College football is almost here!
Every year is the year that my beloved Wolverines finally beat the evil Ohio State Buckeyes for the first time in a long time.
This year, it comes true!
We Michigan fans are hoping for a higher-scoring offense this year, since we have a new offensive coordinator from Alabama, and many of our best guys are returning on offense. Defense loses several great players to the NFL, but we are hoping that the guys behind them are still very good.
Ohio State loses one of the best coaches in the history of college football (Urban Meyer), but their new coach Ryan Day looks to be very good in that, with him as offensive coordinator, Ohio State's offense obliterated Michigan in The Game last time. It looks like he can recruit at an elite level as well. Last year, Ohio State's defense, despite lots of great talent, wasn't very good -- except in The Game, where they finally pulled it all together and did great. Ohio State got rid of its defensive coordinator and got Michigan's defensive-line coach to be their new defensive coordinator. Ohio State lost their quarterback (Haskins) to the NFL in the 1st round. Haskins was an amazing passer. To replace him, they got Justin Fields as a transfer from Georgia. Justin Fields was a 5-star, #2 recruit in the country in 2018. (Trevor Lawrence was #1 in 2018.)
So, while normally one would think that Ohio State might take a step back -- because it lost a legendary coach, lost one of the best QB's in its history, and changed its defensive coordinator -- instead it might be that Ohio State stays right up there as one of the nation's top teams without missing a beat.
I'm am really looking forward to this season to see how it all turns out.
