When you evaluate the top Group of 5 programs a blue blood could schedule to start the season, the Fresno State Bulldogs would be near the top of that list. The Mountain West program began the 2023 season 9-1 and even ranked in the top-25 before a three-game skid squandered an opportunity for the Bulldogs to win the conference.
The Michigan Wolverines now host a team and program that constantly plays up to the competition. Just ask the Purdue Boilermakers, who opened their 2023 season with a four-point loss to this program, or 2021’s No.