538 Tackles Michigan’s 2017 Season, Says A Backwards Step Is Likely

Here’s what Five Thirty Eight’s Neil Painse says of the Wolverines based on running some models.

But for now, he still has Michigan in the ascending phase. In other words, the odds are still high that the Wolverines take a step backward this season, but the drop might not be as steep as it could have been.

Jim Harbaugh may be making this face a lot this season. https://t.co/PQlqjDZ06Y pic.twitter.com/XL7ONmYZV0

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) August 31, 2017