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Michigan stumbled to a 7-6, (3-5 Big Ten Conference) record inBrady Hoke’s third season in Ann Arbor. This isn’t what Michigan fans had in mind when Hoke was hired to return the program to national prominence.
2014 recruit Jabrill Peppers has the talent and the attitude to help lead Michigan back to national prominence. The 6’1″, 210-pound cornerback from Paramus, N.J. has no shortage of confidence—declaring his intention to eclipse the achievements of Michigan Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson to Jason Rubinstein of theMichigan Daily, “Absolutely, I want to be the best player to ever wear that maize and blue.”
Fans hope that this recruiting class will fill key gaps in Michigan’s roster and propel the team past a disappointing 7-6 campaign where it dropped five out of its final six games and was swept by rivals Ohio State and Michigan State.
Michigan’s home opener is a classic no-win game; win big and people will question why the game was scheduled, win by a comfortable margin and critics will wonder why the margin of victory wasn’t larger, lose and it could cost Brady Hoke his job.
But an evaluation of Hoke’s record at Michigan seems to tell a different story. With a 15-11 record over the last two years, two consecutive bowl losses and a 2-4 record versus Big Ten rivals Ohio State and Michigan State, questions about Hoke’s status are legitimate.