The Wolverines went 5-1 in contests decided by a single score in 2024. Could the other side of those coin-flip games could affect them in 2025?

MLive’s Michigan football beat writers — Aaron McMann, Ryan Zuke and Andrew Kahn — give their answers below in the latest preseason roundtable. They tackled the running backs, receivers and offensive line in Part I. Part II focused on the defense.

Speaking with former Wolverines tight end Jake Butt at the Big Ten Network's stop in Ann Arbor on Friday, Lindsey shared a little bigger glimpse at what the intention of his offense is, noting that his vision matches that of head coach Sherrone Moore. If that's true, the passing game will take off, but the team is also going to 'SMASH!'

The Michigan football team revealed all six of their 2025 team captains earlier this week. Two players are 2x captains.

With Davis Warren working his way back from injury, Chase Herbstreit, Michigan’s Class of 2025 recruit and the son of former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit, has become the forgotten man in many ways.

Rod Moore, a senior at Michigan, suffered a season-ending knee injury in spring 2023. The injury involved a torn ACL and meniscus, requiring multiple surgeries and delaying his return. Moore has been cleared to play but is working on regaining trust in his knee after a long recovery.

On Friday, it was former Michigan tight end Jake Butt, who was on campus with the Big Ten Network to catch the Wolverines ' practice. Discussing what he saw, Butt was effusive in his praise, not only of Underwood and his passing ability, but also of the offense as a whole.

Moore intimated that the starter will be named during game week leading up to the Wolverines’ Aug. 30 opener, a home tune-up game before a road contest against the Moore’s alma mater the Oklahoma Sooners the following week.

Michigan football's projected starters and backups are becoming clearer as fall camp progresses. True freshman Bryce Underwood is projected to start at quarterback, with Jake Garcia as backup. Michigan football will take the field in official capacity for the first time in a week and a half. But who will be those first players out on the field?