Back to the Michigan Wolverines Newsfeed

Interim AD Jim Hackett: "The right partner for U-M was Nike"

The University of Michigan Athletic Department formally announced an apparel deal to reunite with Nike set to begin next year.

The Swoosh is back in town. However, it won't make an appearance for another year.

The University of Michigan athletic department formally announced an apparel deal to reunite with Nike set to begin in August, 2016.

"After careful consideration, the right partner for the University of Michigan was NIKE," said interim athletic director Jim Hackett in a statement. "This decision, this partnership is about more than Michigan athletics; at the core, it is about our University community and it is about two great names reuniting for an opportunity that speaks to more than uniforms and apparel.