Michigan football closed out its spring sessions two weeks ago with the 15 practices culminating in the annual spring game. Now, all eyes are on summer conditioning and then fall camp as the Wolverines prepare for the 2025 season.
Now that we’ve got our eyes on the team, albeit in a split-squad scrimmage — both in person as well as via the delayed broadcast — we have some thoughts about what this team might be this season. With that in mind, here are our 10 post-spring ball bold predictions for the Michigan Wolverines, putting out there what might be this upcoming year given what we’ve seen.
1. The defense will be top five
There was some scuttlebutt that the front seven may be among the best in the country, and after seeing the line and the linebackers flying to the football, we’re pretty sure that will be the case. This is the fifth year of the system, but the second year under architect Wink Martindale, who fielded a much better defense at the end of last year compared to early in the season. While this isn’t Iowa DC Phil Parker’s system, one where lesser players fit as a part of the whole, the types of players that Michigan has brought in mixed with their knowledge of what Martindale wants allows these guys to play fast — and we saw that in the spring game.
The secondary has some questions, but they played very well two weeks ago and there’s room to grow. It’s difficult, given the depth and potential, to see many other defenses match what this one is capable of.
2. The offense will be in the upper half of CFB
This is actually a relatively low bar to clear given just how bad the offense was last year. Michigan brought in Chip Lindsey to oversee the offense, and he has a lot of toys to play with. As a coordinator who has revitalized many attacks in his career, given the personnel he inherits, this shouldn’t be too…
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Publish date : 2025-05-03 16:44:00
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