Michigan Football Has A Tough Season Ahead Of Them

Hail to the Victors! The University of Michigan is coming off its biggest season ever, but this season could have even bigger stakes. New teams in the conference, a new coach, and a news cycle full of scandal talk. This season all eyes are on Michigan.

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Jim Harbaugh, Michigan's khaki wearing coach for the last 9 years, has left the team to coach the San Diego Chargers, leaves the team in the hands of former offensive coach Sherrone Moore.  He takes over the team while they are in the midst of multiple cheating and recruiting scandals.

Moore proved his worth after being the interim coach during multiple games last season while Harbaugh was suspended. He isn't the only new face however. The Big 10 has 4 new teams joining: USC, Washington, Oregon, and UCLA. There are now 18 teams in BIG 10 conference, which is definitely more than 10 but whose countng.

Two of these schools have been in the College Football Playoffs in recent years, and all have been ranked in the top 25. In a conference with Ohio State, things were tough enough as they were.

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Toughest Matchups

Michigan's toughest games come against #4 Texas, #23 USC, #3 Oregon, and #2 Ohio State. It doesn't get much tougher than that. So let's inspect the entire season below.