The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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THE WOLVERINE 2023 FOOTBALL PREVIEW ■ 121 U-M & 2023 Opponents In 1-131 Rankings Team Athlon Lindy's Avg.^ Michigan 2 2 2 Ohio State 5 3 4 Penn State 8 8 8 Maryland 41 29 35 Minnesota 34 40 37 Michigan State 52 44 48 Nebraska 55 52 53.5 Purdue 57 54 55.5 Rutgers 79 69 74 Indiana 81 73 77 East Carolina 82 105 93.5 UNLV 101 119 110 Bowling Green 123 115 119 ^ Average of the rankings provided Opponent Position Groups Ranked Among The Nation's Best Athlon Sports ranks the best position groups nation- ally every year in its annual preseason magazine. Here's where U-M foes from the 2023 slate checked in, re- spectively: Ohio State No. 1 wide receivers No. 2 running backs No. 6 defensive line No. 6 linebackers No. 8 defensive backs Penn State No. 3 defensive backs No. 3 running backs No. 8 offensive line No. 10 defensive line No. 10 linebackers LB TOMMY EICHENBERG, Ohio State — Athlon (1st team), Lindy's (1st team) OL Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State — Athlon (1st team), Lindy's (1st team) WR Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State — Athlon (1st team), Lindy's (1st team) CB Denzel Burke, Ohio State — Lindy's (1st team) WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State — Athlon (1st team), Lindy's (2nd team) DE JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State — Athlon (1st team), Lindy's (2nd team) CB Kalen King, Penn State — Athlon (1st team) KR Jaylin Lucas, Indiana — Athlon (1st team) DE Chop Robinson, Penn State — Athlon (2nd team), Lindy's (2nd team) S Lathan Ransom, Ohio State — Lindy's (2nd team), Athlon (4th team) LB Abdul Carter, Penn State — Athlon (3rd team) RB TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State — Athlon (3rd team) OL Donovan Jackson, Ohio State — Athlon (3rd team) RB NICHOLAS SINGLETON, Penn State — Athlon (3rd team) OL Matt Jones, Ohio State — Athlon (4th team) Schedule Breakdown 2023 SP+ Returning Previous Opponent 2022 Record Ranking Starters (Out of 25) Opponent East Carolina 8-5 88 9 — UNLV 5-7 107 12 Bryant Bowling Green 6-7 125 13 Eastern Illinois Rutgers 4-8 73 15 Virginia Tech Nebraska 4-8 49 15 Louisiana Tech Minnesota 9-4 31 10 Louisiana-Lafayette Indiana 4-8 71 8 Maryland Michigan State 5-7 42 12 Rutgers Purdue 8-6 48 12 Nebraska Penn State 11-2 8 14 Maryland Maryland 8-5 40 12 Nebraska Ohio State 11-2 2 14 Minnesota U-M Opponents On Preseason All-America Teams PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER