Michigan football ranked No. 6 in preseason Coaches Poll

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Michigan soccer staff is ranked No. 6 within the preseason Coaches Ballot after making its first Faculty Soccer Playoff look final yr.

Michigan is coming off a 12-2 season that included a dominant win over Ohio State and a blowout victory in its first Large Ten Championship Sport. The Wolverines earned the No. 2 seed within the playoff earlier than shedding handily to No. 3 Georgia within the Orange Bowl semifinal.

Jim Harbaugh’s staff misplaced a handful of key contributors from 2021, particularly on the defensive facet of the ball. Edge rushers Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo depart probably the most notable holes to fill, and Michigan will sorely miss dynamic security Daxton Hill.

Brad Hawkins, Vincent Grey, Josh Ross, and Christopher Hinton will even have to be changed.

On offense, Michigan misplaced star operating again Hassan Haskins to the NFL. The one different vital loss on that facet of the ball was beginning lineman Andrew Stueber, who was additionally drafted.

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All eyes have turned to the beginning quarterback competitors, which options Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy. McNamara, the incumbent, threw for two,576 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions a yr in the past. McCarthy, the previous five-star recruit, confirmed flashes of elite potential when his quantity was referred to as.

By way of playmakers, Michigan’s offense should not have any scarcity, on paper. Ronnie Bell returns from harm and joins a large receiver room that features a number of younger abilities. Donovan Edwards and Blake Corum ought to make for a risks backfield tandem in Haskins’ wake.

Michigan’s season will seemingly hinge on quarterback play and the way new defensive coordinator Jesse Minter replaces final yr’s high contributors.

The season begins Sept. 3, with Michigan internet hosting Colorado State.

Large Ten groups within the high 25:

• 2. Ohio State

• 6. Michigan

• 14. Michigan State

• 20. Wisconsin

• Iowa (twenty sixth), Penn State (twenty seventh), Minnesota (forty third), and Purdue (T-Forty eighth) additionally acquired votes.