Michigan opened the 2023-24 season with low external expectations and managed to finish even worse.
That is not a sentence that Juwan Howard or the Wolverines wanted to read, but it nevertheless is reality. The preseason Big Ten media poll pegged Michigan to finish 12th in the 14-team league, but the Maize and Blue ultimately finished in last place.
By four games.
Howard's future immediately became the major storylines after Michigan ended its nightmarish 8-24 campaign. And after five seasons, he will not be returning to his alma mater.
The coaching change is simply one part of a busy offseason in Ann Arbor.