The Michigan Wolverines are coming off a historically dominant trip to Las Vegas — winning the Players Era Festival following blowout wins over San Diego State, Auburn and Gonzaga last week.

It’s clear this Michigan team was put together with attention to detail, and the Wolverines appear to be at the forefront of analytically-based roster construction. Dusty May’s program was the first to sign up for Evan Miyakawa’s Front Office Suite, which provides “an NIL value for every single D1 player, responsive to current market trends, along with several other powerful features,” including advanced analytics.

“Analytics played a role, eye test played a role and our gut played a role. All of that plays a role,” May told the media on Monday morning. “We definitely looked at the numbers and at the

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