⚡ CFB Dashboard

Michigan opens 2026 under new head coach Kyle Whittingham with playoff expectations, one of the country's toughest schedules, a returning core, a top-12 recruiting class, and several starter-caliber transfers.

The Michigan preview hub points to depth-chart, position-battle, transfer, strength, question-mark, and X-factor coverage across both offense and defense entering the Western Michigan opener.

Michigan's most-important-player list is topped by quarterback Bryce Underwood, wide receiver Andrew Marsh, edge John Henry Daley, cornerback Jyaire Hill, and offensive lineman Jake Guarnera.