After winning a national title, the feeling around Michigan football isn't all that high
went around and talked to different coaches around the Big Ten Conference and they weighed in on the state of the different programs. The caveat to this is you don’t know which coaches — assistants or head coaches — are saying what. Everyone putting in their quotes is anonymous.
Michigan is coming off of a complete season in which it didn’t lose a game, but after losing Jim Harbaugh, this coach believes the Wolverines will replicate the philosophies Harbaugh has done for years — even with Sherrone Moore at the helm. This coach says Michigan will have to rebuild before Moore can put his signature on the program. With what Moore has done via the transfer portal, this coach could be surprised by what the maize and blue do.
The above quote from a Big Ten coach sounds pretty spot on. They say that the Wolverines’ defense will lead the way for Michigan in 2024 and it’ll be interesting how Wink Martindale handles the defense. Agreed. Martindale is the O.G. of the defense Michigan has run since 2021. Also, the Wolverines return so many playmakers on that side of the ball like Will Johnson, Mason Graham, and Kenneth Grant, among others, that it’s bound to be a top-five defense once again.
This seems like a fair statement. Outside of the QB position, wide receiver is one of the bigger question marks. But it may not be as questionable as you think. Michigan lost Roman Wilson and Cornelius Johnson, but the Wolverines return an electric playmaker in Semaj Morgan and a reliable target in Tyler Morris. While both are somewhat unproven, both have shown enough that make you believe Michigan will be just fine in the receiving room.
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