247Sports college football podcast host Josh Pate explains why he likes a lot about what Michigan brings into 2024 season, but doesn't see the Wolverines repeating as national champions coming off last year's title
The University of Michigan's football program reached the summit of the sport last fall, going 15-0 with a third straight win over rival Ohio State, a third consecutive Big Ten championship, a victory over super-program Alabama in the Rose Bowl on its way to winning a national championship over Washington.
"Relatively speaking, I am very high on Michigan," Pate said on his podcast Tuesday. "I don't think they're going to win the national title this year, so if that's being 'low' on them, maybe we define that differently, but I'm very high on them as a team."" defensive line, linebacker combination is about as good as you'll see in college football this year, or very close to it.
Pate also pointed to the fact that Michigan will break in a new starting quarterback, after J.J. McCarthy was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings last month. "They've got the 126th-rated returning production," Pate said. "Out of every Power 4 team, that's last. So, there's a lot of mystery around that team. There's no way that offensive line can be as good as they were last year. They can be good, but as good as they were last year?"
"There are more games, because you have an expanded playoff. You've got an entirely new staff. You've got a new quarterback. There's just a lot of new, so that's not being down on Michigan. That's just being realistic, to me. I'd say the same thing if that were the case with Georgia."WILL
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