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Michigan football is certainly on the upswing after closing out the 2024 season strong, not just on the football field, but with the new players it's bringing in. The Wolverines did the unthinkable in two straight games -- beating rival Ohio State (the eventual national champion) in Columbus and beating a full-strength Alabama team in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

Michigan football recruiting goes through many ebbs and flows, and sometimes the ebbs exceed the flows. Look no further than the 2024 recruiting class, which had a more torrid start than other classes only to be weakened by late decommitments and multiple prospects who appeared likely to wear maize and blue end up elsewhere.

D espite a somewhat bumpy start to Sherrone Moore's tenure as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, the football program appears to be on the rise once again under his leadership