In 2016, P.J. Fleck and Western Michigan rowed the boat all the way to the Cotton Bowl. After Fleck cashed a paycheck and fled to Minneapolis, Tim Lester picked up the pieces in the 6-6 followup year.
While the offense returns seven starters, including four on preseason award watch lists, the defense is in a youth movement.
The Broncos have never beaten the Wolverines, and have lost by double-digits each time since a 17-13 defeat in 1917. (Not one of Fielding Yost’s better outings.)
These are the players Michigan needs to know if they plan on winning their seventh straight in the series.