ANN ARBOR — Forget about the 8-5 season Michigan just had and the ghastly offensive numbers.
The Wolverines have the fourth-best odds to win the national championship in 2018.
Seriously.
The Westgate Sportsbook in Las Vegas installed UM with 10 to 1 odds to win the College Football Playoff, behind only Alabama (5 to 2), Clemson (6 to 1), and Ohio State and Georgia (both 8 to 1).
There’s considerable excitement surrounding the program because of quarterback Shea Patterson’s transfer. But the national title odds certainly drew a sizable share of mocking reactions.
STAFF MOVEMENT: The Dan Enos hire, one of the worst-kept secrets in the state of Michigan, has been made official.
The former Michigan State quarterback, Central Michigan head coach, and Arkansas offensive coordinator “will coach a yet to be finalized position group on offense,” according to a UM athletics release.
Enos was 26-36 in five seasons at Central Michigan. He had success at Arkansas, though the Razorbacks regressed each season.
The Dearborn native, who helped quarterback the Spartans to a Big Ten championship in 1990, has strong ties to the state of Michigan.
ALL-AMERICAN KID: Donovan Peoples-Jones was named to the FWAA Freshman All-American team as a punt returner.
Peoples-Jones had 320 yards and one touchdown on 40 returns during the 2017 season, averaging eight yards per return.
Peoples-Jones also earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors as a returner. But the former five-star recruit did have his struggles, including being benched early in the season after a fumble.
He caught 22 passes for 277 yards.
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First Published January 10, 2018, 2:00 p.m.
