Nearly every ESPN College Football Playoff prognosticator has Michigan football in their top four following the Week 7 loss to Penn State, but those in the Fox Sports contingent aren’t so optimistic about the corn and blues.
With Week 8 about to begin, the doubts in the Wolverines are real, especially with Ohio State looming in Week 13. While the Buckeyes have beaten only one team with a winning record (Toledo), they have a test to come on Saturday, with Iowa—the team to beat. Michigan, 27-14, on Week 5 — coming to Columbus. If OSU scores at will, it will certainly improve his prospects.
On Saturday, Fox Sports’ four main panelists estimated which four teams they hoped to qualify for the College Football Playoffs, and the only one to put Michigan ‘in’ was former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn.
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Naturally, Quinn still has OSU as No. His 1st, and he clearly expects Alabama to bounce back in a big way, while Clemson seems to have an easy path, if he can get past Syracuse. Also, it’s unlikely that Urban Meyer will field Wolverine, instead fielding UCLA, who are the underdogs to Oregon on Saturday. Meyer also said last Saturday that it was unlikely Michigan could run for Penn State.
Of course, last year, no one expected Michigan to be in a position to qualify for the playoffs. And that includes going into Week 13. Then Wolverine beat the Buckeyes, surprising almost everyone in the world of college football. Could it happen again? There is a high chance that these two enter The Game undefeated if these two continue to look like they have.
