Author: Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press

Speedy wide receiver Xavier Worthy dealt the latest blow to Michigan football when he announced his plans to leave the school before ever enrolling.

As Jim Harbaugh begins Year 7 at Michigan, he has to rebuild a house that fell apart. He’ll do so with untested people all around him.

Michigan is expected to have a new starting quarterback next season after quarterback Joe Milton entered the NCAA transfer portal Thursday.

Jim Harbaugh will directly supervise Michigan quarterbacks this season, but will also have to take more ownership of a program with a younger staff.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh wanted his team to stay positive, test negative and play. But the opposite is happening right now for the Wolverines.

Michigan football’s collapse this season can be traced to 2019, when the Wolverines were trounced by Wisconsin Badgers. These were the signs.

The Michigan Wolverines outlasted the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 48-42 in three overtimes. Jim Harbaugh seemed much too happy about that outcome.

Michigan fan John Levinson says Saturday’s game will be the first time he’s not been present at a Wolverines game at the Big House since 1964.

Michigan QB Shea Patterson, signed by the Kansas City Chiefs, was the last of the 337 players invited to the scouting combine to land with a team.