Joel Klatt ranks Michigan football No. 12 despite tough schedule
Joel Klatt ranked Michigan football No. 12, citing new coach Kyle Whittingham and a tough schedule as key factors.
Joel Klatt has often tended to like Michigan football even when others were in doubt. Now that the Wolverines have one of his favorite head coaches in the sport, Kyle Whittingham, while he may not be all-in in terms of huge success in 2026, he's quite optimistic about how things will go in Ann Arbor. On Monday, Klatt revealed his personal top 25, and Michigan football came in ranked No.
12. He shared more on his podcast about what he sees in the maize and blue going into the new year. "Michigan's going to be at 12," Klatt said.
"It's an offseason of change. We know that. And it's not just like going from Jim Harbaugh to his assistant.
This is like a massive change for Michigan. They need to change the culture. They need to move away from whatever it was that was going on last year and in years prior.