Despite an up-and-down season a year ago, Michigan has been projected inside the top 15 by most publications since hiring long-time Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham to lead the program. Whittingham ran a well-oiled machine for 21 seasons and the Wolverines will provide him with more resources than he ever had with the Utes.

One analyst has the same type of view regarding Michigan. Fox Sports' Joel Klatt r ecently revealed his post-spring top 25 , and Klatt, who covers the Big Ten more than any other national analyst, has the Wolverines at No. 12 in his rankings.

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"Michigan seems to be all over the place in other rankings.…