Michigan football gets mocked quite a bit for its schedule in the 2023 season but ESPN ranked the Wolverines slate as the 21st toughest. It’s more difficult than Ohio State’s.
College football fans will debate about a lot of things but one hot topic in recent years has been non-conference scheduling, something Michigan football was widely criticized for during the 2022 season.
There are some legit points to make about the 2022 schedule. None of the teams were coming off bowl berths and Michigan football didn’t play a power-5 team in non-conference play, something that hasn’t happened in a long time.