ESPN’s updated FPI projections for Michigan with two games remaining

With four sophomores in the starting lineup - led by rapidly improving guards Bruce Thornton and Roddy Gayle - Ohio State has a legitimate chance to be one of the nation's best surprises as January unfolds. We'll know a lot more Saturday when Ohio State hits the road to face the Indiana Hoosiers. Ready to back the Buckeyes against their biggest Big…

In the last three days, the tumultuous world of college football has heard the words "screwed, biased, travesty, injustice" echo consistently after the bowl slate was announced Sunday night. This announcement included one of the most stunning omissions from the College Football Playoff we've ever seen. Florida State became the first ever Power Five…

Once again, No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 2 Ohio State meet in a great rivalry in a game that shapes up to be the most impactful game on the 2023 college football calendar. The two titans and fierce Big Ten East rivals are set to face off for the 119th time on Saturday in a game that has major implications both in their own conference and on the national…

Every week during the 2023 college football season, we've been keeping tabs on what ESPN's FPI (Football Power Index) Matchup Predictor has said about Ohio State football's chances of winning each regular season game. It's ebbed and flowed throughout the season and had the Buckeyes as favorites in every game for most of the year. However, as both…

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College football odds and metrics ebb and flow with the results on the field, and it's no different with Ohio State football and the ESPN FPI Matchup Predictor we like to check in on every week. When the ESPN sauce was originally made with some Scarlet and Gray at the beginning of the season, it was a savory one with the Buckeyes enjoying the…

ESPN's FPI is projecting the full results of the 2023 college football season, and the system has predicted every game on Michigan State's schedule. The Football Power Index projects the Spartans will make a bowl game this season, but not much success beyond that in the 2023 campaign. ESPN Analytics gives Michigan State just a 1.1% chance of making…

Last season, ESPN was down on Michigan football all the way until it wasn't. Thanks to a weak nonconference schedule - though the Big Ten has nine conference games compared to the SEC's eight - the Wolverines were the subject of much derision. Multiple pundits questioned if the maize and blue even belonged in the upper tier of the sport. Then…

The college season is less than two months away, and expectations are at an all-time high for the Michigan Wolverines after two straight Big Ten championships and College Football Playoff appearances. However, the ESPN Football Power Index is a little bit lower on them. The Wolverines are currently sixth in the country with a score 21.4 and find…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Before the Big Ten becomes a super league, Jim Harbaugh has a mission to complete. The last time Michigan football finished where Harbaugh believes the program belongs, none of his current players were alive to see it. Next January will mark 26 years since UM's last national title (and undefeated season), a streak Harbaugh was…

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Maybe ESPN needs to unplug its Football Power Index computer and try plugging it back in. That's the first conclusion I can draw from a model that projects Ohio State as an overwhelming favorite to win both the Big Ten and the national championship. To be clear, the Buckeyes will be quite capable of each task if Ryan Day successfully puts a few new…

Georgia's blowout victory over TCU in the College Football Playoff championship game has brought an end to the 2022 season. With it comes the final ESPN Football Power Index, a rating system designed by the network to measure team strength, which places Louisville at No. 22. Following its 24-7 win over Cincinnati in the Fenway Bowl, Louisville…

The NCAA College Football 2022-2023 National Championship Title game is finally here! Fans can look forward to the 2023 College Football Playoff championship: TCU vs Georgia NCAA Division I National Championship on January 9, 2023. The game will be held between Georgia Bulldogs and the TCU Horned Frogs. Georgia Bulldogs is the fore-most team in…

No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs vs. No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes Line: Georgia -6 Total: 62.5 Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia When: Saturday, 12/31 at 8:00 p.m. ET TV: ESPN No. 1 Georgia will continue its quest for back-to-back national titles when it faces No. 4 Ohio State in the Peach Bowl on Saturday night in the second College Football…

Christopher Trim-IMAGO/ZUMA Wire Utah took down USC in the Pac-12 final, winning their 2nd title. Penn State finished the regular season 10-2, 3rd in the Big-10. This will be the first matchup between these two teams in school history. If you're looking for the best NCAAF predictions for the Utah vs Penn State game - look no further! - Vegas…

Scott Stuart-IMAGO/ZUMA Wire Georgia completed a 13-0 season, with a 50-30 win over LSU. Ohio State finished the year 11-1, missing the Big-10 title game. These two teams last met in the 1993 Citrus Bowl, a game that Georgia won 21-14. If you're looking for the best NCAAF predictions for the Georgia vs Ohio State game - look no further! - Vegas…

Jonathan Mailhes-IMAGO/Sipa USA The 2022-23 College Football regular season has come to a close, and the Bowl Season is upon us! Georgia, Michigan, TCU, and Ohio State headline this year's College Football Playoff. 43 total Bowl Games will be played from Dec 15th to Jan 9th. If you're looking for the best NCAAF predictions for this year's Bowl…

Well this weekend certainly didn't go as planned for the Ohio State Buckeyes, but you already know that. With an embarrassing loss to the Michigan Wolverines, Ryan Day's squad will now miss out on the first two of their self-stated goals of beating their rivals and winning the Big Tne Championship. However, they are still alive for the third and…

OK, it's Michigan week everyone, and it's one of the biggest editions of "The Game" we've ever witnessed. For only the third time in the last 50 years, both teams come into the matchup undefeated, meaning there's a ton on the line. At stake is a Big Ten East division title, a spot in the Big Ten Championship game and a potential berth in…

The Ohio State football team enjoyed a bye in Week 6, and it was a much-needed. It gave the Buckeyes a chance to get some of its most important players who were nursing injuries time to heal. Six games into the season and it's pretty clear all of the goals Ohio State had at the beginning of the campaign are still in play, including a Big Ten…

Ohio State and Notre Dame are set to kick off Week 1 of the college football schedule under the lights from Ohio Stadium in Columbus. The matchup pits a pair of elite teams in the top five of the AP top 25 rankings on the same field in an early College Football Playoff resume builder. What do the experts say about the matchup between the Buckeyes…

There's a lot at stake when the Utah Utes - ranked No. 23 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings - host the No. 3 Oregon Ducks at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday. It's arguably the second-most important game of the weekend, in terms of postseason implications, behind only No. 4 Ohio State hosting No. 7 Michigan State. Saturday's result…

While Ohio State was picked to finish behind Michigan in the Big Ten East division according to Cleveland.com's annual media poll, ESPN still has the Buckeyes as the favorite to not only win the league, but win a national championship. According to ESPN's college football power index ahead of the 2023 season, Ohio State has a 36.7% chance of…

The Michigan vs. TCU College Football Playoff game at the Fiesta Bowl is about second chances for both teams. Undefeated Michigan is getting a second chance at the CFP after an embarrassingly lopsided loss to Georgia last year. TCU is getting a second chance after losing in the Big 12 Championship Game. When the two teams meet on New Year's Eve,…