Michigan football ran through its 2022 regular-season schedule with zero blemishes and finished 13-1. Both are program bests for single-season wins. However, the maize and blue are looking for more in 2023.
The Wolverines blew a prime opportunity to advance to the national championship game. However, they have a young nucleus returning: J.J. McCarthy, Donovan Edwards, Will Johnson, Colston Loveland and Junior Colson. They also have a bevy of seasoned veterans coming back: Blake Corum, Cornelius Johnson, Trevor Keegan, Zak Zinter, Michael Barrett, Kris Jenkins and Mike Sainristil. They are adding some high-profile transfers: Ernest Hausmann, Drake Nugent, AJ Barner, LaDarius Henderson and Myles Hinton. With all that veteran talent, the maize and blue should be considered, at worst, a top-three team nationally.
And that’s not even mentioning Jim Harbaugh returning after another flirtation with the NFL.
We’re still a few months away from spring ball, but we’re taking an early look at the schedule and predicting how it will play out. Here are our game-by-game predictions.