The premier nonconference matchup of the 2024 football season is set for the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns will travel to Ann Arbor to face the blue blood Michigan Wolverines.
Michigan comes off its first national title since the 1997 season. The defending national champs are usually not the team you want to draw in Week 2, but the Wolverines that Texas will face will not be the same team that won the national championship. In fact, it will be a much different team.
What Michigan loses is well documented. Its entire offensive line departs as well as nearly the entire defensive line. Starting quarterback JJ McCarthy leaves as does star running back Blake Corum, top receiving target Roman Wilson and leading tackler Junior Colson. We haven’t yet mentioned that head coach Jim Harbaugh is gone.
As you might have noticed, that leaves several key players for the Wolverines to replace. So what team will Texas face in 2024? Let’s look at what the Longhorns’ nonconference opponent could look like in Week 2 next season.