After spring ball, ESPN resident advanced stats guru Bill Connelly had the Wolverines as his No. 10 team in the SP+ rankings, with the 32nd-ranked offense and

With the 2025 college football season set to begin this weekend, ESPN has hired two well-respected analysts in an effort to boost its coverage. According to Front Office Sports, ESPN has hired former quarterback Chased Daniel.

Dominic Zvada was snubbed by college football’s top kicking award last season, but ESPN continues to recognize his talent. The Michigan senior made the outlet’s All-America team, released on Monday, as the first-team placekicker.

Coming up with a list on Wednesday, ranking the top second-year breakout players in 2025 across college football, Marshall ended up being ranked second of the 11 players who made the cut, just behind projected OSU QB starter Julian Sayin.

The computers and numbers behind ESPN's Football Power Index are not high on the Spartans reaching a bowl game this season

Michigan relied heavily on its defense last season and the unit should be a strength again in 2025. How good will it be? MLive’s Michigan football beat writers give their answers below. Andrew Kahn, Aaron McMann, and Ryan Zuke share their thoughts on Michigan’s defense before the Aug. 30 season opener against New Mexico.

Outside of Connor Stalions, if anyone has been the face of Michigan football's 'signgate' saga, it's been ESPN reporter Pete Thamel. The one reporting on the allegations throughout the process, he became a villain to fans in Ann Arbor and a hero to those in Columbus and East Lansing.

The most painful blow came financially. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Michigan will lose roughly $30 million, with at least $20 million of that tied to a two-year postseason fine. That’s a big number, but Thamel noted the Wolverines could easily offset it with about $25 million in College Football Playoff revenue changes coming in 2026.