchild a Michigan cap in a special ceremony with the Michigan fight song playing in the background.