With Urban Meyer stepping down as head coach, people thought this may be the year Michigan would defeat Ohio State, win the Big Ten and possibly make the College Football Playoff. Only die-hard Wolverine fans are confident that will happen after the first two games.
Michigan defeated Middle Tennessee State 40-21 the first game of the season and won 24-21 Saturday against Army in OT. Not an impressive start.
Would the Wolverines even be favored against these four teams if they played Week 3 on a neutral field? First a look at their rival.
The Ohio State Buckeyes scored 28 quick points against the Florida Atlantic Owls before going vanilla on offense so Luke Fickell wouldn’t know what to expect in Week 2.