After a lackluster 8-5 season in 2017, the Michigan Wolverines enter 2018 as one of the most hyped programs in the country...again.
Shea Patterson is the quarterback Jim Harbaugh has been waiting for. Pair that up with one of the best running back duos in the conference, young stud receivers and a beast of a defense, and you’ve got yourself a playoff appearance waiting on the horizon.
Here are five reasons from several Maize n Brew writers that Michigan WILL make the College Football Playoff in 2018.
1. Strength of schedule
Daniel Plocher: “Michigan has one of the toughest schedules in the nation this season in an ever-difficult Big Ten East.