As is tradition, the Michigan Wolverines will open up their new season with a fairly straightforward non-conference tilt. Full stop, there is not really anything that should give Michigan too much concern against the New Mexico Lobos, who are the 7th-worst team nationally in preseason SP+. However, of the four unit-vs-unit matchups, the Wolverines’ passing game is the one that jumps out most.

To be clear, the pass defense numbers for New Mexico last season were ugly: 5th-worst in PPG, 4th-most passing touchdowns allowed, 6th-most passing yards allowed per game. As a result, SP+ has this defense 3rd-worst heading into the 2025 season. What, then, makes this matchup so intriguing? How about a bunch of new faces for both teams!

Understandably, the Lobos will feature new faces all across the

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