3 reasons Michigan Football won’t repeat as Big Ten champs

Michigan football opens up fall camp next week and will look to secure a back-to-back Big Ten championship, something that many skeptics say will elude them.

Cleveland.com has released its yearly predictions from media members for how the conference will play out in 2022. They chose the Buckeyes as the team to beat, but have been wrong with their prognostications almost every time they put them out.

Last year they picked Michigan football to be fourth in the East while placing Indiana ahead of them. Perhaps they will be wrong again this season, but for now, Ohio State seems primed to regain its throne.

Here are three reasons why Michigan football won’t repeat as champion.

1. Michigan has to prove to the world that it can win in Columbus first

This is something that hasn’t happened since the year 2000. Michigan may very well be 11-0 heading into the horseshoe, but to take the outright crown again, they’ll undoubtedly have to go through OSU. The Buckeyes will be the favorite in every game they play this season, including November 26th when they may very well be undefeated when they take the field.

Of course, there is no lock that either school will be perfect by the time they meet on Thanksgiving weekend, but by glancing at the schedules it wouldn’t be far-fetched to see it happen.

Michigan football will have to get past Iowa in a championship rematch in Kinnick stadium, and also run the table with wins over Penn State and Michigan State amongst others.

There’s no question that the Buckeyes will have bitter-sweet revenge on their minds no matter how both squads fare leading up to the collision in Columbus.

They’ve heard all the talk over the last few months and will want to quiet the criticism. I expect Michigan to be more than ready to slay goliath, but unless things change drastically between now and then, Ohio State is the one to beat whether you like it or not.