Earlier this week, you may have read our story about why the 2024 schedule is a bit easier than expected.
While Grace brought up some really quality points and it was a much harder side to argue, let’s talk about the other side of things today.
The Michigan 2024 football schedule is still the toughest we have seen as fans in years.
Their non conference and conference play takes a major leap from what we saw last season, and they are the reigning national champs that lost firepower on both sides of the ball.
While the team still has a lot of promise and aspirations for a fourth straight College Football Playoff appearance, it’s going to be as difficult as ever with the teams they have in 2024. Here’s why
Everyone wants to point at Texas in Week 2, and with good reason. The Longhorns are absolutely loaded and are going to be one of the favorites to get back to the CFP. Texas will probably be the second-toughest game, behind Ohio State, for Michigan this year.
But we should talk more about Fresno State, the Wolverine’s’ Week 1 opponent. This is no pushover team. Jeff Tedford took over a Kalen DeBoer-led program in 2021 and has not missed the mark since.
The Bulldogs are 19-8 in two-year tenure and started last season with two wins over Power 5 programs.
There is a world where Michigan gets caught in a close one with the celebration of the National Championship in the first game of the season, while also potentially looking ahead to the Texas game the following week.
No matter how you look at it, this non conference schedule is the toughest the Wolverines have seen in at least five years.
