Longhornswire. usatoday. comigan football became the first Big Ten team in the College Football Playoff era to go undefeated and win a national championship. The Wolverines were the second club in the league to win the championship, but Ohio State went 14-1 in the 2014 season.
Though teams often receive a lot of attention after winning a national championship, the maize and blue are not receiving the same acclaim as the Georgias or even the Florida States of the world. Part of that is due to the departure of head coach Jim Harbaugh, while the other is the departure of a large number of starters from last season’s team.
Thus, as 247Sports compiles a list of teams that may fall from grace, at least temporarily, the Michigan Wolverines make the cut. The maize and blue are still anticipated to be a good team, but the over/under for wins in 2024 is 2.5 points lower than it was last year in the regular season.
Nonetheless, Michigan was projected to lose at least to Ohio State last year, if not also to perennial preseason favourite Penn State. Expectations for maize and blue have fallen short of reality for the past three years. Could the Wolverines overachieve again next season? The regular season schedule includes Texas, Oregon, Washington, and Oregon State.
