5 early bold predictions for Michigan football in 2022

Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Wolverines. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Michigan’s football program aims to build a landmark season under Jim Harbaugh.

Even with the Michigan 2022 soccer team retiring somewhat, the Wolverines appear to be here to stay under head coach Jim Harbaugh.

While he was playing with flirting Minnesota Vikings, the former Wolverines quarterback returns to Ann Arbor to build on Michigan’s best season in a generation. The Wolverines not only won the Big Ten last fall, but also made their college football playoff debut. Although they were Dawg Food vs. Georgia in Miami, Michigan can turn this postseason into future success.

Here are five early bold predictions that are absolutely coming true for the Michigan football team.

Michigan Football: 5 Bold Early Predictions for the 2022 College Football Season

5. Michigan’s season will be decided by mid-October, good, bad or ugly

Long before Michigan prepares for its big domestic fight against rival Michigan State, The Wolverines will have a strong sense of what year it’s going to be for them, good, bad or ugly. No, Michigan won’t fall off a cliff in 2022, but how the Wolverines play against Penn State and Kinnick against Iowa will tell the story of their season. You have to split the pair – and probably both win.

Iowa won the Big Ten West last year, but Kirk Ferentz’s team could also retire. As for Penn State, the Nittany Lions should be better than they were a season ago. James Franklin has received a new long-term contract extension and Sean Clifford will be their starting quarterback again. Should the Wolverines win those two games, they could reach Columbus undefeated.

Conversely, dropping both ahead of Sparty could mean a disastrous season for the Big Ten champions.