College Football: 3 teams that would benefit from canceled 2020 season

2. Michigan Wolverines

My incredibly long streak of articles with some sort of jab at the University of Michigan ends here. That’s right, I actually think that a canceled football season would benefit the Wolverines for the 2021 season.

Michigan returns the sixth-lowest production of any college football team. And as an underachieving upper-tier Big Ten team the past few seasons, this might not be the worst thing in the world.

The Wolverines had clearly hit a ceiling with their past roster. This is amplified when you look at the impact of Shea Patterson in Ann Arbor. Maybe that was an issue with him being ranked No. 1 in the first place; maybe an issue with Michigan’s system. Doesn’t matter now.

Those of us who watched Harbaugh before the University of Michigan know that we can’t count him out when it comes to developing quarterbacks. The defense has been consistent, so if Josh Gattis can put together a strong offense, this team could be scary.

It’s also worth mentioning that Ohio State could end up losing Justin Fields to the NFL draft after the canceled season, leaving the Big Ten East relatively open for them to pounce.