Although Michigan began the year as a top-15 team and finished unranked, its three-game win streak to close the season earned Moore a high mark from CBS Sports. The network graded all first-year Power Four head coaches, and Moore was among the best, receiving a B+.

Two starters, left tackle Myles Hinton and left guard Josh Priebe, are off to the NFL, while five other linemen transferred. That includes three with minimal starting experience in center Dominick Giudice and tackles Andrew Gentry and Jeff Persi.

It was an up-and-down year for Sherrone Moore in his first year as Michigan's head football coach. Moore took the job late in the process last year after Jim Ha

Despite in-season struggles, Michigan's wins against Ohio State and Alabama to cap last season were enough to call Sherrone Moore's first season as coach a success.