Michigan Pre-Season Projected Starters: Offense

We sit at less than 2 months, or about 7 weeks from the kickoff to the 2008 season. Mid-July, right about the time EA releases their latest installment of the much anticipated NCAA Football game, which probably doesn't suck...that most college football fans start to emerge from their caves and begin to think more and more about what matters most, the upcoming season.

Now if you're a Michigan fan, you might be a tad more skeptical this year due to the huge holes left by departing offensive players such as Henne, Hart, Long, Manningham and Arrington, and rightfully so. Who's going to step up? Who are these guys?

So today we'll give you a projected offensive lineup for at least the beginning of the 2008 season. I'll try to give you a two-deep depth chart at positions where a clear starter/back-up is notable.

OFFENSE

QB: Steven Threet/Nick Sherridan or Justin Feagin

RB: Brandon Minor/Carlos Brown/Kevin Grady

WR: Greg Matthews/Darryl Stonum

WR: Toney Clemons/Jim Potempa

WR: Junior Hemmingway/LaTerryal Savoy

TE: Carson Butler/Mike Massey

C: David Mooseman/David Molk

G: Cory Zirbel/Mark Huyge

G: Tim McAvoy

T: Steve Shilling/Dann O'Neill

T: Mark Ortmann


PK: K.C. Lopata/Jason Gingell

K: Bryan Wright/ K.C. Lopata

P: Zoltan Mesko/Bryan Wright

It should also be noted that a host of true freshman could really make an impact this year. Among those are...

T: Dann O'Neill
T: Elliott Mealer
QB: Justin Feagin
RB: Sam McGuffie
WR: Darryl Stonum
WR: Roy Roundtree

It's early, I know. But the next 7 weeks will fly by, and when August 30th rolls around, you'll be glad you got this info early. No doubt there are many new faces on the offensive side of the ball this year. But you just might be surprised to see how well they compete. Sometimes not having clear-cut starters in every position allows the coaches to get the best out of each player competing...at least that's what I hope!

Tune in soon (hopefully tomorrow) for the first look at the projected defense.