Two of the most storied programs in college football -- and College Football Playoff participants from last season -- will collide on Saturday when the No. 3 Texas Longhorns and No. 10 Michigan Wolverines square off at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Wolverines are the winningest program in college football history with 1,005 wins, while the Longhorns are tied for fourth with 949. Last season Michigan won the CFP national championship, while Texas lost in the CFP semifinals, one win shy of facing the Wolverines in the title game.
Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET. The Longhorns are 6.5-point favorites in the latest Texas vs. Michigan odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 41.5. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page.)
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The model knows that the Longhorns have a significant edge at quarterback. Quinn Ewers is in his third season as Texas' starter, winning 17 of his 23 career starts and passing for 40 touchdowns against just 13 interceptions. Last season he averaged 296.2 yards of total offense per game, which is the best among all returning SEC quarterbacks in 2024. By contrast, Michigan's two quarterbacks, Davis Warren and Alex Orji, have combined for only one career start: last week against Fresno State.
The model also knows that the Wolverines have arguably the country's best defensive tackle duo in Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant. A 6-foot-3, 320-pound junior, Graham has made 67 tackles in his career, including 10 tackles for loss and five sacks. He was named to the AP preseason all-America first-team defense. Meanwhile Grant, a 6-foot-3, 339-pound junior, made 29 tackles last season, including five tackles for loss and three sacks. Early 2025 NFL Draft projections have both Graham and Grant as first-round picks.
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