Big Ten favorites. College Football Playoff expectations. A different attitude, both inside the building and across the nation. The 2023 Michigan Wolverines are not satisfied with the past two seasons and are determined to finally get back to the top of the mountain and lift the CFP trophy at the end of the season.
The path there begins on Saturday in Ann Arbor with the first of three non-conference tune-ups. Again the early-season schedule is fairly weak, and even without Jim Harbaugh and Sherrone Moore the Wolverines are expected to roll. Maybe the East Carolina Pirates will put up a fight, but the outcome of this one seems all but guaranteed.