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Key Players Returning:
QB JJ McCarthy, RB/KR Blake Corum, RB Donovan Edwards, WR Cornelius Johnson, WR Roman Wilson, OG Trevor Keegan, OG Zak Zinter, OT Kaesen Barnhart, DE Jaylen Harrell, DE Braiden McGregor, DT Kris Jenkins, LB Michael Barrett, LB Junior Colson, CB German Green, CB Will Johnson, FS Rod Moore, SS Makari Paige and.
Key Players Departing:
WR Ronnie Bell, TE Colston Schoonmaker, OC Olusegun Oluwatimi, OT Ryan Hayes, DE Mike Morris, NT Mazi Smith, CB DJ Turner, NB Mike Sainristil, SS RJ Moten, KR/PR AJ Henning, PK Jake Moody and PT Brad Robbins.
Top 10 Recruits:
4 Star Recruit: LB Ernest Hausmann (Nebraska transfer), DL Enow Etta (Colleyville, Texas), RB Cole Cabana (Dexter, Michigan), CB Jyaire Hill (Kankakee, Illinois), OG LaDarius Henderson (Arizona State transfer), WR Karmello English (Phenix City, Alabama), ATH Brandyn Hillman (Portsmouth, Virginia), TE AJ Barner (Indiana transfer), EDGE Josaiah Stewart (Coastal Carolina transfer) and OT Evan Link (Washington, DC).
2022 Results:
G01 COLORADO STATE W 51-7
G02 HAWAII W 56-10
G03 UCONN W 59-0
G04 MARYLAND W 34-27
G05 @ Iowa W 27-14
G06 @ Indiana W 31-10
G07 #10 PENN STATE W 41-17
G08 MICHIGAN STATE W 29-7
G09 @ Rutgers W 52-17
G10 NEBRASKA W 34-3
G11 ILLINOIS W 19-17
G12 @ #2 Ohio State W 45-23
B10 vs. Purdue W 43-22
CFB vs. #3 TCU L 45-51
Team Info:
2022 Record: 13-1 (1st in Big Ten East/Big Ten Champions)
Home: 8-0
Away: 4-0
Neutral: 1-1
B10: 9-0
Non-B10: 4-1
Head Coach: Jim Harbaugh
Michigan: 74-25
Career: 133-52
Bowls: 3-7
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: JJ McCarthy (208-322, 2719 yards, 64-.6%, 8.4 avg., 22 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing: Blake Corum (247 car., 1463 yards, 5.9 avg., 18 TD)
Receiving: Cornelius Johnson (32 rec., 499 yards, 15.6 avg., 6 TD)
TDs Scored: Blake Corum (19)
Sacks: Michael Barrett (3.5)
Tackles: Junior Colston (101)
Tackles For Loss: Jaylen Harrell (7.5)
Interceptions: Ron Moore (4)
Pass Deflections: Mike Sainristil (7)
Forced Fumbles: None
Kick Returns: Roman Wilson (5 ret., 114 yards, 22.8 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Kalel Mullings (1 ret., 22 yards, 22.0 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Tommy Doman (0-0 fg/fga., 0%%, 2-2 xp/xpa., 2 pts.)
Punting: Tommy Doman (1 ret., 41 yards, 41.0 avg., 1 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters
QB: 09 JJ McCarthy (JR)
RB: 2 Blake Corum (SR)
WR: 6 Cornelius Johnson (SR)
WR: 00 Darrius Clemons (SO)
WR: 14 Roman Wilson (SR)
TE: 18 Colston Loveland (SO)
LT: 52 Karsen Barnhart (RS SR)
LG: 77 Trevor Keegan (RS SR)
OC: 00 Drake Nugent (GR/TR)
RG: 65 Zak Zinter (SR)
RT: 78 Myles Hinton (SR/TR)
KR: 14 Roman Wilson (SR)
PK: 32 James Turner (GR/TR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 17 Braiden McGregor (SR)
NT: 55 Mason Graham (SO)
DT: 94 Kris Jenkins (SR)
DE: 32 Jaylen Harrell (SR)
LB: 25 Junior Colston (JR)
LB: 23 Michael Barrett (GR)
NB: 00 Mike Sainristil (SR)
CB: 2 Will Johnson (SO)
CB: 12 Josh Wallace (SR/TR)
FS: 19 Rod Moore (RS SO)
SS: 7 Makari Paige (SR)
PR: 8 Tyler Morris (SO)
PT: 19 Tommy Doman (JR)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: A
Running Backs: A
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: A
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: A
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: C
Punters: C
Schedule:
09/02 EAST CAROLINA PIRATES | First meeting between schools.
09/09 UNLV REBELS | Michigan won (28-7) the only meeting between schools in 2015.
09/16 BOWLING GREEN FALCONS | Michigan leads the series 2-0. The Wolverines won (65-21) the last meeting between schools in 2010.
09/23 RUTGERS SCARLEY KNIGHTS | Michigan leads the series 8-1. The Wolverines won (52-17) last season’s meeting between schools and their only series loss (24-26) was at the inaugural meeting between schools in 2014.
09/30 @ Nebraska Cornhuskers | Michigan leads the series 7-4-1. The Wolverines are 3-1 since 2013 and their last series loss (13-17) dates back to 2013.
10/07 @ Minnesota Golden Gophers | Michigan leads the series 76-25-3. The Wolverines won (49-24) the last meeting between schools in 2020.
10/14 INDIANA HOOSIERS | Michigan leads the series 61-10. The Wolverines are 9-1 since 2013 and their last series loss (21-38) was in 2020.
10/21 @ Michigan State Spartans | Michigan leads the series 72-38-5. The Wolverines are 4-6 since 2013 and their last series loss (33-37) was in 2021.
11/04 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS | Michigan leads the series 46-14. The Wolverines won (43-22) last season’s meeting between schools and their last series loss (36-38) dates back to 2009.
11/11 @ Penn State Nittany Lions | Michigan leads the series 16-10. The Wolverines are 6-4 since 2013 and their last series loss (17-27) was in 2020.
11/18 @ Maryland Terrapins | Michigan leads the series 10-1. The Wolverines are 7-1 since restarting the series in 2014 and their only series loss (16-23) was in 2014.
11/25 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES | Michigan leads the series in 60-52-6. The Wolverines are 2-7 since 2013 and their last series loss (27-56) was in 2019.
Predictions:
Home: 7-0
Road: 3-2
Neutral: 0-0
B10: 7-2
Non-B10: 3-0
Overall: 10-2 (3rd in Big 10 East)
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