The Wolverines (3-0) did run the football relatively well as Blake Corum had a 54-yard run on his first snap and finished with 101 yards and two touchdowns.

Source: https://www.recordherald.com/2023/09/17/blake-corum-scores-2-tds-helps-no-2-michigan-pull-away-to-beat-bowling-green-31-6/

The Wolverines are coming off its second straight Big Ten championship and College Football Playoff appearance under Harbaugh, who is 74-25 in eight seasons at his alma mater.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/sports-news/2023/08/harbaugh-informs-team-he-will-serve-3-game-suspension-for-ncaa-violations-ap-sources-say/

The Wolverines continued to push to open the third period but with such a short bench, they eventually grew tired while Durango kept pushing.

Source: https://crestedbuttenews.com/2023/02/weha-u19-girls-hockey-season-comes-to-a-close/

The Wolverines finished just ahead of Denver, which will be the No. 4 overall seed.

Source: https://www.startribune.com/michigan-minnesota-gophers-big-ten-mens-hockey-tournament-championship-mariucci-arena/600260080/

The Wolverines return nearly everything from a statistically dominant team and will be elite on both sides of the ball, so there’s little reason to expect a dropoff.

Source: https://nesn.com/bets/2023/08/college-football-preview-buy-or-sell-ohio-state-to-win-the-big-ten/

The Wolverines were forced to play their first game without Jim Harbaugh on the sideline over the weekend, as the head coach began serving a suspension amid the program’s sign-stealing scandal.

Source: https://awfulannouncing.com/college-football/stephen-a-smith-michigan-postgame-victims.html