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Key Players Returning:
RB Hassan Haskins, WR Ronnie Bell, WR Cornelius Johnson, TE Erick All, OG Trevor Keegan, OG Andrew Stuber, OT Ryan Hayes, LB Michael Barrett, LB Josh Ross, CB Vincent Gray, CB Gemon Green, FS Daxton Hill, SS Brad Hawkins, and PK Jake Moody.
Key Players Departing:
QB Joe Milton, WR/RS Giles Jackson, OC Zach Carpenter, DE Kwity Paye, DT Carlo Kemp, LB Cameron McGrone, LB Adam Shibley, KR Ambry Thomas, PK Quinn Nordin, and PT Will Hart.
Top 10 Recruits:
Blue Chip Recruits: QB J.J. McCarthy (Bradenton, Florida).
4 Star Recruits: RB Donovan Edwards (West Bloomfield, Michigan), OT Giovanni El-Hadi (Sterling Heights, Michigan), LB Junior Colson (Brentwood, Tennessee), DL Rayshaun Benny (Oak Park, Michigan), OG Raheem Anderson (Detroit, Michigan), WR Cristian Dixon (Santa Ana, California), LB Jaydon Hood (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida), DL George Rooks (Jersey City, New Jersey), and TE Louis Hansen (Needham, Massachusetts).
2020 Results:
G01 at #21 Minnesota W 49-24
G02 MICHIGAN STATE L 24-27
G03 at #13 Indiana L 21-38
G04 #13 WISCONSIN L 11-49
G05 at Rutgers W | 3OT 48-42
G06 PENN STATE L 17-27
Team Info:
2020 Record: 2-4 (6th in Big Ten East)
Home: 0-3
Away: 2-1
Neutral: 0-0
B10: 2-4
Non-B10: 0-0
Head Coach: Jim Harbaugh
Michigan: 49-22
Career: 107-49
Bowls: 2-5
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Cade McNamara (43-71, 425 yards, 60.6%, 6.0 avg., 5 TD, 0 INT)
Rushing: Hassan Haskins (61 car., 375 yards, 6.1 avg., 6 TD)
Receiving: Ronnie Bell (26 rec., 401 yards, 15.4 avg., 1 TD)
TDs Scored: Hassan Haskins (6)Sacks: 4 Tied (1)
Tackles: Joshua Ross (53)
Tackles For Loss: Michael Barrett/Adam Shibley/Taylor Upshaw (2)
Interceptions: Daxton Hill/John Ross (1)
Pass Deflections: Gemon Green (8)
Forced Fumbles: Michael Barrett (1)
Kick Returns: Blake Corum (5 ret., 96 yards, 19.2 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Mike Sainristil (1 ret., 2 yards, 2.0 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Jake Moody (1-4 fg/fga., 25%%, 9-9 xp/xpa., 12 pts.)
Punting: Brad Robbins (23 punts, 1041 yards, 45.3 avg., 8 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters
QB: 12 Cade McNamara (JR)
RB: 25 Hassan Haskins (SR)
WR: 8 Ronnie Bell (SR)
WR: 6 Cornelius Johnson (JR)
WR: 19 Mike Sainristil (JR)
TE: 83 Erick All (JR)
LT: 76 Ryan Hayes (SR)
LG: 77 Trevor Keegan (JR)
OC: 65 Zak Zinter (SO)
RG: 71 Andrew Stueber (RS SR)
RT: 52 Karsen Barnhart (JR)
KR: 2 Blake Corum (SO)
PK: 13 Jake Moody (SR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 95 Donovan Jeter (RS SR)
NT: 58 Mazi Smith (JR)
DE: 15 Christopher Hinton (JR)
LB: 97 Aidan Hutchinson (SR)
LB: 12 Josh Ross (RS SR)
LB: 23 Michael Barrett (SR)
LB: 55 David Ojabo (JR)
CB: 22 Gemon Green (SR)
CB: 5 D.J. Turner (JR)
FS: 30 Daxton Hill (JR)
SS: 2 Brad Hawkins (RS SR)
PR: 5 Mike Sainrisril (JR)
PT: 91 Brad Robbins (RS SR)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: C
Running Backs: A
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: A
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: C
Punters: A
Schedule:
09/04 WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS | Michigan leads the series 7-0. The Wolverines won (49-3) the last meeting between schools in 2018.
09/11 WASHINGTON HUSKIES | Michigan leads the series 7-5. The Wolverines won (31-29) the last meeting between schools in 2002.
09/18 NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES | Michigan won (33-17) the only prior meeting between schools in 2005.
09/25 RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHT | Michigan leads the series 6-1. The Wolverines won (48-42) last season’s meeting between schools, and their only series loss (24-26) was at the inaugural meeting between schools in 2014.
10/02 at Wisconsin Badgers | Michigan leads the series 51-17. The Wolverines are 2-3 since renewing the series in 2016, and their last series win (38-13) was in 2018.
10/09 at Nebraska Cornhuskers | Michigan leads the series 5-4. The Wolverines won (56-10) the last meeting between schools in 2018.
10/23 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS | Michigan leads the series 58-15-2. The Wolverines are 6-0 since 2011, and they won (20-17) the last meeting between schools in 2018.
10/30 at Michigan State Spartans | Michigan leads the series 71-37-5. The Wolverines are 4-6 since 2011, and their last series win (44-10) was in 2019.
11/06 INDIANA HOOSIERS | Michigan leads the series 59-10. The Wolverines are 7-1 since renewing the series in 2013, and their last series win (39-14) was in 2019.
11/13 at Penn State Nittany Lions | Michigan leads the series 14-10. The Wolverines are 4-4 since renewing the series in 2018, and their last series win (42-7) was in 2018.
11/20 at Maryland Terrapins | Michigan leads the series 8-1. The Wolverines are 5-1 since renewing the series in 2014, and their last series loss (16-23) was in 2014.
11/27 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES | Michigan leads the series 58-52-6. The Wolverines are 1-8 since 2011, and they lost (27-56) the last meeting between schools in 2019.
Predictions:
Home: 7-0
Road: 2-3
Neutral: 0-0
B10: 6-3
Non-B10: 3-0
Overall: 9-3 (3rd in Big Ten East)
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