2016 SCHEDULE LOOK AHEAD: MICHIGAN AT OHIO STATE
Jim Harbaugh's second Michigan team is a trendy pick among media members and national polls already released to be in the national title discussion. Harbaugh and his staff are recruiting at a high level and pushing the envelope with satellite camps and other NCAA restrictions to both rebuild the program's brand and establish a presence nationally.
Harbaugh went 10-3 in his first season, reaching double-digit wins with a 41-7 stomping of Florida in the Citrus Bowl. He starred in a rap video this summer, took shots on Twitter at Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith, Alabama and Georgia head coaches Nick Saban and Kirby Smart and pretty much did whatever he wanted as long as it stayed within the NCAA's perview. Criticism from fans and media heads alike followed, but he didn't care.
"Everybody has critics, but screw 'em. They're irrelevant," Harbaugh said last week at Big Ten Media Days. "I think that sort of thing applies to football too."
The Wolverines lost two games to their biggest rivals at home in Harbaugh's first season, showing how close yet far away the program is from being a consistent contender. Michigan returns a talented—and very experienced—roster for 2016, leading to some serious hype for Harbaugh's club both in the Big Ten and College Football Playoff. Whether or not it comes to fruition remains to be seen.
Here is an early look at the 2016 Wolverines.
OFFENSE
Ohio State fans don't want to hear this, but if Michigan gets stability at quarterback, its offense should be terrific. Eight returning starters — including four up front — make the unit look strong on paper, especially with the bulk of it being seniors and in their second season with Jim Harbaugh, offensive coordinator Tim Drevno and passing game coordinator Jedd Fisch.
The latter helped Harbaugh turn Iowa graduate transfer Jake Rudock into a more than formidable option behind center in 2015. He'll need to do it again with either John O'Korn, Wilton Speight or Shane Morris. A Houston transfer, O'Korn is in a head-to-head battle with Speight to start, indicative of Morris playing some wide receiver in the spring game. None of those guys are Rudock, who was brilliant late in the season (168.3 passer rating in the final five games) before getting hurt against Ohio State.
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, the Wolverines continue to receive preseason hype as a playoff contender.)
