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2024 Michigan Wolverines College Football Betting

The 2023 season was the ultimate triumph for head coach Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines. Michigan won its first national championship since 1997 and just its second since 1948. For a school that has always had a high opinion of itself, it was a long time coming for the Maize and Blue. However, the season came at a considerable cost.

Jim Harbaugh was suspended twice for multiple games in 2023. He broke COVID recruiting protocols and denied the Spygate scandal, which was obviously sophisticated enough to have gone up to high levels. After winning the national title, Harbaugh fled to the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL.

Replacing Harbaugh is his offensive coordinator, Sherrone Moore. Moore was the fill-in coach for the final three regular season games for Harbaugh’s Spygate suspension. At a critical point of the season, Moore won all three games to save the quest for a natty. His performance was a major factor in becoming head coach. But Moore was left with a program that is a shell of itself, with key players and coaches having departed the scene. Moore has never run an entire program, especially one as huge and prominent as Michigan.

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While Michigan maintains much of what made its defensive unit so elite, first-year head coach Sherrone Moore must settle on a quarterback, hand the offense to a new coordinator (Kirk Campbell), and help bring along a new offensive line, all with fewer options at running back and receiver. The Wolverines’ three-year run as Big Ten champions could be in serious jeopardy.

Michigan looks to replace its starting quarterback ( J.J. McCarthy), running back (Blake Corum), entire offensive line, and two most productive receivers from a season ago, all of them lost to the NFL.

A five-man QB battle in the spring is expected to come to a head in fall camp, while big-play back Donovan Edwards will take the reins on the ground. Up front, transfer tackle Myles Hinton (Stanford) and guard Josh Priebe (Northwestern) will help anchor a less experienced, less polished offensive line. Returning tight end Colston Loveland, an All-Big Ten selection last season could vie for All-America honors.

The Wolverines’ offense is currently designed to stick with its ground-and-pound formula, looking to eat away at time of possession and wear down opposing defenses. But lacking a proven quarterback and every-down back could mean a step back in efficiency.

The nation’s No. 1-ranked unit has a new coordinator — long-time NFL assistant Don “Wink” Martindale, the architect of the disguise-heavy defense introduced at Michigan in 2021. Martindale will look to carry that over while mixing in some additional blitzing and pressure.

Michigan addressed a major question mark, landing Arkansas State kicker Dominic Zvada during the spring transfer portal window. Tommy Doman, who averaged 44.3 yards per punt, is back.

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From the iconic winged helmets, the Big House, and “Hail to the Victors,” the Michigan Wolverines epitomize what college football tradition and ritual are all about. However, there are two sides to the Michigan Myth. Michigan has 11 national championships but only one (1997) since 1948.

Before the 2021 and 2022 seasons, Michigan found competing with Ohio State in the Big Ten impossible. In fact, Michigan went from 2003 through 2000 without a Big Ten championship. Despite the comparative lack of national success in the modern era, Michigan remains a marquee name and blue blood brand.

The late great Bo Schembechler took over a moribund program in 1969 and transformed it into a regular Big Ten and national championship contender. Schembechler’s program lived on after his retirement. One of Bo’s top assistants, Lloyd Carr, led the Wolverines to a national championship. But after Carr retired in 2007, Michigan lost its way. However, favorite son and alum Jim Harbaugh restored Michigan to glory with its greatest season ever in 2023.

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