Football is back, and so are our prognosticators!
After a long off-season of gazing into their crystal balls again and again, they now can tell you who will win the season-opening games between Michigan and Utah (8:30 p.m. Thursday, FS1) and Michigan State and Western Michigan (7 p.m. Friday, ESPNU).
Michigan vs. Utah
Mark Snyder
Utah 25, Michigan 14: Utah has a proven tailback, elite special teams and a high-level defense. Add in the raucous home crowd, and the scales tip to the Utes. Michigan's offense was one of the nation's worst last year, and the Wolverines haven't won a significant road game in years.