Brady Hoke returns experienced talent on both sides of the ball in 2012 and the faithful in Ann Arbor are ready for Blue to return to the elite class of the college football world. Look for Michigan to be a better team in 2012 with a worse record than 2011 due to a brutal schedule.
Denard Robinson is Mr. Everything on offense for the Wolvernies. In 2010 he set the NCAA record for most rushing yards by a quarterback (1,702) and followed that up with 2,173 passing yards and 1,176 rushing while accounting for 36 touchdowns last season. Look for Thomas Rawls to join Robinson in the backfield after Fitzgerald Toussaint was suspended indefinitely due to an offseason DUI arrest. Receivers Junior Hemingway and Kevin Koger are gone but Jeremy Gallon and Roy Roundtree return.
Greg Mattison's defensive took gigantic steps forwards last fall, moving all the way up to #6 in the country in scoring defense. The defensive line features seniors Craig Roh and tackle Will Campbell while the linebacking corps figures to be speedy with Kenny Demens, Desmond Morgan, Brandin Hawthorne, and Jake Ryan all seeing significant playing time. Future NFL stud Blake Countess locks down one of the cornerback positions for Michigan.
As previously mentioned, Michigan has a tough schedule ahead of them. Non-conference games against Alabama and Notre Dame lead into a difficult conference slate. The ball will have to bounce right for the Wolverines to win 11 games again this season.
PREDICTION: 8-4 OVERALL, 5-3 CONFERNECE
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