September 24, 2024

Steele: Michigan can make unbeaten run; Michigan State defense 'loaded'

Kwity Paye  (Photo: David Guralnick, Detroit News) It’s a bold prediction, but Phil Steele, who authors what many consider the college football preseason bible – “Phil Steele’s College Football Preview” – is confident Michigan has the pieces to make an unbeaten run through the regular season and earn a spot in the national playoff. Steele was a guest this week on the “View from the Press Box” podcast in The Detroit News, along with NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski, a Rochester Hills native and life-long Michigan fan. Keselowski sat down for the podcast interview when the NASCAR series competed at Michigan International Speedway in June, and he will be back racing there Aug. 11. For the first time in 12 years, Steele has picked Michigan over Ohio State, and he says that even after the Buckeyes steamrolled the Wolverines, 62-39, last November. He also thinks Michigan State will be a “dangerous”…

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