Urban Meyer, Brady Quinn say Michigan is Big Ten team to watch in 2021

Along with Brady Quinn, the former Ohio State head coach says on Fox Sports that Michigan football should be greatly improved in 2021.

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The Michigan football fanbase is still somewhat at odds after a moribund 2020 campaign where the Wolverines went 2-4. There are many who would like to see wholesale changes in Ann Arbor, but you know who isn’t among them?

You’re never gonna believe it.

On Fox Sports’ Big Noon Kickoff in advance of the Big Ten Championship game between Ohio State and Northwestern, the panel was asked: what is the team to watch for in the Big Ten in 2021? Not just who will improve, but who could be a potential championship contender?

Former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, who has been relatively critical of Michigan this year, has the Wolverines as his potential team to beat next season.

“I’m gonna say Michigan,” Quinn said. “I’m curious what happens with Harbaugh over the course of this offseason into next season. But also, because I think we tend to forget, this was somewhat of a young team that had a bunch of new people coming in. Cade McNamara, Joe Milton at the quarterback spot.

“And look — they had a good recruiting class. J.J. McCarthy who’s an incoming five-star recruit at the quarterback spot, he very well could be the quarterback of the future. He helped keep together that recruiting class this last week. So, Michigan’s very intriguing because of all those things, and I think they’ve got some talent and some guys coming into help. I think they could be in the mix in the next year in the Big Ten.”

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Then, surprisingly, former OSU head coach Urban Meyer concurred, saying that the Wolverines are his team to be on high alert for in 2021.

“I agree with Brady,” Meyer said. “The team up north — there are so many moving parts. I can’t remember anything like this where, in a program like that, the contract of the head coach is up in one year. I know there are some conversations.

“What do you do on defense? A well-respected defense isn’t playing very well, and it hasn’t — and then, the quarterback position. At some point, you have to say, ‘This is our quarterback,’ develop him and let the guy go play. That has not happened there. So, I agree with you. This is the year to really watch them. And what happens? We still don’t know.”

Former USC quarterback Matt Leinart picked Wisconsin as his team on the rise.

Watch the segment below: