Michigan State football could look very different in 2024, with many questions remaining, especially on the offensive side of the ball, but CBS Sports is still confident there will be little drop-off from 2023. .
The Wolverines won the national championship last year, but then lost head coach Jim Harbaugh, quarterback JJ McCarthy, running back Blake Collum, nickelback Mike Sainristil, the entire starting offensive line, and the defensive line. We lost many star players, including Tackles include Kris Jenkins and linebacker Junior Colson. So there are a lot of questions that the Maize and Blue will face in 2024.
Still, Chip Patterson of CBS Sports expects Michigan to qualify with a clean sweep, as the expanded playoffs will be held in a 5+7 format this season.
7. Michigan (General): Sherone Moore's footprint in Michigan football begins with his SMASH theme. This theme he brought out of the offensive line room and now extends throughout the program. The Wolverines should once again be able to win by being physical near the line of scrimmage, with running back Donovan Edwards drawing attention as he clocks in to regain the team's lead. The Wolverines are poised to occupy one of the top spots in the Big Ten this year, thanks in part to the University of Michigan's success in player development over the past few years.
He projects the Wolverines at No. 7, with Michigan hosting No. 10 Notre Dame in the Big House and the winner facing No. 2 Ohio State in the next round. If this happens, it would be a rematch from the Nov. 30 match in Columbus.
Patterson has OSU ranked No. 2, the University of Oregon at No. 5 and the University of Texas at No. 6 among Michigan's 2024 regular season opponents.
The story originally appeared on Wolverines Wire
